Clinical Articles
Podiatric Surgery – a Fairy Tale come True
Podiatric Surgery – a Fairy Tale Come True is written by the author with over 40 years experience covering all the key highs and lows that turned chiropody into podiatric surgery. The early years have now been turned into a book but this is a reflection of lack of evidence which eventually grew in time to make a profession from something that had been seen as pedicure…
Progress Through Communication
Progress through communication is pivotal to patient centred practice. First of all the profession needs to know where it has come from in order to improve. In this article I step back a little to see where we have come from and highlight some of the earlier attitudes. All professions need to establish their identity through clear objectives of how to achieve their role, and evidence to support their effectiveness in the healthcare market.
Pain after Injections for Nail Surgery
Pain after injections for nail surgery is brought this month to readers by Alison Charlton. Alison is an avid reader of Podiatric Reflective Newsfeed and publishes her short case history for ConsultingFootPain. A growing number of queries are being raised on Podiatry Forums covering nail surgery
Are Podiatry on-Line Consultations a Good Idea?
I wanted to look at the subject briefly to raise the idea that there might be a place for tele-consultations in podiatry. At present do we know what limitations are likely to exist for podiatrists? It might be useful to look at the subject from a broad perspective.
What’s this at the end of my toe?
It might be confusing because the skin looks odd but the sub ungual exostosis is the underlying cause.
Chronicity and the Lateral Ankle Sprain
Chronicity and the lateral ankle sprain comes not as a surgical article, neither one about fractures of the ankle which form part of acute trauma. The subject is limited to the lateral ankle sprain and tears. Medial ankle sprains do arise but are generally rarer when compared to the other side of the ankle. When it comes to the anatomy involved, bone, joints, or soft tissue, the chronicity and lateral ankle sprain problems will vary.
Ankle Fracture v Ankle Sprain
During my 40 year career patients consulted me at various ages, and over various time frames since injury to the ankle. This has always provided me with various ideas on what their problem was. It seemed, back then, that the so-called common ankle sprain was the most under-treated injury known to mankind.
Giving advice on-line as a podiatrist
Giving advice on line as a podiatrist is not something we have ever covered before. Clearly since March 2020, a viral infection, Lockdown and Tiers, we have had to adjust our clinical attitudes. Web based consultations are very much in their ascendancy. By on-line I mean e-mail communication only not to be confused with telemedicine.
I look at information one might expect, visual material to help guide the clinician and the advice. The following information was fully consented and provides as an example.
Pearls and Pitfalls of Phenolic Nail Surgery
There is nothing like a challenge and after a series of posts and comments by professionals the author decided to delve deeper into the problems of phenol, risk and healing problems as in pitfalls. Some useful nuggets are exchanged.
Continuing Professional Development in Podiatry
What makes up continuous professional development, more so today than ever. Ivan Bristow discusses the attitudes of regulators and government as gatekeepers for health education in the UK