From time to time, many foot and lower extremity conditions require treatment with medications. All podiatrists utilise over the counter medications, such as anti-inflammatories, and local anaesthetic injections as part of their daily practice. Podiatrists, such as Anthony Short and Ele Lentakis, who have undergone additional training in the use of restricted Schedule 4 medicines […]
Having diabetes is not necessarily going to always cause serious foot complications like ulcers or amputations. With a little knowledge, and a few changes to your behaviours, you can do many positive things to avoid these troublesome complications. Here’s a Top 5 ways to avoid diabetic foot complications. 1. Look after your blood glucose control. […]
In the past few weeks, The Podiatry Practice is pleased to announce that Anthony Short has been fortunate to receive two important changes to his qualifications. Firstly, Anthony was fortunate to be elected to the title of Fellow of the Faculty of Podiatric Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow. He […]
Whenever skin is exposed to repetitive stress – such as direct pressure, or shear forces, it responds by either forming an acute blister, or – with time – a callus. Calluses occur frequently on the foot because of footwear and weight-bearing pressure. Calluses are more appropriately defined as hyperkeratosis – that is, a thickening of […]
A subtle, but significant cause of pain in the bottom front of the foot is due to a plantar plate injury or tear. A plantar plate injury is just one of many causes of plantar forefoot pain, also known as metatarsalgia. The plantar plate is a fibrous ligament that connects the bottom of the base […]
For several years, ballet flats have been a very popular choice for women – either for work or play. But marrying ballet flats and orthotics together has been very difficult. The challenge has always been that ballet flats are generally unsupportive, shallow and almost impossible to fit orthotics into. Most of the time, there is […]
All of the staff at The Podiatry Practice would like to wish our patients all the best for the New Year. Now is the time when parents start getting to work on preparing for the new school year. Top of the list is usually school shoes. If you’re in need of advice on which shoes […]
Cracked heels can be a painful and embarrassing problem for many people. The buildup of hard, callused skin around the periphery of the heel due to weight bearing forces can become extremely uncomfortable, and when it splits and fissures – deep cracks may form which can be painful and sometimes even ulcerate. In our experience, […]
In clinical practice, it is often easy to distinguish joint flexibility by categorising patients as either “too flexible”, “too tight” or “about normal”. As is usual in nature, it is the extremes of flexibility (too much or too little) that tend to cause problems, and those that sit in the middle who are less […]
Looking after rheumatoid arthritis foot pain is a frequent problem our podiatrists manage. There are many different types of arthritis, the most common being osteoarthritis – the gradual wear and tear of joints from age, injury and wear and tear. However, there is a range of inflammatory arthropathies which are mercifully far rarer – but […]
