by admin | May 17, 2012 | Conditions Treated
Corns and Callus Corns and callus are one of the most common problems seen by podiatrists everyday. There can be varying degrees of callus from minimal callus under the ball of the foot, to an infected ulcer that develops as a result of thick callus that damages the...
by admin | May 15, 2012 | Conditions Treated, Verruca Treatment
A verruca is a wart that is usually found on the sole of the foot, but may also appear around or between the toes. In the early stages of a verruca, it is small and dark with a puncture mark or demarcated area in the skin, where you can see that the lines in the skin...
by admin | May 15, 2012 | Conditions Treated, Verruca Treatment
So how is a Verruca treated? There are no right answers when treating a verruca, there are lots of home treatments and lots of treatments that podiatrists like to use, but no single treatment stands out as the most effective. Examples of verruca treatments can...
by admin | Apr 30, 2012 | Conditions Treated
What is over-pronation? Depending on what you read around 60-70% of the population suffer from excessive or over pronation, but what determines what is ‘over or excessive’ when referring to pronation, there is no real criteria that says what is considered normal or...
by admin | Apr 27, 2012 | Conditions Treated
Sesamoiditis Is a common pain that affects the forefoot usually located just behind the big toe on the ball of the foot. Sesamoiditis generally means an irritation of the sesamoid bones, which are two tiny bones within the tendons that run to the big toe. Every time...
by admin | Apr 24, 2012 | Conditions Treated
Freibergs Infraction/ Osteochondritis Freiberg’s Infraction is an avascular necrosis usually of the 2nd metatarsal head, this means that there isn’t enough blood supply to the growth plate and is usually caused by repetitive microtrauma, which is why this...
Recent Comments