by admin | Feb 3, 2012 | Conditions Treated
Biomechanics involves the assessment of the structure, alignment and function of the feet and legs, and determines if anything “abnormal” in the foot can cause pain in the feet or higher up the body. Who should have a biomechanical assessment? A biomechanical...
by admin | Jan 23, 2012 | Conditions Treated
When presented with heel pain in a clinic it means various different things to a podiatrist, however to you as the patient it just means pain and that’s why you are reading this or coming in to see us. When anyone types ‘heel pain’ into a search...
by admin | Jan 23, 2012 | Conditions Treated
An interesting patient today with a possible heel spur!! So what is a heel spur? A heel spur is a small extension of bone that extends beyond the normal dimensions of the heel bone (calcaneus). The most commonest place for a heel spur is on the bottom of the foot in...
by admin | Jan 17, 2012 | Conditions Treated
So what is Gait Analysis?? Gait is simply the way in which we move our whole body from one point to another. More often than not we may also run, skip, hop, waddle, jump and any way you imagine. Gait analysis is a method used to assess the way we walk or run and to...
by admin | Jan 17, 2012 | Conditions Treated
Over the last 10 years a form of electrosurgery called electrodesiccation has been used in podiatry to treat long standing corns and verrucae with good results. Quite simply: Electrodesiccation is completely painless this is achieved by an injection of local...
by admin | Sep 6, 2011 | Conditions Treated
As podiatrists we encounter a lot of problem nails , that many of our patients can be quite embarrassed about. A common misconception is that there may be a fungal infection present, however many discoloured nails do not have a fungal cause. (which can also mean a...
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