Achilles tendinitis is a common condition that occurs when the large tendon that runs down the back of your lower leg becomes irritated and inflamed. The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body. It connects your calf muscles to your heel bone and is used when you walk, run, climb stairs, jump, and stand on your tip toes. Although the Achilles tendon can withstand great stresses from running and jumping, it is also prone to tendinitis, a condition associated with overuse and degeneration. Simply defined, tendinitis is inflammation of a tendon. Inflammation is the body's natural respon ..read more

Podopeadiatrics is the area of Podiatry focusing on the treatment of children and the various issues that can affect a young persons limbs.  This is a vital service that focuses on the long term foot and leg health of children during their development ..read more

The racism that killed George Floyd was partly built in Britain and our colonial history. The recent events have highlighted what black people are experiencing the world over is a system that finds their bodies expendable, by design. In the UK, black people and our allies are taking to the streets to wake British people up out of their fantasy that this crisis of race is a problem that is both uniquely American, and solvable by people returning to the status quo. For those of us who see racism for what it is, as a system that kills – both our bodies, and our humanity – this is traumatic ..read more

The Bullshit around Orthotics! Why is it easier to wean some patients off crack then it is to convince them to give up their orthotics and what exactly are we trying to change ..read more

If there is a word a hate with a passion it’s Shin splints! In this episode I discuss various causes of excercise induced leg pain and how to manage medial tibial stress syndrome ..read more

Myself and my colleague speaking about pain in the ball of the foot including mortons neuroma, stress fractures of the ball of the foot, metatarsalgia, etc.  In this episode, we discuss Ball of Foot Pain which can be due to Morton's Neuroma, Capsulitis, Stress Fracture, Plantar Plate Injury, and Avascular Necrosis.    Time Stamp. Ball Of foot Pain - Capsulitis & Plantar Plate Tear 10:00  Stress Fracture 22:01  Freiburg Osteochondrosis  26:58 Morton's Neuroma  Introduction & Clinical Presentation 28:22  Morton's Neuroma Treatment 32:51  Final ..read more

Myself and my colleague speaking about all the different types of big toe pain and how we treat these conditions ..read more

New podcast series: The Podiatry Detectives! Myself and my colleague speaking in this episode about the types of Injections used within podiatry ..read more

Why all health professionals should focus on branding. http://www.drfoot.co.uk ..read more

In this episode I talk about a consultation I had with a patient who was worried about scaring on her toes ..read more