Wishing a happy and healthy 2020 for all our patients ..read more

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Verruca – what are they? One of the common foot problems we see at the Chiropody Surgery are verrucae. This short article explains all about them and how they may be treated. Verruca (Sole of foot) So what are they? The word verruca (plural: verrucae) is a word to describe warts that arise on the sole of the foot. In reality, they are not much different to warts on the hand, for example. The only difference is that as they are on the sole of the foot where the skin is thicker than skin elsewhere, they are often more difficult to treat. In children, warts and verrucae are very common. For most ..read more

The idea of an ingrowing toenail is often the material of comedians but like most medical conditions, if you have it, it is no laughing matter. Ingrowing toenails are a common foot problem causing pain and discomfort that we see and treat at the Chiropody surgery. What is an ingrowing toenail? The condition is caused when the edge of the nail, usually on the big toenail, presses into the flesh on the side of the toe causing pain and inflammation. Under certain conditions, the nail itself can pierce the flesh itself causing bleeding, pain and sometimes infection. Ingrowing toenails mostly affe ..read more

This month is "Foot Health Month" and Spring is definitely the time that feet re-emerge from their winter shoes to more open-toed footwear. At the Chiropody Surgery this is the time of year when we are particularly busy as feet come out of their hibernation, ready for the sunnier days ahead as their owners are keen to help them look (and feel) their best. So, can we offer you some top tips? Have a look at some of our recommendations on helping your feet look good for the summer months. 1. Look at your feet as much as you do your face. Get to know what they look like! Rarely do we take time to ..read more

Everyday on the news we hear about the risk of infections in hospitals and that antibiotics are no longer effective as they were. In our clinic, its important that we are able to reduce the risk of infection for our patients who may have problems on their feet. This month at the Chiropody Surgery we have started to use a new product, developed in the UK, which is proving to be very effective in the fight against infection. We have all heard the saying on the advert “Domestos – kills all known germs” and it’s true that bleach can do this but obviously it’s not something we could ever use on ou ..read more

So here we are in the thick of winter – low temperatures and short days are a cold reminder of the season. So what’s the effect on our feet? Well, chilblains are a common problem and can strike during the colder spells of winter. These have been covered before in our blog and information can be found here if you have them. The other thing we see a lot of at this time of the year is athletes’ foot. Athlete’s foot is not something just for the active, around a third of all adults suffer with this! For most of us, we probably don’t even realise that we have it because its very subtle, but signs ..read more

Wishing all our patients a very happy and healthy 2019 ..read more

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Last week, in Bournemouth, Michelle, Louis and Ivan from the Chiropody Surgery attended the College of Podiatry’s Annual Conference. Every year, we attend to make sure we are up to date on all things foot related and practising to a high level. The event has over 100 lectures and lecturers from all around the world on a diverse range of topics. This year, it was good to meet up with a colleague from Oxfordshire, Dr George Moncrieff (in video below) a general practitioner who is the chair of the Dermatology Council for England. George was reflecting on what a year it had been for him in the me ..read more