The Podiatry Blog

Foot care, treatments and pain management from the Northwich Foot Clinic podiatry blog.

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  • SWIFT vs Verruca Needling: Which Treatment Is Right for You

    Podiatrist wearing gloves treating the sole of a patient's foot with a handheld probe, illustrating SWIFT vs verruca needling treatments.

    SWIFT is usually where we start with a stubborn verruca, because there’s very little aftercare and you can normally get on with your day straight away. Needling may suit you [...]

  • Autumn Foot Care Tips for Healthy Feet This Season

    Bare feet walking through autumn leaves in a sunlit woodland, illustrating autumn foot care and keeping feet healthy during the colder season.

    Autumn has a habit of changing everything at once. One week your feet are in sandals; the next they’re back in socks and boots, splashing through wet pavements while the [...]

  • Verruca Socks: Do They Work And When Should You Use Them?

    Bare feet without verruca socks dangling in a swimming pool over blue mosaic tiles

    We all have flashbacks to childhood of being sent into swimming lessons wearing the dreaded verruca sock. The embarrassment. The ridicule. The general grossness of the things themselves (peeling them [...]

  • Verrucas And Warts: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Options

    Swimmer wearing a blue verruca sock in a swimming pool to help contain verrucas and warts.

    It usually starts when you notice a tiny rough patch on the bottom of your foot, and assume it’s nothing. Then it starts to hurt when you walk. Then it [...]

  • Toenail Reconstructions: Everything You Need To Know About

    Feet with natural-looking toenails after toenail reconstruction treatment.

    Toenail reconstruction is a cosmetic treatment designed to improve the appearance of damaged, misshapen, discoloured or partially missing toenails. A specialist flexible gel is built over the existing nail or [...]

  • Hard Skin Hurts: How To Fix A Painful Callus On Your Foot

    Podiatrist treating painful hard skin and calluses on the sole of a foot.

    Hard skin on your foot can be easy to ignore until it starts hurting. A small patch of thickened skin might not seem like a problem at first, but once [...]

  • How to Prevent Corns & Calluses

    Gloved hand cleaning a corn on the underside of a toe to help prevent corns and calluses.

    Corns and calluses form when your skin tries to protect itself from repeated pressure or friction. That pressure might come from tight shoes, long days on your feet, the way [...]

  • Painful Calluses On Feet: Why Hard Skin Hurts & What to Do

    Finger pointing to painful hard skin and callus on the heel of a foot.

    Calluses are thickened areas of hard skin that usually form because of repeated pressure or friction. They are common on the feet, especially under the ball of the foot, around [...]

  • Arch Pain: Causes, Fallen Arches & Relief

    Hands pressing the arch of a foot to assess arch pain and fallen arches.

    Arch pain is usually felt along the curved underside of the foot, through the inner arch, or between the heel and the ball of the foot. It may feel like [...]

  • Diabetic Foot Pain: All You Need To Know

    Podiatrist examining a patient’s foot and ankle for diabetic foot pain during a clinic assessment

    Diabetic foot pain can show up in different ways. For some people, it feels like burning, tingling, or sharp shooting pain. For others, it is more of a dull ache, [...]

  • Sore Heel? Here’s What You Need To Do

    Sore Heels? Here's Everything You Need To Know

    If you are suffering from a sore heel, whether it has just appeared or you have been dealing with it for a while, the most important thing is to reduce [...]

  • Spring Foot Care: Practical Tips for Better Foot Health

    Bare feet outdoors in green grass for a spring foot care article

    Spring foot care is all about helping your feet recover from winter and getting them ready for lighter shoes, more time outdoors, and the return of sandal season. Cold weather, [...]