The Podiatry Blog

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 [...]

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 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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 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, [...]

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 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, [...]