by Andrew Saunderson | Mar 14, 2022 | Articles
Orthoses, insoles, arch support, orthotics are all terms to describe a medical device which is frequently used to improve function, pain, and discomfort. Very often orthoses are needed when symptoms affecting the feet, ankles, and lower limbs are not improving with...
by Tim Pargeter | Oct 18, 2021 | Articles
Plantar heel pain, commonly known as Plantar Fasciitis or Plantar Fasciopathy, is a condition that is estimated to impact 1 in 10 people in their lifetime. Plantar heel pain presents with pain around the underside of the calcaneus (heel bone), usually on the inside or...
by Tim Bransdon | Sep 6, 2021 | Articles
Ingrown toenail surgery, Computer designed orthotics, teach people to run efficiently, cut toenails, rehabilitation after foot and ankle surgery, remove horribly painful corns, strength and conditioning for the feet… The scope of what podiatrists do is extremely...
by Tim Bransdon | Aug 13, 2021 | Articles
Podiatrist’s, by definition, are foot and ankle experts. They spend all day, every day, working on this one area of the body. Still, many are surprised to hear we are the chief practitioners guiding patients from surgery back to strong healthy walking and active...
by Rose Beattie | Jul 29, 2021 | Articles
Ultrasound – Why We Scan When We Scan? While ultrasound has been around since the mid 1950’s, it has only become detailed enough for foot and ankle scanning in the last 6 or 7 years. And when I say good enough, I mean that the detail of the machines used to be very...
by Dr Meghan Dares | Jul 12, 2021 | Articles
As a surgeon I occasionally get asked by patients visiting our centre “is foot surgery as painful as they say”? During this blog I will discuss why, with modern surgical and anaesthetic techniques and up to date rehabilitation programs, most patients tend to have a...
