Foot Health Specialist serving Margate, Cliftonville, Broadstairs and surrounding areas
You probably think I’m totally nuts spending £45 on a pair of sliders-look-a-like! Well, if you ever suffered with heel pain you know that you’d never compromise when buying footwear! I suffer with Plantar Fasciitis and cannot wear ‘normal’ shoes anymore! Thank you thank you#ShoeMed for keeping me out of pain 👣💓👟
PS the slides are designed for after sport recovery. I now am worried I might be addicted to them, really don’t want to take them off!!
Podiatrist and FHP’s both work in the same field, but do very different work. Let me explain the difference to help you decide what’s best for you.
Yes, it’s confusing isn’t it?
Most people know that chiropodists look after feet. It’s 2019 and things have moved along in the foot care game. We now have ‘Podiatrists’ and “Foot Health Practitioners’.
The simple way to understand it it to think that Podiatrists are the new Chiropodists and Foot Health Practitioners do the maintenance to keep feet healthy.
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The UK weather is slowly improving and people are beginning to enjoy the outdoors again.
Are your feet ready to be exposed?
Why not give your feet and toes a little love this year and treat them to some foot health care?
I want you to feel good about your feet and be confident that they are in the best condition that they be.
I have a range of services I can offer that could really help improve your summer.
Cutting nails correctly is important in preventing future problems. It can also be troublesome to people with failing eyesight or poor mobility.
Corns are specific areas of pain and are mostly found on the ball of the foot, tops and between toes. Callus is a general layer of thick hard skin. Both conditions can be treated and relief from discomfort is immediate
Fungal problems can affect skin or nails and can be unsightly. Skin can become itchy red and flaky, whilst nails can become brown and crumbling and thickened. The nails may need to be reduced for treatment to work efficiently.
Although this may be seen as a cosmetic problem, severe cracks in the skin can occur through several layers of the skin. This can be very painful, and sometimes get infected.
These are caused by a virus. Sometimes appearing on high pressure areas of the foot these can be painful. Verrucas can be managed until the body recognises the virus and they disappear.