Treatments

As you strut down the hallway while making your triumphant return back to school, there are a lot of things that can slow you down. From trying to avoid eye contact with your crush to trying to make it to class on time…  If you’re going to let anything slow you down, don’t let it … Read more

Visiting your podiatrist for the first time should be a positive experience, leaving you informed and hopeful that the advice and treatment you have just received will help cure your painful feet. Unfortunately, it is not always that simple. I want to help you have a great first visit to your podiatrist and not come … Read more

When you think about your nutrition and health, the chances are that you will associate what you eat with weight loss, heart health or diabetes. But, what you might fail to recognize is that what you eat will affect way much more than just your weight, heart and blood sugar level. If you get foot … Read more

If you are a runner, you may have experienced “nail bed trauma” which essentially means you have pushed your nail against your shoe, causing it to become dislodged. Once the nail has moved up and away from the nail bed, it will bleed, but you won’t see this oozing out much. Instead, the blood stays … Read more

If you are about to book yourself in for a pedicure before you jet off on your next beach holiday, you may be interested to know more about podiatry before you do. While a foot massage and getting your toenails painted may feel like a nice treat, it won’t do much for any serious foot … Read more

With every step, you get more tender, each step is one too many and you just wish you could sit down and rest. So why do you have this problem and you are asking how to cure heel pain fast and for good? Having heel pain is a right pain in the… foot! Firstly, let’s take a … Read more

If you browse around the Internet for any length of time, looking for cures or treatments for foot pain and Plantar Fasciitis, you will most likely come across people (or companies) recommending that you take to help with your heel pain. This does seem to be a more recent “phase” of suggested treatments and there … Read more

I have been doing a lot of research on Ledderhose disease, also known as Plantar Fibromatosis, an uncommon disease where painful lumps grow on your feet (especially in the arch, along the fascia) making it painful to walk, run or even stand. The true cause of this condition is not known but some professionals think … Read more

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that having Plantar Fasciitis has changed my life – and not one of those epiphany moments where I realise I should be a cyclist instead of a runner (god forbid!) – more of a realisation that unless I take action, my whole future well-being may be compromised. Having … Read more

This is a guest post by Dr Meredith Warner, an orthopedic surgeon who made contact with me asking if she could warn my readers against considering surgery as a treatment for plantar fasciitis. As I am not a qualified doctor, I am always glad to have a professional opinion published on this site. 1. Plantar … Read more

Stretches, massage, rest and applying ice, heat and using orthotics are all Podiatrist recommended treatments for heel pain. However, you might want to look at other natural remedies that might help improve your health. One popular way to fight inflammation and relax muscles is to apply essential oils, either massaging them into your skin, adding … Read more

“There was a crooked man, who had a crooked house. He had a crooked cat, and…he had some crooked toes….” Hang on… that’s not how the nursery rhyme goes, is it? Having crooked toes is not the natural state for your feet, either. Our feet have a duty that weighs heavy on them – they … Read more