Good circulation plays a vital role in keeping your feet healthy, comfortable and resilient yet it’s often overlooked until problems arise. During National Heart Month, it’s a timely reminder that cardiovascular health and foot wellbeing are closely connected, particularly for those with diabetes, reduced activity levels or increased training demands. Your feet are furthest from… Continue reading Heart and Sole: Why Circulation Matters for Foot Health
The start of a new year often brings renewed motivation to move more, train smarter or finally address long-standing aches and pains. January is an ideal opportunity to reset your foot health and prepare your body for the months ahead. Your feet form the foundation of every step you take. Whether your goals involve walking… Continue reading New Year, New Movement: Reset Your Foot Health for 2026
As winter approaches many of us are eager to hit the slopes and enjoy winter sports like skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating. However, these activities place unique demands on your feet, making foot care a crucial step in preparing for the season. Proper foot preparation and care can help prevent injuries and ensure you’re ready… Continue reading Preparing Your Feet For Winter Sports
As the summer season reaches its peak, sports enthusiasts have enjoyed a thrilling array of events from the excitement of the Euros and Wimbledon, to the highly anticipated Olympics in Paris later this month. These events not only showcase incredible athletic talent but also inspire many of us to engage in more physical activities.… Continue reading Summer Sports and Podiatry: Keeping Your Feet Healthy and Happy
Here at Surrey Foot Service, technology and wellness are increasingly intertwined meaning that prioritising your foot health has never been more crucial! Our feet, often taken for granted, are the very foundation upon which we stand, walk, and run. They carry us through our daily lives, yet are frequently overlooked until pain or problems… Continue reading Why Prioritising Your Feet is Important in 2024
Good morning, everybody. Fungal infections and fungal nails. I know that most of you watching this probably have had, or currently have one, or will at some point in your life have a fungal infection in your feet. You might be horrified to hear this, but it is so normal. We see it every single… Continue reading Fungal Infections
Today we’re talking about callus and corns, a very common treatment in podiatry, we see it day in day out. Multiple people have these problems. The reason being so what’s callus? For starters, callus is a diffuse area of hard skin, which we often find on the foot. And it’s caused by pressure. And it’s… Continue reading Callus and Corns
Today’s topic is Achilles tendinopathy. What is that I hear you cry? Well, it’s basically a pain in your heel, let me show you. So just here your Achilles runs from your heel bone up into the calf, okay. It’s a big thick tendon. Okay. And we’ve seen quite a lot of people who… Continue reading Achilles Tendinopathy
Today’s topic is toenail reconstruction, and I have been in quite a lot of these lately and it’s quite an interesting aspect of our work here in the podiatry clinic as it’s a little bit different, it’s more cosmetic, rather than clinical if you like. So what is toenail reconstruction? It is, it’s almost… Continue reading What is Toenail Reconstruction?
