Winter Foot Care: Managing Common Problems
Wintry weather is a challenging time for your feet. It causes skin and nails to dry out, leaving them weak and vulnerable to infection. Trying to keep your feet warm leads to problems as well, but there are many easy ways to keep your feet comfy and healthy. Find out...
How to Build a New You (Without Driving Yourself Mad)
The idea of improving your health, fitness and diet often looms large at this time of year, but changing your eating habits or starting to exercise is often a struggle. Before long, you’re back to square one and out comes the chocolate! You Need Patience and a Routine...
Why You Need to Stretch Before and After Exercising
Preparing to exercise is just as important as the workout itself. You also need to cool down afterward. These steps help avoid injury and allow you to get the very best results from any activity. Why Stretching is Important We all know exercise is good for our overall...
The Dangers of Bad Posture and How It Affects Your Feet
When struggling with a particular health issue we tend to focus on the bit that hurts or doesn’t work properly. We overlook the fact that the problem area isn’t a standalone feature – it’s attached to and dependent upon other parts of the body. Everything is part of a...
How to Prevent Falls at Home
We all experience a bit of wear and tear but there’s usually nothing to worry about. However, as we age our risk of falling increases, and with it the risk of serious injury. Indeed, in the UK 1 in 3 people over 65 years will fall at least once a year. Many of these...
Niggling Foot Pain? It Could Be a Stress Fracture
Stress fractures are small cracks or breaks in the bone. They can happen anywhere in the body, but they are particularly common in the metatarsals of the foot. These bones connect the ankle to the toes, and they play a vital role in the correct functioning of your...
How Parkinson’s Disease Affects Your Feet
The neurological disorder, Parkinson’s Disease, arises when nerve cells in the basal ganglia area of the brain become damaged or die completely. These cells produce dopamine – a chemical that allows your brain to communicate with your body and function properly....
Cracked Heels – More Than Just Dry Skin?
Cracked heels are a common foot problem and a major cause of heel pain. The cracks (which are often referred to as heel fissures by chiropodists and podiatrists) are associated with dry skin. In some cases, however, they may also indicate that an individual is...