Jo, Author at Totally Podiatry

How to look after your toenails

Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Grab a pair of scissors and trim your toenails. But did you know that if you are doing it the wrong way, you could be doing more harm than good? The main problem that is caused by poorly trimmed nails is ingrowing toenails. Although interestingly, you can also get ingrown fingernails.…

A Stable Grounding

You will get more from your exercise session and more enjoyment from a walk if you have faith in your feet. Fear of falling is a real worry for some people; it’s not just the pain caused by the fall but the worry about the recovery time afterwards and losing their independence. Picking up an…

National Eczema Week

Eczema is a form of dermatitis, and we all know how much I love anything skin related. The skin fascinates me; I’ve spent many days learning about the skin and the problems that can affect it. If you’ve been in for an appointment, you’ll know I like to check the skin on your feet thoroughly…

Sweaty Summer Feet

Sweaty summer feet It’s so lovely to air your feet; if you’re sitting down for a few minutes, slide your shoes off and allow your feet to cool. As I’m writing, this is 30 degrees outside, and every patient I have seen is struggling with the heat. It’s hard to sleep, impossible to…

Ingrowing toenail surgery

The what, why, when and ways of ingrowing toenails What An ingrowing toenail is when the nail grows round and down into the flesh of your toe. A spike of the toenail will form at the edges, sometimes if only a few extra millimetres of the nail, but it causes many problems. Why Ingrowing…

Sandy Feet

There’s nothing quite like being at the beach, wind in your hair, the smell of the salty sea and sand between your toes. Somerset has many incredible beaches, Langport is a bit land-locked, but most beaches are within a 45 minute drive. Which is your go-to Somerset beach? The long sandy stretches of…

Cracking Callus

The what, why, when and ways of a callus What A callus is an area of hard, thickened skin that build up on your body, most commonly, feet and hands. Why Callus build-up because your body protecting itself from rubbing, injury or pressure We’ve all had calluses form at some point in our lives, especially…

Spring is in the air!

Do you get the urge to spring clean? For the garden as well as the house? We will be allowed to entertain friends and family again soon in our gardens, so having a lovely garden is going to become especially important this year. All the spring flowers are popping up, there’s colour everywhere. It’s…

Ouch! My corns ’urt!

The what, why, when and ways of corns What Firstly, a corn is not dangerous, it is a small, circular patch of hard skin. It can be painful if you press the center of the corn. If you have had it a long time, it might be discoloured, this is when people get them confused…

Welly Walks

Is there a person in Somerset without a pair of wellies? Due to much of the county being low lying we regularly have flooded fields and sadly flooded homes and businesses. Wellies are staple footwear over autumn, winter and spring for many people as you never know when you might come across a puddle turned…