Learn more about Chronic Venous Insufficiency Healthy leg veins have valves that keep blood flowing to the heart. Vein disease develops when the valves stop working properly and allow blood to flow backward (i.e., reflux) and pool in the lower leg veins. What is Chronic Venous Insufficiency? Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) is a condition […]
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Know More About the Symptoms and Types of Vascular Disease It’s not just your feet that suffer from the process that causes peripheral vascular disease – the feet are indicators of what is going on in the rest of your body. The consequences of clogged and blocked arteries and also veins are life threatening.
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What are Chilblains? Chilblains are small, painful red or purple bumps on the skin, which develop after exposure to cold and damp conditions. They are usually found on the fingers, toes, ears, nose and heels but may also affect other areas of the body. Also known as perniosis (or just pernio), chilblains are one
Risks of a Diabetic Foot People with diabetes have an increased chance of developing foot problems such as a foot ulcer. This is commonly known as a ‘diabetic foot’. Categorizing the foot as Low, Medium or High risk – if the foot is low risk,we will usually monitor the foot annually, if the foot is
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What is the Difference Between a Chiropodist and a Podiatrist? Have you ever wondered what is the difference between a chiropodist and a podiatrist? In part it has to do with the history of our profession. The term Chiropody or chiropodist used to be much more commonplace especially as seen on the British
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Diabetic Foot Ulcer – What is this condition? A diabetic foot ulcer is an open sore or wound that occurs in approximately 15 percent of patients with diabetes, and is commonly located on the bottom of the foot. Anyone who has diabetes can develop a foot ulcer. Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics and older
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An Honour to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Some Facts About Her Shoe Habits We are deeply saddened to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II after her 70 year reign. Her loss leaves the nation mourning its longest-serving monarch, but, it also allows us to reflect on the profound impact Her Majesty had.
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What is Tailor’s Bunion? Learn more about its Symptoms and Causes Tailor’s bunion, also called a bunionette, is a prominence of the fifth metatarsal bone at the base of the little toe. The metatarsals are the five long bones of the foot. The prominence that characterizes a tailor’s bunion occurs at the metatarsal “head”,
Learn more about Corns and Calluses Corns and calluses are one of the most common foot conditions that we see and treat in our clinic. Calluses and corns are raised areas of local thickening of the surface layer of the skin. This layer is known as the keratin layer. When it becomes a thickened
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What is a Bunion? Learn more about this condition A bunion (also referred to as hallux valgus) is often described as a bump on the side of the big toe. The visible bump reflects changes in the big toe joint and the big toe (hallux) will begin to deviate towards the second toe, rather