by sarahecarroll | Feb 21, 2022 | Broughton Clinic, Chiropody, General, HCPC, Podiatry
I have hard skin on my feet and I don’t know why. Hard skin is a common problem people have with their feet and we often get asked why it occurs. There are many reasons why you might develop hard skin on your feet. Sometimes it can be painful and other times its...
by sarahecarroll | Feb 3, 2022 | Blsiters, Broughton Clinic, Chiropody, General, HCPC, Heel Pain, Podiatry
If like me you are prone to blisters, then hopefully this blog will help you a little. I have narrow heels, which means finding shoes where your heel has no movement whatsoever can be difficult to find. New shoes for me can be quite troublesome and don’t get me...
by Jen Royle | Sep 16, 2020 | Chiropody, General, Podiatry
It’s safe to say that most of 2020 has been tricky for people and businesses alike. It’s been no different at The Foot Room. The hardest thing we’ve ever done is choosing to close down our business to protect our patients and staff. The second hardest thing was...
by sarahecarroll | Sep 8, 2020 | Podiatry
So you are struggling with either a painful foot, painful knees, painful hips, lower back pain? You can’t see anything visibly wrong, but the pain is starting to have an impact on your life. You can’t walk as far as you used to, you get out of bed and experience foot...
by jenroyle | Mar 5, 2020 | General, Nail surgery, Podiatry
Ingrowing toenails are caused when a spike or corner of the nail pierces the surrounding skin. As the nail grows it pushes deeper causing pain and infection. Antibiotics will help the infection but only taking away the offending piece of nail will provide the cure....
by jenroyle | Mar 5, 2020 | Broughton Clinic, Chiropody, General, Podiatry, Verruca, Veruccas
I can’t count the number of times I’ve been asked this question or been asked to “dig the root out out so that it doesn’t grow back”. Unfortunately, it isn’t as easy as that. Verrucae and warts are caused by a virus, just like a common cold. The viral DNA...
