Podiatry Issues

Most new podiatrists have never heard of Friars balsam and if they had, it is problem known as something that their grandmother used. It’s a really old fashioned remedy for many things, but these days its more well known as Tincture of Benzoin and its main use in podiatry is as skin preparation so that [...]

Bunions are a common problem in podiatry clinical practice. The cause of bunions is a hereditary predisposition abnormal biomechanics combined with pressure from the shoes. They are commonly associated with hallux abducto valgus and are significantly more common in females (hence the association with shoes). Footwear is not the total issue with bunions as they [...]

There is the segment of the footwear market that is known as toning shoes, of which the original shoe was the MBT Shoes. The toning shoes are those shoes that are supposed to give the body an extra workout when using them, hence “toning” the muscles. There is no doubt that these shoes do have [...]

The first thing after birth that the parents probably look for is how many fingers and toes do the baby has? One of the screenings that usually occurs is checking for clubfoot. This used to probably be more serious in the past, but now the treatment options for a clubfoot is more sophisticated and more [...]