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Foot Ankle Lower Limb Blog
Stay informed about foot health, treatment options, and prevention strategies with insights from our expert podiatrists.
Lateral ankle repair
If your ankle keeps giving way despite a good rehab program, surgery to tighten the outer ankle ligaments can restore stability. Here's what's involved and how long recovery takes.
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Tips for accurate foot and ankle diagnoses
Searching your symptoms online can help you ask better questions, but it can't examine your foot. Here's how to use health information wisely and when to get a proper assessment.
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Is foot surgery painful?
You won't feel the operation itself, and pain afterwards can usually be well controlled. Bigger operations on the bones can still be quite sore, so a good pain plan matters.
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Low-level laser therapy for Achilles tendon pain
Exercise that gradually loads the tendon is the main treatment for Achilles pain. Low-level laser may ease pain a little when added to exercise, but results are mixed.
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Ultrasound therapy
Therapeutic ultrasound sends sound waves into soft tissue to try to ease pain and help healing. It's safe, but for most foot and ankle problems it doesn't seem to help much.
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Ingrown toenail treatment: 7 reasons to come to us
An ingrown toenail that keeps coming back or gets infected can usually be fixed with a quick procedure under local anaesthetic. Here's how we treat ingrown toenails at FALL.
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Bunion surgery
Bunion surgery realigns the big toe when a bunion stays painful despite other treatment. Most people go home the same day, but full recovery takes several months.
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Orthotics
Orthotics (foot orthoses) are shoe inserts that change how load passes through your feet. They can ease some types of foot and knee pain, but they work best as part of a wider plan.
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Podiatry scheduled medicines endorsement
Some podiatrists hold an endorsement that lets them prescribe and supply certain medicines for foot conditions, such as antibiotics and local anaesthetics. Here's what that means for you.
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Trigger point therapy and acupuncture
Dry needling and acupuncture use fine needles to ease muscle and joint pain. They can help a little with some conditions, such as heel pain, and work best alongside exercise.
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5 reasons to consider Foot Ankle Lower Limb for orthotics
Orthotics can ease several kinds of foot pain, but they work best when they're matched to you and checked over time. Here's how we assess, design and follow up your orthoses.
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Back to school: tips for school shoes
School shoes should fit well from day one, with a thumb's width at the toes, a firm heel and a sole that bends at the ball of the foot. Shoes that are too small restrict the foot.
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