Posts by Health First Southam
Common Foot Problems in Pickleball: Causes, Prevention & Treatment Guide for UK Players
It’s the next day that catches people out Pickleball rarely hurts while you’re playing. The rallies are short, the court is compact, and everything feels manageable. It’s later—once you’ve cooled down and get up again—that something feels off: a tight heel, a sore forefoot, a stiffness that lingers longer than expected. A fast-growing paddle sport…
Read MorePodiatry Treatment Tools – Shockwave Therapy for Healing
Following my previous exploration of LASER THERAPY FOR HEALING, today we’re diving into a powerful and effective treatment option that has been making waves—literally—across the medical community for some time now: SHOCKWAVE THERAPY. If you’ve been hearing about Shockwave Therapy from health care professionals and wondering, “What exactly is Shockwave Therapy?”, “How does it work?”,…
Read MorePodiatry Treatment Tools – Laser Therapy for Healing
Now I have completed the two previous series of articles – firstly on the cost of treating foot-related problems, and secondly how to cure them – I am going to move onto the next series where I will be looking at the specific tools we have in our clinic toolbox. One of the very best…
Read MoreThe Cost of Routine Foot Care
Footcare is an essential part of keeping our feet healthy. We are used to doing it for other parts of our body – cleaning our teeth, brushing our hair, applying face & hand creams etc. But how many of us spend time caring for our feet? Just like with those other body parts, if we…
Read MoreThe Cost of Morton’s Neuromas (Metatarsalgia)
A neuroma is a benign swelling / lump on a nerve, and they are quite commonly found in the feet between the base of the toes and the joints that make up the balls of the feet (the metatarso-phalangeal joints – MTPJs). Morton’s neuromas are specifically located in the 3rd interspace (between the 3rd &…
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