Written and reviewed by qualified Foot Focus podiatrists in Dublin. Grounded in clinical evidence, biomechanical data, and patient outcomes.
GPs cover the whole body, and a verruca is a tiny part of their day. Podiatrists focus only on feet, with four different ways to treat a verruca. Here's what a verruca is and how we get rid of it.
Stephen Ryan
B.Sc. Podiatry, M.Ch.S.I., CORU Registered
One of the questions we're asked most often in clinic. How chiropody and podiatry came to be the same profession, what a podiatrist treats, and why CORU registration matters.
Stephen Ryan
B.Sc. Podiatry, M.Ch.S.I., CORU Registered
That sharp pain when your feet hit the floor is one of the most recognisable patterns in podiatry - and one of the most misunderstood. Here is what is actually happening, and why rest alone rarely fixes it.
Stephen Ryan
B.Sc. Podiatry, M.Ch.S.I., CORU Registered
Rolling your foot on a frozen bottle feels good and changes very little. The difference between temporary relief and lasting recovery comes down to one stage of treatment that most people never reach.
Mark Ryan
B.Sc. Podiatry, M.Ch.S.I.
Removing the visible corner leaves a spike behind that keeps growing into the skin. Here is what actually resolves an ingrown toenail, and what happens during nail surgery if it keeps returning.
Stephen Ryan
B.Sc. Podiatry, M.Ch.S.I., CORU Registered
Custom orthotics are not automatically better, and plenty of people do not need them at all. Here is how the decision should actually be made - and why a scan of how you move matters more than the shape of your arch.
Mark Ryan
B.Sc. Podiatry, M.Ch.S.I.
Two reasons paints and lacquers do not work - and one of them is that the nail was never fungal in the first place. What testing, laser therapy and honest expectations actually look like.
Stephen Ryan
B.Sc. Podiatry, M.Ch.S.I., CORU Registered
Nerve damage removes the warning system that tells you something is wrong. Here is what a diabetic foot assessment involves, what to check yourself, and the signs that need same-day attention.
Mark Ryan
B.Sc. Podiatry, M.Ch.S.I.
