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I’ve had these small bumps on two of my toes for a few months now. It started with one, and overtime two more have shown up. At first it wasn’t a big deal, and I assumed they’d go away in time but recently they’ve started to hurt when I walk on them Continue reading →

Picked this up here: Superfeet Plans 3D Printed Insoles “Until today, the technology was not available to deliver 3D printed insoles that met Superfeet’s exacting standards,” said Eric Hayes, VP of marketing and product for Superfeet. “By working with world-class … Continue reading →

It gets really scary when you surf around the blogosphere and see how ‘pronation’ and ‘overpronation’ is being pontificated on by pseudo-experts and giving advice when they clearly have no idea what they are talking about. This is very common … Continue reading →

Snake oil is a remedy that is sold for a condition that does not work any better than a placebo. How many remedies that are ‘sold’ for plantar fasciitis don’t work better than a placebo? There is probably a lot. … Continue reading →

This caught my eye on Twitter and was also posted on Podiatry Arena. Such a great day speaking at the Hants #socap meeting. We changed a ladies foot function by mobilising her wrist… #IntergratedSystem — Anthony Fletcher (@aka_Fletch) October 19, … Continue reading →

This turned up in my Facebook feed, so I had to respond. Luckily I kept a screen shot as within five minuets of calling them out, they deleted my post. The two links I posted were to two systematic reviews … Continue reading →

Back in 2009, the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA) published this impressively titled study: Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Interdigital Neuroma: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial that found: The treatment group showed a significant difference before and after … Continue reading →

In my takedown analysis in the last post of two papers on morton’s neuroma, I pointed out that both studies were analysed wrong and that this should have been pulled up in the pre-publication peer review process and it wasn’t. Also, … Continue reading →

Restless legs syndrome is a common problem, too often without a satisfactory solution. Because of this, there is plenty of bad advice being given and many different treatments options available; many of which are underpinned by testimonials and anecdotes and … Continue reading →

Reflexology is just made up mythology. There is no known physiological link between parts of the foot and organ systems in the body, let alone any involvement in these disease processes. Every single meta-analysis and systematic review of all the … Continue reading →