Anna, Author at Round House Podiatry

Skin Cancer awareness month through Case Studies

A Patient Case Study. May has been skin cancer awareness month. So just before the end of the month and to highlight the importance of this subject, we’d like to share one of our cases with you, with our patient’s permission. One of our regular patients attended the foot and ankle clinic for her…

National Walking Month: Discover the Joy of Walking

These feet were made for walking… May is National Walking Month. Walking has a whole host of health benefits, from lowering blood pressure, helping with weight loss, improving mood, to helping to keep other health conditions such as diabetes under control. Not to mention giving people who are now working from home a break from…

Socks, Socks, Socks!

Why do we love our Thought Bamboo socks so much? We love socks at Round House Podiatry. Did you know we stock a range of socks in our clinic? One of our best-selling socks are the bamboo range we stock from Thought. These socks are so comfortable, and we wear them ourselves every day. They…

What is a Dermatoscope and how do we use it?

How does a Dermatoscope help us? A Dermatoscope is a fantastic little gadget that helps us to look at the skin under magnification. Using a Dermatoscope allows us to see some really cool details in the skin. It’s like looking at a different world! It helps us to… Distinguish between types of lesions. For example,…

Good Foot Hygiene: Key to a Healthy and Happy Feet

How do I look after my feet? Feet are often out of sight and out of mind, wrapped up in socks and shoes, especially in winter. Lots of us don’t really pay much attention to our feet hygiene. For many of us, they are low down the list of self-care for our bodies. But good…

7 Tips for Healthy Holiday Feet

Planning a holiday this year? Remember those days? BC (Before Covid), when we could so easily step off a plane and let the hot (or cold!) air hit us? Do you need your holiday feet to be ready? If you’re like us and haven’t been lucky (or brave) enough to get away abroad yet,…

Nikki Woodhead – What Motivates Me As A Podiatrist?

foot pain treatment done by Kirkburton Huddersfield

Why do I enjoy my job? I can remember spending school holidays with my Grandma, who had me tending to her feet! So I guess a career in Podiatry was inevitable! I qualified with a degree from the University of Huddersfield in 1996, and went straight into work with the local NHS, spending the…

Fungal Infections and Feet :Symptoms and Treatment Options

Athlete’s Foot – Not just for athletes! One of the things that we see all the time in foot and ankle clinic is fungal infections on feet,otherwise known as Athlete’s Foot. It’s a really common condition. There are studies that have shown it can affect up to 70% of the population at some point in…

Exploring Circulation Problems in Feet: What You Need to Know

As podiatrists, one of the things that we’re trained to look at when we’re checking your feet, is your circulation. This month’s blog will focus on circulation problems. Your circulation can be divided into two main categories, the macrovascular and the microvascular. Your macrovascular circulation is the main blood vessels that run from your heart…

“Why on earth do you want to mess with feet all day?”

We get asked this question a lot in clinic… So, Anna has written a new post to answer just that question. As a Podiatrist, one question I get asked all the time when I’m in clinic is why on earth do you want to mess with feet! So I thought I would do a little…