What is a Frozen Shoulder? The technical name for a frozen shoulder is adhesive capsulitis. Symptoms typically include stiffness and pain in the shoulder joint which leads to restricted movement. What causes a Frozen Shoulder? The pain is often caused by swelling and...
Following on from the success of our ‘Common Foot Problems’ series we will be introducing a new series on ‘Common back problems. This is a great blog to lauch the series with. According to UNISON – “Back pain is one of the biggest causes of work...
What causes blisters? Blisters are caused by rubbing stress on the skin, this could be your shoe or sock rubbing on a particular part of your foot. Blisters can be painful or even dangerous so should not be ignored and need to be treated as soon as you see them. How...
What causes heel pain? Heel pain is most commonly one of two conditions either Plantar Fasciitis (bottom of the heel) or Achilles tendinopathy (back of the heel) What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common injuries that we see at the Theale...
Common Foot Problems – Chilblains Although the weather has been fairly mild, the forecast, as you would expect for this time of year, is for it to get colder. With this in mind we thought we could remind you about this common, often very painful, complaint and...
What is an ingrowing toenail? An ingrowing toenail is one that has put so much pressure on the edge of the toe, often due to its curved shape, that the nail has broken the surface of the skin What causes an ingrowing toenail? There are a variety of reasons that an...
