Winter Sports and Your Feet In the winter months, it is easy to hibernate indoors away from the wind and rain, but exercise and fresh air is the best remedy for the winter blues. Winter provides a climate for fun and cardiovascular health but also places extra demands on the body. Many of us looking for a winter break are […]

Independent Prescribing Update 20 August 2013 New laws that came into force on Tuesday 20th August, announced by Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb, will mean that rather than having to refer patients to other health care professionals such as GPs for prescriptions, podiatrists will be able to prescribe appropriate medicines and help reduce any delays in treatment. The legislation […]

Running trend foot health risk 27 per cent of people are running or jogging, more than going to the gym (23 per cent) 70 per cent admit to not wearing shoes specific to their sport 30 per cent of people experience leg pain, but more than a quarter of these do not seek professional advice Increased stress to cartilage and […]

 First Irish Diabetic Foot Management Conference at NUI Galway NUI Galway recently hosted the first Diabetic Foot Management Conference in Ireland. At the conference were (l-r): Karen Fahy, National Education Officer for Continuous Professional Development in Podiatry; Sean Dinneen, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Galway University Hospital; Matthew Young, Consultant Diabetologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Maeve Gacquin, Senior Dietician, The […]

Diabetes the epidemic of the 21st century By Karen Fahy Diabetes is a global epidemic with devastating human, social and economic consequences. The disease claims as many lives per year as HIV/AIDS and places a severe burden on healthcare systems and economies everywhere, with the heaviest burden falling on low- and middle-income countries. Despite this, awareness of the global scale […]

latest treatment for arthritis By Karen Fahy What is arthritis? Arthritis means inflammation of joints. There are different types of arthritis and these can broadly be divided into two categories: Osteoarthritis: This is generally described as wear and tear on the joint. It is often associated with biomechanical imbalances, where the joint is stressed in an abnormal way. For example, […]

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