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ConsultingFootPain features a library of foot health articles covering conditions like heel pain, toe swelling, Morton’s neuroma, and nail surgery. These are based on my clinical career and personal experience—offering both professional insight and patient support.

This blog is an extension of my mission: to inform and empower readers on foot pain, injuries, and treatment options.

From fasciitis and heel pain to toe fractures, swelling, pain after injections, and post-surgery recovery, the articles are short, relatable, and evidence-informed.

Explore real stories, clinical reflections, and trusted foot health tips. Whether you're looking to understand bunions, nail surgery, or what that lump on your foot could be—it’s all here.

Pain

This site is primarily about pain, so there is an overlay with all the categories from infection to deformity, which can extend to trauma and footwear. Nerve pain such as Morton’s neuroma, tarsal tunnel syndrome and complex regional pain syndrome are covered, amongst other common causes of pain.

The dilemma for some patients to restore their foot padding.

Fat Atrophy in the foot

Just because a foot doctor claims he has performed 200 procedures without risk, it does not mean that the method is endorsed by the professional body to which that doctor or clinician is registered. If the person offering treatment is not qualified, registered and has no officially recognised professional body, be aware that there may be no accountability

Pain

David Tollafield

Aug 175 min read

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

The condition creates a feeling of fullness, a sort of exploding sensation when exercising, worsening with standing, walking or running. Sometimes, this type of pain is referred to as referred pain. This means that the source of pain and location may not match. The pain may be in front of the foot, but it is related to the structures in the hind part of the foot.

Pain

David Tollafield

Aug 166 min read

Metatarsalgia is a non-specific condition

Metatarsalgia Foot Pain

Metatarsalgia contributes to a number of conditions, and the reader should appreciate the complexity behind making a diagnosis. If you have been to see someone and the pain has not cleared up, you might wonder if they have failed. The chances are that you have one of several conditions.

Pain

David Tollafield

Aug 166 min read

Morton's Nerve Pain

I first wrote about my own experience and surgical journey in 2017, and lectured nationally at various meetings. I first wrote about my own experience and surgical journey in 2017, and lectured nationally at various meetings.

Pain

David Tollafield

Aug 164 min read

What everyone should know about steroid injections

Steroid Injections in the Foot

Steroid injections play a valuable role in the treatment of some musculoskeletal issues; however, not all problems respond to this treatment. What are the risks, common questions asked, and why do they fail?

General Foot Health

David Tollafield

Aug 167 min read

Pain after Injections for Nail Surgery

Pain after injections for nail surgery is brought this month to readers by Alison Charlton. Alison is an avid reader of Podiatric Reflective Newsfeed and publishes her short case history for ConsultingFootPain. A growing number of queries are being raised on Podiatry Forums covering nail surgery.

Pain

David Tollafield

Jun 164 min read

Dupuytren's and Complex Pain

I was not warned of the risk of CRPS prior to my surgery and I am faced with the situation that I need to prove that a reasonable body of people (surgeons) would say that I should have been, a medico-legal expert if you will.

Pain

David Tollafield

Jun 911 min read

Complex Pain After Nail Surgery

Two nail surgeries close together can sometimes cause long-standing pain, although this is uncommon. Phenol is toxic and can lead to deep-seated pain, although it is the correct approach for nail destruction as first-line treatment.

Pain

David Tollafield

Jun 94 min read

Contact Dermatitis and Plants

Summer certainly attracts more plants and visitor activity than other seasons. Yet, even as I write this article, I feel itchy. We need to know what to avoid and if we are unfortunate to have a contact rash, we should know what to do. One point about the 10 plants I have picked is that many originate outside the UK while others remain in North America. Given the serious concerns with Japanese Knotweed for example, demonstrates that boundaries do not guarantee that you will co

General Foot Health

David Tollafield

May 126 min read

Does Stretching Work For Plantar Fasciitis?

Confusion arises over heel pain and plantar fasciitis is one unpleasant pain problem that can be helped early. Stretching has been in vogue, but does it work?

General Foot Health

David Tollafield

May 78 min read

Bruised Heel Pain

Having heel pain and being a foot specialist helps with being objective about treatment. Bruised heels are a common cause of heel pain without talking about fasciitis, spurs, or tibial tendon dysfunction. This is specific to ONE condition alone. That said, bruised heels form part of a range of conditions, which are often called syndromes. Heel pad pain is caused by the impact of the heel hitting the ground with a repetitive force.

General Foot Health

David Tollafield

May 77 min read

medication selection is different for all of us

Common painkillers for foot conditions

Common painkillers is a simple but brief overview of medications that can assist in some foot conditions.

General Foot Health

David Tollafield

Apr 256 min read

The Heel Spur Myth

I had not appreciated how a common foot complaint could be so easily misrepresented when dealing with heel pain...

Pain

David Tollafield

Apr 95 min read

Complex Pain as a Syndrome

With injuries, we cut our skin, and it heals. In normal circumstances, we would expect that to be the end of the story, but...!!??

Pain

David Tollafield

Mar 287 min read

Foot Bones Most at Risk

When my wife broke a bone in her foot back in October 2021, no one was more surprised than me. During my career, I have been interested in two facts we all know breaks as fractures.

General Foot Health

David Tollafield

Mar 116 min read