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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.
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Phenol and Nail Surgery
Phenol is an effective treatment for nail destruction, but it can also lead to poor healing. This article considers queries from podiatrists.
David Tollafield
Aug 46 min read
Thick Toenails
Nail damage leads to permanent changes that are not always evident.
David Tollafield
Aug 45 min read
Death and an Ingrown Toenail
Does this title sound ridiculous? Well, it did to the 21-year-old student, David, but the media suggests otherwise.
David Tollafield
Aug 44 min read
Ingrown Toenail
Ingrown toenail or IGTN is painful and disabling. In this article, David provides insight into the cause, self-help and treatment.
David Tollafield
Aug 36 min read
Should High Heels Be Banned?
Women are not the only people to select inappropriate footwear; some blame lies with men. Tollafield investigates current thoughts on high heels.
David Tollafield
Jul 318 min read
Prevention of Foot Blisters
The skin, footwear and terrain play major parts in causing blisters in the normal foot without complicated skin problems. Take care of this, and you are halfway there.
David Tollafield
Jul 215 min read
Writing for Busypencilccase
Case histories and information regarding essential lessons learned from treatment are required.
Continuous Professional development and publishing articles play a crucial role in advancing professional careers.
David Tollafield
Jun 163 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.
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.
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.
David Tollafield
Jun 94 min read
Cancer of the Foot
Cancer in the foot or anywhere is frightening, but it is rare.
David Tollafield
May 196 min read
Five conditions in feet caused by cancer treatment
We know that certain chemotherapies can affect the feet by preventing us from carrying out normal routines, especially after having surgery for cancer. Some of these side effects exhibited can be painful. Clinicians supporting patients with cancer aim to minimise such complications from therapy.
David Tollafield
May 143 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
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?
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.
David Tollafield
May 77 min read
Sun and Skin Warnings
David explains a solar damage on the face, his consultation and treatment during the Covid experience as part of a case history for the readership at at davidtollafieldauthor.com
David Tollafield
May 34 min read
The Silicone Injection Story for Corns
The work of Dr Sol Balkin[1] has passed into podiatric history for two reasons. Firstly, because the method he applied worked for him, but secondly, when tested under strict scientific conditions the method failed. It is a tale that is hidden from the public and to some extent few will know of the case.
David Tollafield
May 14 min read
Do Corn Plasters Work?
Do Corn plasters work - well yes and no, but the story also includes a bit about other treatments. Today we know more about the humble corn than we have done in the past, but for many patients, sharp dissection on a cyclical basis is a quick fix, even if it is not permanent. Unlike a callus, however, your approach must be considered more cautiously.
David Tollafield
May 16 min read
New Bunion (Hallux Valgus) Guide for Patients
David, It’s fair to say few, if any, will have contributed more to the development of podiatric surgery and bunion correction in the UK.
David Tollafield
May 13 min read
Voices From Podiatric Medicine
Probably the only comprehensive book written about the range of options in podiatry.
This book should appeal to anyone who wants to understand more about the podiatry professional, not just a book covering feet, but people who help those in pain, with deformities, and those who have conditions that put their feet at risk. Over forty podiatrists tell their stories from forty different perspectives.
David Tollafield
Apr 303 min read
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