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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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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 1, 20254 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 1, 20256 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 1, 20253 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 30, 20253 min read
Cysts & Swellings in the Feet
Small swellings often do not bother us, but those that are unsightly and cause shoe-fitting problems start to niggle. The idea of hitting a ganglion might appeal, but this is not a good idea.
David Tollafield
Apr 27, 20253 min read
A Quick Guide to Skin Biopsy
This article describes the main types of skin sampling. Please note that some of the hyperlinked videos are graphic and do not show the foot as a specific example.
David Tollafield
Apr 26, 20255 min read
Common painkillers for foot conditions
Common painkillers is a simple but brief overview of medications that can assist in some foot conditions.
David Tollafield
Apr 25, 20256 min read
Bump on Top of the Foot
The foot bump condition causes pressure on the top of the foot due to changes around the middle bones, also known as the tarsus. A bit of self-help and guidance is offered.
David Tollafield
Apr 25, 20257 min read
Shingles & the Dorsal Root Ganglia
Shingles can appear anywhere from the head, arms, chest, abdomen, or buttocks to the feet. I have never seen feet affected, and the buttocks were not mentioned as frequently as the upper girdle and lower back.
David Tollafield
Apr 12, 20255 min read
Podiatry Business From Scratch
Podiatrists often ask how to set up a clinical practice. Here is a short article to offer help.
David Tollafield
Apr 10, 20259 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...
David Tollafield
Apr 9, 20255 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...!!??
David Tollafield
Mar 28, 20257 min read
Is Repairing Old Shoes a Good Idea?
Do we keep an old shoe or buy a new shoe, or is regeneration possible? The inevitable shoe burial (aka the dustbin) may be one of life’s les
David Tollafield
Mar 18, 20259 min read
Bone Swelling on the Big Toe
Curious shapes, distortions and nail problems are always fascinating to podiatrists. The distortion of the end of the toe and callus formati
David Tollafield
Mar 18, 20254 min read
Foot Health Myths and Facts
Given the wealth of rubbish and misleading information now available, it seemed about right that I would offer my own readers something they could trust.
David Tollafield
Mar 14, 20254 min read
Busypencilcase Communications & Publishing
Busypencilcase Communications (BPCC) emerged in 2015 as a limited company until 2019, when it became a sole trader for publications, blogs, articles, and promotions, predominantly for foot health. Run by David R Tollafield (Director-owner), this site—ConsultingFootPain.co.uk—merged with BPCC after it was created a year earlier.
David Tollafield
Mar 12, 20253 min read
The Itchy Toe & Athlete's Foot
This self-help article discusses the irritating little toe problem. Before panicking and thinking you are unclean, read this article.
David Tollafield
Mar 12, 20254 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.
David Tollafield
Mar 11, 20256 min read
Book Review Podiatrist on A Mission
Few works, academic or otherwise, have attempted to bring to life the period of intense change that occurred in the late 1970s and early 1980s, signalling the shift from ‘chiropody’ to ‘podiatry’.
David Tollafield
Feb 18, 20254 min read
Health Communication
ConsultingFootPain offers impartial information without the promotion of products other than recommended sources.
David Tollafield
Feb 15, 20253 min read
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