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Walk the Talk – 2010

Andrew — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:47:00 +0000

Walking is probably the easiest and cheapest form of exercise available to us. The 702 Walk the Talk takes place on 25 July and 50,000 entrants are expected to hit the streets of Johannesburg.

Little Foot Welcomes You Home

Andrew — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:46:37 +0000

As South Africa welcomes the world to the Soccer World Cup, I was reminded that the area not far from Johannesburg is The Cradle of Mankind.

This is where fossil evidence of early man has been found and more is still being discovered. The most recent fossil discovery was of a small female named Australopithecus sediba.

Football needs Podiatry

Andrew — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:55:56 +0000

Football and podiatry. What a combination! The FIFA World Cup has arrived in South Africa. 64 games, each game with at 22 pairs of players feet, plus the 3 pairs of the officials, on the field at any one time! (Unless someone gets sent off).

Warts and All!

Andrew — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:51:04 +0000

Warts or verrucae pedis,(meaning of the foot), to give them their medical name seem to be on the increase in our practice.

Verrucae are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV), which commonly infects the skin. It affects the lower layers of the skin and causes a change in the growth pattern of the skin which results in a small tumour. However, this tumour is BENIGN!