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At the end of last week, a 60-something lady was brought to me complaining of a very painful ankle, three weeks after she tripped and fell whilst walking in the Bush.
She was uncertain which way her ankle had bent when she fell, but said there was a lot of swelling and bruising, which was only now starting to go down. Whilst in the Bush she had managed only basic First Aid with a bandage, to keep the swelling down so that she could get her foot into her trainers, but walking was extremely painful.
The visual delights of high heels were the subject of a post on this website on 24 March 2008 – go back and have a look. Recently however, the "high heels issue" was the subject of a motion at the UK Trades Union Congress (TUC), in September this year.
Neglected feet can become a serious problem. So to0 can neglected patients or visitors using this website. Welcome back to all of you – feet as well as people!
Good time management has never been one of my strengths and over the past 2 months I have had a struggle to make time for this fascinating communication channel with my blog visitors as well as the core professional duties of my daily practice and some additional duties on behalf of the podiatry profession.
When an Achilles tendon ruptures, the patient may tell you they heard a sound like a gunshot and they cannot walk, but with an Achilles tendon tear it is still possible to walk around without knowing your injury.
