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Useful links
- Common foot problems
- General foot problems
- Fungal nails
- Arthritis
- Diabetes and the feet
- Benefits of walking
- Personal Footcare Guidance (Scottish Government)
- Purchasing self-care equipment
Personal footcare films
- How to care for your feet
- How to look after your toenails
- Self-care: Looking after your feet
- Looking after your feet when you have diabetes
- Personal footcare video (NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde)
Looking after someone else's feet
- NHS Western Isles: Carers Training and Footcare (Information video)
- Personal footcare video (NHS Fife)
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Footwear information
Well-fitting footwear is really important in resolving, or helping reduce, pain and callus/corns. The Podiatry department go to great lengths to get their patients pain-free and mobile, and strongly encourage patients to make suitable, well-fitting footwear a priority.
Please always consider the advice given by your Podiatrist before selecting the style and size of footwear to purchase. General advice given is that suitable footwear should:
- Be comfortable for you and deep enough to accommodate an insole
- Have a secure fastening over the top of the foot eg lace or Velcro
- Remember to properly secure laces or velcro straps once your foot is inside the shoe, with the heel right at the back
- Be wide enough and not tight across the foot
- Be long enough; there should be a 1-2cm gap between longest toe and end of shoe when you are standing
- Have a firm support at the back of the heel
- Have a thick sole (for cushioning / shock absorption)
- Have a removable insole if possible
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