On hot days or when wearing shoes that are too tight, that fluid-filled sac will inflame and that is when you get your bunion trouble. Then there are dry, cracked heels, usually due to wearing thongs or sling-back sandals. If you have circulation problems or delayed healing then you have a perfect environment for infection. If you use a moisturiser on your feet it is important that you use it regularly. Two good products are Calmuric Cream and Sorbaline Cream.
People often come to podiatrists with foot pain.
They may have been to their doctor and told they have a spur or they have just got this pain that has gone on and on. Finally they come and see us. What we often do then is have a look at how they walk, often using a video camera, and then assess whether they need orthoses, often previously called arch supports. They are custom-made devices to fit your foot type that go into the shoe to support the arch for those people whose arches have collapsed. They control the movement in the foot.