Community podiatry - patient self care information

• Royal College of Podiatry - Common foot problems

• The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy - Common foot pain causes

• NHS conditions - Foot pain

We recommend you seek medical advice and assessment should any of the following occur:

• If you notice swelling, redness, heat and/or a wound.
• If you have been involved in a trauma and you are experiencing severe pain with a reduction of movement.
• If after a few weeks your pain is no better with over-the-counter pain relief.
• If you have symptoms such as pins and needles, weakness, or, numbness in your legs.
• Dizziness, nausea, or fainting.
• If you have severe pain at night, that does not get better with movement to try to make yourself more comfortable.
• If you are unable to weight bear through your leg because of the pain.

• Age UK - Foot Care
• DCHS Podiatry Service
• Diabetes UK - Diabetes and foot problems
• Keele Univeristy Osteoarthritis Guidebook
• Keele University Pain Recorder App  
• NHS UK
• Royal College of Podiatry - Common foot problems
• The Foot and Rheumatoid Arthritis | NRAS
• University Hospitals of Derby and Burton - Plantar Heel pain Information
• University Hospital of Derby and Burton - Achilles Tendon pain Information
• Versus Arthritis - Foot and ankle pain information
• Versus Arthritis - Foot and ankle surgery
• Versus Arthritis - Keep moving booklet
• Versus Arthritis - Osteoarthritis of the foot and ankle

• How to Treat Heel Pain - Courtesy of Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust’