There are many disorders that can affect the toenails; this can be a result of deformity, infections or nails becoming ingrown. NK Active Podiatrist and Clinical Academic, Charlie Dando talks about some of the common pathologies we typical see in clinic in this blog. Common pathologies typically seen in clinic are:- Onychomycosis (nail fungus) Onychomycosis can […]
Episode 7
The World’s first hockey shoe. Osaka IDO MK1
Watch Nick chat’s with Paul Griffin, one of the people behind the worlds first hockey shoe the Osaka IDO MK1 (in our opinion). He also a Partner at Bartold Clinical which published lots of exciting articles around athletic footwear. Paul also gives us an exclusive about the next Osaka shoe the Kai!! We chat about […]
NK Active is open.
COVID Lockdown 3.0 update… apologies as this is likely the 100000th COVID update and blog you have read, however we think it’s pretty important to make you all feel safe and to offer some reassurance as to how clinic operates at the moment. Plus, we have loads of online resources for you too! NK Active […]
Find the perfect shoes.
In episode 4 of the NK Active Podcast, Caroline French from W.J French & Son joined us to talk about footwear and share advice on buying your shoes; we also asked our NK Active Podiatrist and Clinic academic, Charlie, to share the four simple principles to be aware of when buying footwear. Charlie says: “If […]
Episode 5
What causes heel pain?
Watch Welcome to episode 5! We are chatting about all things heel pain. Covering the most common types of heel pain including plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy and heel pain in children. Also we are offering advice on how to self treat and when to get your heel pain looked at. Listen Related links If you […]
What is metatarsalgia?
In our last enewsletter, NK Active Podiatrist, Charlotte (Charlie) and our Exercise and Rehabilitation Instructor, Natalie wrote about metatarsalgia; what it is, some possible reasons for why this pain has developed in the forefoot are; as well some strengthening exercises used in the rehabilitation process. What is metatarsalgia? Metatarsalgia is an umbrella term used to […]
Meet the NK Active team.
One of the reasons we started the NK Active podcast was to give us, as a team, a platform to talk to you all about the areas of our work and lifestyles that influence the success of our work. It is place we were can not only talk about injuries, conditions and rehabilitation from a […]
A meniscus injury, what is it and how can you manage it?
In the podiatry corner of the NK Active September newsletter, one of our Podiatrist’s Charlotte spoke about meniscus injuries; one of the most common kinds of knee injuries. The meniscus is a C-shaped cartilage that is located between your thigh bone and shinbone; they are tough and rubbery and provide cushioning to the joint which […]
Help! I think I have an ingrown toenail.
Since launching our new core podiatry service, we have had a fair number of patients in clinic suffering with ingrown toenails. In this blog, Dr Charlotte talks you through what is an ingrown toenail and why it happens! What is it? Ingrown toenails, also known as onychocryptosis, is a painful condition of the toe. It […]
A busy clinic, podiatry care and the Active Ageing service.
It’s coming up for almost two months since we re-opened the NK Active after lockdown and to say it’s been pretty busy is an understatement! We haven’t run the numbers for July yet, but June-in-numbers looked something like this:- 106 appointments 24 new patients 12 3D gait analysis sessions 7 bespoke rehab plans 2 nail […]