Physical treatment for foot conditions arising from abnormal use of the foot and sometimes causing or affected by abnormal movement. Podiatrist surgeons can also give surgery for the foot, ankle etc. Regulated by the Health Professions Council, where there is a directory of practitioners. Local practitioners can be found by looking at ‘Foot Health’ in the Yellow Pages.
Society Of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, tel: 0207 234 8620, www.feetforlife.org
Woods RJ et al. Common neurologic disorders affecting the foot. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 2004 Mar-Apr;94(2):104-17.
