Valley Road Podiatry: Hebden Bridge, Suite 1 Unit 8 Pennine Industrial Park Valley Road Hebden Bridge, Hebden Bridge (2025)

04/10/2025

🌊 Blustery, Biblical, and Barely Walkable

Not sure if the most appropriate mode of transport out the front door today is the car or a motorised rubber dinghy.
It’s giving tsunami with a side of Yorkshire drizzle.
The ducks are concerned. I am concerned. The river is... thinking about it.

Which brings me to this:

🦶 We offer a home visiting service
For those who are temporarily or permanently housebound, we’ll come to you. No extra charge.
Storm or not, your feet still deserve care.

💷 We also offer a 10% discount
If you're in receipt of financial support related to your health, this applies to all routine care.

📅 Appointments are limited, but we will always try to prioritise those who might otherwise struggle to access the service.

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Anyhoo. I’m going back to staring out the window with ominous anticipation and a mug of tea.
Think dry thoughts, folk.

— Elfin
Valley Road Podiatry, Hebden Bridge
Flood-adjacent but foot-focused

26/09/2025

🏥 Silence, Stones, and the Great Renal Drama

If you’ve messaged, called, or sent smoke signals over the past two weeks and received nothing but silence, I see you. I’m catching up. I promise.

The radio silence wasn’t intentional.
I’ve been recovering from two major surgeries for kidney stones, back to back, and very much not for fun.

Apparently, my body decided to start producing brush*te crystals of pure chaos,
sharp enough to bring down a rhino and dramatic enough to derail a fortnight.
A brush*te stone gathers no moss, but it will gather a surgical team, three cannulas, and an audience that nobody wanted or asked for.

So yes.
I’m emerging slowly from the rubble of NHS gowns, post-op fog, and analgesia-laced epiphanies, whilst working through a mountain of enquiries.

💬 If you're waiting to hear from me, thank you. I am clawing my way back to inbox sanity one message at a time.

31/08/2025

💳 Yes, We Take Card. I Know. Growth.

It’s been over a year since Valley Road Podiatry opened its strange little doors, and despite my ongoing emotional resistance to card machines, contactless and card payments are now accepted where required.

Small business. Big feelings. But we adapt.

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🕰 Clinic Hours (Temporary Edition):

Friday — 6:15pm to 9pm
Saturday — 10am to 4pm
Sunday — 11am to 2pm

This slightly limited schedule is temporary while I ease into a new clinical role out in the wilds of public health (pray for me).

A more normal-ish rhythm shall return soon…..unless I ascend to the celestial plane of burnout first.

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📞 Call or message to book
🦶 Your feet won’t sort themselves
💅 And yes, I still accept sass as legal tender

— Elfin
Valley Road Podiatry, Hebden Bridge
Sacred foot care, chaotic energy, now with card reader

22/08/2025

⛪️ The Convalesced : Stones of Fury

Apologies if you tried to reach me last week and got radio silence.

The clinic was closed, not from neglect, but because this q***r temple required an emergency ritual of surgery and excellent pain meds 👌-
a.k.a. surgery for kidney stones.

Apparently, my body now crafts jagged gemstones of agony.
The hymns were screams. The incense was Entonox.
The offering? Several litres of IV fluid and a fresh batch of trauma.

Anyway.. I’m back. The altar is cleansed. The wax bath is warm.
Appointments are available this weekend:

📞 Call
💬 Message
🦶 Let’s honour your feet before they revolt in kind.

— Elfin
Valley Road Podiatry, Hebden Bridge
Sacred care, irreverent sass, limited tolerance for crystals as a therapeutic mechanism.

02/08/2025

📣 A Little Announcement from the Clinic Floor

One of the driving forces behind the way care is offered at Valley Road Podiatry is elbows-deep immersion in public health and the very real understanding it gives a person, in what's actually happening in the field.

Over the next 6 weeks, I’ll be transitioning into a new role as I take the next step in specialising further within the world of lower limb health.
A new chapter, same mission: evidence-based, person-centred care for the foundation you walk upon.

🌿 The clinic will remain open during this time, but appointments will be limited to:

Friday evenings

Saturdays (daytime)

Sundays (daytime)

Once the transition is complete, a more usual schedule will return.
That is, unless I vanish to a warm island to lie face down for a week and recover from the paperwork and need to be tempted back with confectionary, baked goods and a promise of returning warm weather (not about this early Autmn feel tbf).

Thank you all for your ongoing support.
Your feet, your stories, and your joy keep this place walking.

🦶
Elfin
Valley Road Podiatry, Hebden Bridge

29/07/2025

🏃‍♂️ Jogging — Our Guilty Pleasure

Not something we're always built for.
It places a heck of a lot of stress on our feet.

This stress can quietly manifest as

wear and tear

creeping arthritis

and that familiar ache we try to outrun.

Let’s do it properly.

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🧱 Resistance

Build the structure before you test the impact.
Muscle protects joints. Strength gives you longevity.

🥗 Diet

Your body is a machine.
It won’t run on empty calories and good intentions.
Even when cutting for weight loss, you must restore what you deplete.

👟 Footwear

The soles are your suspension.
They should support, cushion and fit your path.
Adequate in every dimension so you can move with rhythm and ease.

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⚠️ Choose your path wisely, traveller

The road is harsh.
The well-meaning path taken in darkness may lead you off a cliff without warning.

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👁️ A Watcher’s Eye

"Am I doing this right?"
A question we rarely speak aloud,
Yet the body answers it for us when the knees grind and arches protest.

That’s where podiatry steps in.
Musculoskeletal care. Running clinic. Functional analysis.
We protect the temple. We honour the journey.

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Book your appointment

📍 Valley Road Podiatry, Hebden Bridge
📞 0300 102 1386
💬 Message us here to grab your spot

23/07/2025

☁️ Wednesday 23rd July
It’s overcast, which makes it an excellent day to take a break from hill-walking and mud larkin (yes, that joyful pursuit of hurling yourself into rivers to fish out broken pottery and vague trauma).

There are still a few appointments available this afternoon so, if your feet are in need, the clinic remains open, efficient, and adequately zen for a weekday.

🌈 Heads up for the weekend:
The clinic will be closed this Sunday because these rainbow-clad tootsies are strutting out to Pride. I'll be open on Saturday but don't be alarmed if the clinic is clad in feathers and disco balls.

If anyone’s looking for me, I’ll be frolicking in the fields, carried aloft by lovers, belting Jimmy Somerville under a cloud of glitter and vibes.

Clinical duties resume Monday. Joy persists.

📞 Message to book before the glitter sets in.

Valley Road Podiatry | Hebden Bridge

0300 102 1386

22/07/2025

🛍️ New stock announcement at Valley Road Podiatry 🛍️

Due to popular demand (and a few not-so-subtle hints), the clinic is now fully stocked with goodies to complement your foot care.

💅 Dr.’s Remedy Nail Care Range
Podiatrist-formulated, breathable, vegan-friendly polish and treatments for healthier nails that look as good as they feel.

🧦 Bamboo socks and flight socks
Soft, breathable, naturally antibacterial, and now available right here. Perfect for everyday wear or when you’re off on your travels.

🦶 Foot care products
A curated selection of creams, balms and skin care to help you keep your soles in good nick between appointments.

🔧 MSK bits and pieces
Yes, we have the spiky dryer-ball-looking things that help you train foot strength, flexibility and proprioception.

👟 KinetiX insoles
Ready to go, professional-grade orthotic devices for a range of foot and ankle complaints, selected and fitted in clinic.

In short: whether you need routine foot care, something to help at home, or a little polish to feel fabulous, we’ve got you covered.

📞 Message to ask questions, order, or book an appointment.

Valley Road Podiatry | Hebden Bridge

16/07/2025

🦶 Orthotic support now available at Valley Road Podiatry 🦶

After a lot of consideration (and requests), I’m now offering orthotic devices from the KinetiX range by Talar, supplied via DLT — these are the same high-quality devices used widely across public health services.

Moving away from generic insoles and Frankensteined chairside mockups;
These are carefully designed orthoses, clinically proven to address common foot and ankle problems by redistributing forces, reducing pressure and supporting better movement.

Here’s what you can expect:
✅ Full assessment of your foot mechanics, symptoms and lifestyle
✅ Selection of a device that matches your clinical needs
✅ Fitting, adjustment and advice on use
✅ Honest guidance on when a custom-made orthotic might be the better long-term option

Whether it’s heel pain, arthritis, foot fatigue or just feeling a bit “off” on your feet, this is now another option to help keep you comfortable and moving.

Appointments available, the kettle is on, and your feet are always welcome.

📞 Message to book or ask questions.

— Elfin
Valley Road Podiatry | Hebden Bridge

15/07/2025

In February, I experienced life events that reshaped me as a person.

This all arrived at a time when the business was still finding its feet.

What I thought was simple exhaustion from life began to show up as patterns and symptoms that felt vaguely familiar.

Thanks to amazing support that started with a call to NHS 111, I found myself on a pathway through some of the best healthcare I have ever received.

A diagnosis of autoimmune disease began to emerge: lupus.

As management settled and became effective, life moved again. Differently, but forward.

The clinic reopened with renewed energy. Patients had remained (practically sitting on a perch waiting for nail care) and, much to my astonishment, the answer machine was full with voices both familiar and new.

Autoimmune disease is complex. The interplay between stress, environment and health is sometimes hard to untangle.

This experience has deepened my understanding of podiatry’s role in wider healthcare.

The link between podiatry and rheumatology is significant. The feet often give us the first hints that something is changing. Swelling, stiffness, nail changes, altered gait. Careful, regular observation matters.

Routine foot care is more than maintenance. It is about keeping an eye on circulation, skin condition, joint movement and general wellbeing.

And perhaps most important of all: stay calm.

If you find yourself surrounded by stress or carrying weight that is not yours to carry, stop for a moment and ask whether it really needs to be here.

Or whether it can be gently but firmly removed to make space for self care.

Your feet (and future you) will be grateful.

— Elfin
Valley Road Podiatry | Hebden Bridge

15/07/2025

Clinic day tomorrow (Wednesday/16th)
Taking bookings now, some afternoon slots still open ☕️

Today’s topic: bunions (HAV) 🦶

They run in families or they’re the inevitable consequence of those fantastic-looking but appallingly-fitting winkle pickers from your youth.

Often fugly but not always painful.

How to manage:
• Footwear first 👟
• Rule out other factors, especially if bone health is an issue (hello menopause)
• Build strength, flexibility and dexterity in those tired toes

Surgery? A last resort.

And honestly… don’t be alarmed if you’ve become a hobbit of the shire 🧙‍♂️
If it looks funny but feels fine, you’re fine.

Learn to love the lumps. Appease them with comfort and care.

The diary is open. Alanis is wailing out the speaker. The kettle is on.

— Elfin
Valley Road Podiatry | Hebden Bridge

13/07/2025

☀️ Sunday 13th July
The day has begun as a raging inferno. The diary is full. The autoclave is boiling away in solidarity.

Bookings are now being taken for the week ahead.
I promise I won’t run away to some remote beachscape with no phone signal in the meantime. Honest.

If your feet are in need, get in touch soon. The kettle is on, the wax is warm and the scalpel remains sharp.

— Elfin
Valley Road Podiatry | Hebden Bridge

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