Tidy Toes Mobile Foot Care

12/06/2025

SUMMER SALE.....
(When purchased at time of appointment)

Sensory Foot Scrub 125ml
RRP 9.99 NOW £5.00
With Lime oil and coconut shell, for an energising aromatherapy experience. Exfoliates and enriches.

Deodorising Fizzy Foot Foam 150ml
RRP £4.99 NOW £3.50
with Manuka Honey and Menthol
Instantly cools and refreshes hot tired feet

28/05/2025

Planning a summer holiday? Are your feet ready? Consider booking ahead for your feet appointments so as not to be disappointed.
Today I have turned away 3 clients who have made contact wanting appointments within the next 7 days. We are heading into our busy period

01/03/2025

👣 Professional Mobile Foot Care provided by local, friendly, fully insured experienced Registered Foot Health Practitioner. 👣

Treatment in the comfort of your own home.
Appointment includes Nail trimming,
Reduction of thickened nails,
Corn removal.
Callus reduction,
Foot health check and advice,
Appointments last 45 minutes to an hour.

Telephone Helen on 07955 396 294 or message to arrange an appointment

24/02/2025

Corns and calluses are thick, hardened layers of skin that develop when the body tries to protect itself against friction or pressure. They often form on feet and toes -sometimes because of the bone structure of our feet, especially with age related changes, but also from our footwear. Changes to the way we walk as we age can also be a big cause of calluses and corns

It is not advisable to cut corns yourself, especially if you are elderly or have diabetes. The one big piece of advice I give to all my clients is..... be careful about using corn plasters, as they contain acids than can burn the healthy skin around the corn, which often leads to serious problems such as infection. People with diabetes, poor circulation or a reduced immune system should not self-treat, but instead seek advice from a Foot Care Specialist

As a Foot Health Practitioner I am able to remove corns painlessly, apply padding to relieve pressure or fit corrective appliances for long-term relief. For callus, I am also be able to remove hard skin, relieve pain and redistribute pressure with soft padding, or corrective appliances that fit easily into your shoes. The skin should then return to its normal state. For issues caused by an altered walking pattern (gait) after reducing the callus, I refer a client on to a podiatrist specialising in gait analysis/biomechanics to look at whether custom made insoles are required.

23/02/2025

LIMITED TIME ONLY SALE
£ 5.00 for 125ml. RRP £9.99

People often ask what creams i use as a professional. For the past 6 months i have changed to specialist British made creams from Dermatonics, and have been impressed with the quality and results. Ive also had positive feedback from clients.

Colloidal oatmeal soothes the skin while 10% urea ensure the skin is well hydrated and helps to prevent cracking.
This foot cream also rapidly soothes and relieves itchiness which may be caused by conditions such as athlete’s foot, diabetes, dermatitis or other dry skin conditions, while simultaneously treating any dry or hard skin
Formulated without any perfume

Noticeable results in just 1 day.

Suitable for people with diabetes, and also vegetarian-friendly

Available to.puchase at appointments while

13/02/2025

GOUT
What is it?
Put simply it is too much Uric acid in our blood stream. Uric acid is normally found in our bodies- 2/3 of it comes from the normal process of cells dying off and being replenished the final 1/3 comes from our diet in the form of purines. These are normally broken down by our liver. 90% of Uric Acid is reabsorbed by our body and 10 % excreted.
When we have too much uric acid in our blood we develop Hyperuricemia. This is either because our body can not excrete the uric acid quick enough (the most common cause) or because our body is producing too much.
In the right conditions, Uric Acid changes to Monosodium Urate Crystals which are needle like in their shape

Who gets Gout?
1.4% of cases are related to where we are from. There is a clear association with diabetes and obesity. Gout is 6 times more common in men that women.

Presentation
Severe and distinctly agonising pain. Sudden onset of a hot red, inflamed joint.
In men, 85% of cases affect their feet, with 50% of first attacks affecting the big toe
In women it is more likely to affect their knee first, and more likely to affect hands than feet
Attacks are more common to start at night-time when our breathing is slower, causing CO2 to increase in our blood resulting in an increased blood acidity level. Our bodies are generally cooler and more dehydrated at night, and we produce less cortisol a natural anti inflammatory

Advanced cases- a build-up of the crystals leads to the formation of tophus. This can usually be seen beneath the skin surface as an iridescent white cyst like structure or nodule. If the skin is ulcerated, then it is clear to see the tophus as almost toothpaste like in its consistency.

Arthritic changes to the joints are also evident in long term gout sufferers

Diagnosis is usually based on clinical presentation, and a blood test to check urate levels

Management.
When an attack first occurs - Anti inflammatories such as Naproxsyn, alongside Colchicine to quickly lower the Uric acid levels
Chronic Phase – medications such as Allopurinol, alongside lifestyle changes. This should include losing weight, and reducing any alcohol intake, alongside following a diet lower in purines (please see photo attached for examples)

There have been several studies that also show the positive effect of including tart cherry juice, or Cherry extract capsules in your diet if you have gout.

06/02/2025

Did you know that poor-fitting shoes may lead to thickened toenails, callus and corns and foot deformities.
Check if your footwear is the right size, because size and shape of your feet can change over time.
The shoe box should have enough depth and width to accommodate your feet, check if you can wiggle your toes, but your shoes shouldn't be too loose either. There should be about 1cm of space between your longest toe and the end of your shoe and cushioned sole of the shoes should to absorb any shock and reduce pressure under your feet.
When purchasing new shoes try them on at the end of the day when your feet tend to be the largest due to swelling.
If you can see the outline of toes imprinted on the top of shoes then these shoes are the wrong shape for your feet.

06/02/2025

As part of your full foot assessment I am now able to carry out a doppler scan - a quick, painless procedure which will indicate if you have a normal blood flow to your feet.

Doppler Assessment of Blood Flow in the Feet
A Doppler ultrasound test uses reflected sound waves to evaluate blood as it flows through a blood vessel. It helps evaluate blood flow through the major arteries and veins of the feet. It can show blocked or reduced blood flow through narrowing in the major arteries. It also can reveal blood clots in leg veins (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT) that could break loose and block blood flow to the lungs (pulmonary embolism).

During Doppler ultrasound, a handheld instrument (transducer) is passed lightly over the skin above a blood vessel. The transducer sends and receives sound waves that are amplified through a microphone. The Practitioner listens to the sounds produced by the transducer to evaluate the blood flow through an area that may be blocked or narrowed.

Doppler ultrasound is done to detect blood clots and blocked or narrowed blood vessels that reduce the blood flow to the feet. A reduced blood supply can produce loss of muscle or nerve function. In the feet, a reduced blood supply can result in ulcers or loss of toes, or any part of the foot that doesn’t receive a sufficient blood supply to keep it alive. People with reduced blood supply may injury themselves, and then have an inability to heal after the injury because of a poor blood supply. A person with a reduced blood supply may be advised not to have foot surgery to correct a deformity, as the foot may not have an adequate blood supply to heal after the surgery.

06/02/2025

Do these Toenails look familiar? Book an appointment today.

Painful toenails can make it challenging to wear shoes and socks comfortably, while interfering with a person’s walking given the pressure that moves through the toes during walking and pushing off the ground to take the next step. Having damaged or infected toenails also makes many people feel self-conscious about their nail appearance, choosing to keep their feet hidden beneath shoes and socks even in the scorching summer months.

One of the most common complaints I come across in my work is Thickened toenails or Onychauxis (the medical term)

This is a process that typically develops and worsens over many months and years. Having smooth and natural toenails that turn bulky and often discoloured can make them very difficult to trim and manage, leaving many people frustrated with getting them caught on socks and hosiery. For some, the thickness can reach a point where it presses against the top of the shoe, causing notable toe pain.

Alongside the thickening of the toenail, you may notice the nail becomes more brittle with the nail flaking or splitting, there may be an unpleasant odour from the nail, there may be a build-up of dead skin and debris beneath the nail, or the nail may lift from the nail bed.

Most often, our toenails get thicker as we grow older as a simple byproduct of our natural ageing process where the rate at which our toenails grow slows due to reduced blood circulation, causing our nail cells to build up - and our nails to thicken. Men are more likely to suffer from thickening nails than women.
Most people are pleased to know that thickened nails are manageable with regular appointments.

04/02/2025

23/01/2025

When people think about footcare, they don’t often realise the true value of looking after our feet especially as we age.

A third of people over 65, and half of people over 80, fall at least once a year . That means that every year in the UK, at least 5 million people will experience at least one fall.

Care home residents, of which there are approximately 400,000 in the UK, are three times more likely to fall than people living independently in their own homes. That equates to a rate of 1.5 falls per care home bed per year

20 per cent (one in five) of falls result in hospital visits for people aged 80+

Falls are common among older people in both community and care home settings, leading to injury, fear, hospitalisation, loss of function and death. The Annually, falls cost the National Health Service more than £2 billion To date, preventative interventions have typically included strengthening and balance exercises, medication review, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and detecting and treating visual impairment

More recently, it has been recognised that foot problems in older people are often associated with falls. From nails that have not been trimmed in a long time, foot pain from untreated corns, structural issues such as Bunions, undiagnosed neuropathy, through to poor fitting, or inappropriate footwear (We change the tyres on our cars more frequently that a lot of older people replace their slippers! The tread may look fine, but run your hand inside, often the support has gone, and the person is actually walking on the rigid framework of the slipper)

A footcare appointment is far more than simply cutting your toenails

01/01/2025

👣 Professional Mobile Foot Care provided by local, friendly, fully insured Registered Foot Health Practitioner. 👣

Treatment in the comfort of your own home.
Appointment includes Nail trimming,
Reduction of thickened nails,
Corn removal.
Callus reduction,
Foot health check and advice,
Appointments last 45 minutes to an hour.

Telephone Helen on 07955 396 294 or message to arrange an appointment