Footmonkey Podiatry

22/05/2026

On another note, screenshots of me during the weeks training session, yes I ended up on my back again sliding over the ice.
Thank you again to alestorm Kraken IHC for putting up with me 😁

22/05/2026

22/05/2026

Gwyn and everyone at Footmonkey wish Neil Lennon and all the players at Dunfermline Athletic FC the very best for tomorrow’s Cup final.

Fun fact: the last time DAFC was at the finals was 2007 against Celtic which was Neil Lennon’s last game for Celtic.

COYP

11/05/2026

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09/05/2026

Ok kick off them shoes and tell me where you stand (no pun intended)

05/05/2026

I stopped skating and trying to play hockey about 1982, i was about 15 and I wasn’t very good…. Well I could skate reasonably well I just couldn’t get my speed and eye to hand coordination right to manage the puck so I moved to street hockey then field hockey as a keeper and played for Dunfermline men’s before I joined the Navy where I played for every base and submarine I served on including playing for the navy first team as keeper. Well that was a long time ago, an now I’m about to hit sixty, I’m back on the ice, with a stick and last night was my first scrim night and guess what???? Yup I’m still useless but what a laugh I had, I have to say a huge thank you to Kraken IHC for welcoming me in and all the encouragement even when I’m sliding across the ice on my face after I left the puck ten feet behind me and tripped over my own feet, nothing but encouragement. If I can match how bad I was in the 1980’s I’ll be happy.
So why is this podiatry related???? Ankle management and foot posture relating to the blade angle and articulation to manage outer and inner edges. Optimisation of the weight transfer through the medial and lateral arches and power transfer through the transverse arch locked inside the skate and the correct ankle articulation and muscular timing makes for accurate use of edges, sharper turning and increased speed take off. Get that wrong and gluteal, lower back and knee pain starts creeping in. We have utilised a full range of Sidas orthotics tested by me and approved for skates and do not break the bank.

Call us today for digital gait analysis and custom made to measure casted to your foot carbon orthotics for a fixed price of £140 all in with digital printout of your dynamic foot motion.

Oh and Ooft I’m sore today! 😜

03/05/2026

Congratulations to young Matty, Footmonkey’s sponsor, in the EIH games
down south this weekend. 3 games 3 wins for team Phillips, I didn’t go as I’m just back from holiday but watched the live streams including the crack of dawn one this morning.
Matty took a puck to the face but still walked away with MVP. Well done team Phillips and well done Matty!

20/04/2026

Aaaaaand we are at the airport awaiting for the gate announcement

17/04/2026

Roxanne our receptionist and I are now on holiday for 2 weeks, the clinic is open as usual though less staffed than normal obviously. The phone line is still open Monday to Friday 9am till 5pm as normal but Roxanne’s sister Suzanne is manning it so please be patient with her as she is still trying to get a hang of it all 😁

17/04/2026

Linda, Gwyn and all the staff at Footmonkey Podiatry wish the very best to Dunfermline athletic FC for tomorrows game. At least Neil’s feet are in fighting form after today’s treatment.

14/04/2026

Good shift last night at training, just taking a knee here to try work out what was expected of me and more importantly catch a breath. Ooft sore today!