Margaret I G Carruthers

Sports injuries including achilles tendonitis, ankle pain, shin splints, knee and hip pain. For information about any aspect of the treatment or to make an appointment, call the clinic directly on 07716 959136 or email info@margaretcarruthers.co.uk. For information about any aspect of the treatment or to make an appointment, call the clinic directly on 01494 433072.

Fungal nail (known as Onychomycosis) is the same fungal infection as Athlete's Foot. The infection can infect any part of your nail, including your nail plate, bed and root, as well as the skin around the nail, between the toes and on the skin of the foot. The infection starts off as a white or yellow spot or spike within the nail, eventually spreading on the whole nail, to cause thickening, crumbling, brittleness and discolouration.

In-growing toe nails, also known as 'Onycocryptosis' is a painful condition of the toe. It occurs when a sharp corner or edge of the toenail digs into the skin around the nail, making the toe painful. The most common signs and symptoms are pain, swelling and redness at the edges of the toes. Later on, extra skin and tissue will grow around the sharp point and, yellow liquid, pus or blood may leak from the nail edges.

Corns and calluses are excessive growths of skin, caused by pressure or friction on the foot. Corns and callouses appear on weight bearing areas such as the the ball of the foot, around the heel area or over the toes. They can even appear between the toes and these are often known as soft corns. These corns look like soft white bumps between the toes, usually between the 4th and 5th toes.

Diabetes is a very common disease. It develops from high blood glucose levels which can cause damage to the nerve systems in your body by stopping important messages getting to and from your brain. The nerves most likely to be affected are the longest ones - those that reach all the way down to your legs and feet.