The general population spend a lot of time on their feet either walking, running or standing for long periods of time. Impractical or ill-fitting footwear can also lead to feet being neglected and not maintained. Foot problems are very common and can affect people of all ages. Being elderly, overweight or diabetic increases foot problems and also the need for a foot care routine. Mobility and freedom to walk pain-free is extremely important, and most people benefit from foot care maintenance to keep their feet healthy and pain-free.

What is a Foot Health Practitioner?

A foot health practitioner is someone who provides routine foot care and maintenance to people’s feet. A person may see an FHP to seek relief from the effects of pain on the feet, which may include ingrown toenails, corns, calluses, verrucae, or hard, dry and cracked skin that develop over time. Diabetes and obesity are also rapidly increasing in prevalence in our population and the need for foot health practitioners are needed now more than ever, to maintain a routine foot health check on diabetic patients.

A foot health practitioner offers advice to clients and treating common foot health problems, helping to prevent pain when clients are moving around. The elderly are especially prone to these conditions and benefit massively from their feet being kept in good condition. As part of the job, a foot health care practitioner will assess the condition of a patients feet and supply the appropriate treatment. On occasion, they may also refer clients to their G.P or podiatrist if necessary.

The key tasks of a foot health practitioner will include treating nail dystrophies, monitoring circulation and thoroughly sterilising equipment (with hospital-grade disinfectants and up to hospital standards) to ensure everything is sterile and safe to use.

The Sole Suite provides foot health services to a variety of clients including diabetics, the disabled and older people. All of the treatments can be carried out at the clients' own homes for their personal comfort. Care, nursing and dementia homes can also be visited for residents' treatments.