Laura Forster- Foot Health Professional

My blisters from the Yorkshire 3 peaks 🥾🥾

I had worn my boots 100s of times before without any complaint. However, I changed two things the day before this event that drastically changed the dynamics of my hike. I changed the insoles which lifted my foot just slightly higher than my boot was used too. And bought myself a pair of fancy walking socks, a brand I had not used before, a wool material too dry for my skin creating this friction burn style blister.

Have a read ⬇️ on how to prevent this sort of thing happening to you.

Preventing friction blisters on your feet involves a combination of proper footwear, foot care, and protective measures.

Proper Footwear
•Choose the right shoes: Ensure that your shoes fit well. Neither too tight nor too loose. There should be enough room for your toes to move freely.
•Break in new shoes: Gradually wear new shoes to allow them to conform to the shape of your feet. For hiking especially you need to brake these in before a long hike.
• Wear the right socks. Opt for moisture wicking socks made of synthetic materials or wool blends. Avoid cotton as they retain moisture.
•Double layer socks. Consider wearing double-layer socks designed to reduce friction.

* Sock recommendations for hiking are mainly based on army recruit studies where by it’s been shown wearing two pairs of socks prevents blisters. A thin pair of polyester material and a thick woollen or polypropylene pair, this ensures low friction against the skin.

Foot care
• keep feet dry. Moisture can increase friction. Use foot powders or antiperspirants sprays to keep feet dry.
•Moisturise regularly. Apply a moisturiser cream to keep skin supple and less prone to friction. * please not do not apply moisturiser before going for a hike this is in your daily routine of self care*
•Trim toenails. Keep your toenails trim to prevent them from catching on your socks or shoes. Long toenails on a hike will knock on your walking boot and create trauma to the nail.

Protective measures
• Use blister pads to prevent blisters on prone areas. Use specially designed ones such as compeed.
•Lubricants: such as specialised blister prevention balm to high friction areas.
•Taping: use athletic tape or blister prevention tape to areas susceptible to blisters. The material must have a high coefficient of friction.

Activity management
• change socks regularly. If your feet get wet or sweaty, change into dry socks as soon as possible
•Take breaks: During prolonged walking or hiking, take regular breaks to remove shoes and air out your feet.
- Gradually increase activity. Increase the intensity and duration of activities like running or hiking gradually to allow your feet to adapt.

By following these steps you can significantly reduce the risk of developing friction blisters on your feet 👣

☀️☀️August appointments☀️☀️

👣Thursday 1st
-9am -10am -1pm -2pm

👣Friday 2nd
-9am -10am -2pm -3pm

👣Thursday 8th
-8am -9am -7pm

👣Friday 9th
-4pm -7pm

👣Thursday 15th
-8am -9am - 2pm - 3pm -6pm

👣Friday 16th
-8am -5pm -6pm -7pm

👣Thursday 22nd
-8am - 2pm - 3pm -6pm

👣Friday 23rd
-9am -4pm

Update**
Next weeks appointments

Tuesday 9th
-9am
Thursday 11th
- 5pm

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Appointments left next week 👣 👣

⭐️Tuesday 9th
8am & 9am
⭐️Thursday 11th
1pm & 6pm
⭐️Friday 12
6pm

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Lincoln's Winter Ball 13.12.24
King Street Chiropody Clinic are Raising funds to support 'Fighting Fit' cancer care programme delivered by the Lincoln City charity Foundation.

King Street Chiropody Clinic are hosting Lincoln’s Winter Ball this December.
Raising funds to support the ‘Fighting Fit’ cancer care programme delivered by the Lincoln City foundation charity.
An incredible charity close to my heart. If any of my patients would like to attend drop me a msg. Or offers of raffle prizes would be greatly welcomed
Thanks
Laura 👣

📸 03:59 am

Did you know Becky and I are both HCPC registered Operating Department Practitioners? Between us we have 36years of healthcare experience.

Not only are you paying for a service you are seeing someone with a vast amount of experience and medical knowledge.

Pick your practitioners wisely 👣 👣

Melanoma skin cancer awareness month
- “Training eyes to save lives”

The team at king street Chiropody clinic are currently enrolled on the professional course in early skin cancer detection.

By Having regular foot appointments with your professional they will be able to spot any changes to your foot & lower leg areas.

-Early detection
-Skin surveillance
-Education
-Referals to the right place if/when needed.

Approved by :-
British association of dermatologists
British association of Skin cancer specialist nurses
British dermatology nursing group
Endorsed by Royal College of Podiatrists

Whilst were training keep putting your sun cream on ☀️

Hiii guys!!

We have been very quiet on socials this year. But trust me when I say we’ve been working hard behind the scenes. In & out of clinic. We welcomed Becky in December and she’s fit in perfectly. The 3 of us attended event in Leeds recently keeping us up to date in various aspects of foot heath.

With summer coming many of you are getting sandal feet ready and it’s so nice to catch up with our seasonal patients 🌞 ☀️

With that said it’s a very busy season so be sure to make appointments early before your holiday is due.

We look forward to seeing you

L x 👣 👣

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to thank all my lovely patients over the last couple of months. Many of you know we’ve had two family bereavements very close together in Jan & Feb. You’ve had appointments cancelled, reshuffled or Steve made a surprise appearance instead of me. And ive been really slow at replying to messages so I just want to thank you all for your kindness and patience.
And Thank you for the flowers and cards it has ment a lot.

Anyway I’m back in the game so I’ll be annoying your news feeds once again ☺️
See you soon!

Laura # # #
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Do you have any Christmas party plans this year? Fancy dressing up and raising money for an excellent charity ?
Well join us Friday 13th December at Lincoln County Assembly rooms for a ball. Black tie, arrival drink, 3course meal, dance and a raffle.
All funds raised support 'Fighting Fit' cancer care programme.

Merry Christmas 🎄✨🌟from my family to yours. Thank you to all my fantastic patients and everyone that’s supported the team at King street Chiropody Clinic this year, were extremely grateful!! We’ve had a fantastic year as a buisness and we can’t wait to see what 2024 brings.
Wishing you good health and joy
Merry Christmas and a happy New year ✨👣 ✨👣 ✨

By Poppy age 10, my lovely little patient. Thank you for this wonderful poem Pops, it brightened up my day
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“ My poem about feet

Always was your feet
You do it 7times a week
They are not cheap
So they are to keep

Don’t get verrucas
Because they spread
And they spread like party poopers
Always wash your feet
Please do it 7 times a week”

🌟King Street Chiropody Clinic🌟
Meeting your foot care needs 👏🏼

🌟🎄Appointments before Christmas 🎄 🌟

Thursday 7th Dec - 3pm , 4pm
Thursday 14th Dec- 9am, 5pm
Friday 15th - 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Sat 16th - 2pm
Tuesday 19th - 9am, 2pm
Fri 22nd 4pm, 5pm 6pm, 7pm

✨👣Wow not many appointments left before Christmas folks 🌟 🎄
Get Christmas party feet ready 😍😍

Appointments ⬇️ 👇

Thursday 30th Nov - 12pm, 1pm, 3pm & 4pm
Friday 1st Dec - 12pm, 1pm, 2pm & 8pm

Thursday 7th Dec - 10am, 3pm & 4pm
Friday 8th Dec - 9am & 11am

Thursday 14th Dec- 9am, 12pm, 5pm, 7pm
Friday 15th Dec- 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Sat 16th Dec- 9am & 1pm

Tuesday 19th -2pm
Friday 22nd Dec- 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm

👣 Next weeks availability👣
Thursday 9th Nov
•9am
•6pm
•8pm