As a nurse, I do a fair amount of walking each day, and it tends to be my feet that are the last thing I think of maintaining. Until recently that is.

I organized for some of my patients to have a chiropodist visit them at home and was astonished at the difference it made to them, not just in terms of being able to walk better, but also psychologically. Somehow, having someone care for your feet appears to have had an effect on their mood which I found a bit strange.

Therefore I arranged an appointment for myself with the same chiropodist, who looked at my feet, told me where my back hurts and which of my knees hurts, without me saying a word to her. She has diagnosed a slightly fallen fore-foot and correctly stated she would expect me to have pain in my big toe on that side.

I am a convert. I have ordered some decent shoes from an on-line company called Dansko, and am organizing an insert for the affected foot to help put the foot back into allignment. I have also arranged another appointment for six weeks with the chiropodist. There is a new lightness to my step, and I will be looking after my feet with renewed respect.

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