At the placement I observed everyday procedures from first consultations with patients, through to dealing with minor problems such as cutting toes, removing hard skin and the diagnosis of conditions and provision of treatments. One example was orthotics, such as moulded toe separators, as one of the patients first toe overlapped the second and I learnt that separators would help that patient to reduce discomfort and swelling of the foot. While witnessing the treatments the Podiatrist took the time to clarify the tools used and gave an explanation as to how the procedures were conducted, giving treatments to patients in the meantime. This has given me knowledge about a variety of issues and an understanding of how to treat them. One condition I came across was a woman who had a stroke, this led to her developing hammer toes on one foot, and this would also cause other problems such as corns and calluses that were dealt with by the
At the placement I observed everyday procedures from first consultations with patients, through to dealing with minor problems such as cutting toes, removing hard skin and the diagnosis of conditions and provision of treatments. One example was orthotics, such as moulded toe separators, as one of the patients first toe overlapped the second and I learnt that separators would help that patient to reduce discomfort and swelling of the foot. While witnessing the treatments the Podiatrist took the time to clarify the tools used and gave an explanation as to how the procedures were conducted, giving treatments to patients in the meantime. This has given me knowledge about a variety of issues and an understanding of how to treat them. One condition I came across was a woman who had a stroke, this led to her developing hammer toes on one foot, and this would also cause other problems such as corns and calluses that were dealt with by the