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Advice from a Podiatrist

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Foot care for people who exercise

Here you’ll find excellent advice and tips from Carola Richardson, a medical foot care therapist who is passionate about foot health.

Athlete’s foot, ingrown toenails, and heel corns. These might not sound like very serious issues, but for anyone who experiences them, they are extremely painful and impossible to ignore with every step you take. But it’s fairly easy to combat them. 

‘It’s so important to take care of your feet—they carry us through our entire lives, yet they’re so easy to forget about. Once you start having foot issues, though, you need patience, the right treatments, and good products to get rid of them. There’s a huge benefit to doing things correctly from the start, for example to avoid using strong medications,’ says Carola Richardson, who also leads courses for medical foot care therapists on nail and skin fungus. In recent years, she has seen an increase in foot and nail fungus, especially in her practice. ‘I think this could be because we exercise more and do more sports. It’s also twice as common in men. The single biggest risk of infection is in public showers and changing rooms. It’s warm and humid there, fungal spores thrive in this environment, and the infection spreads easily.’

How to get healthy, beautiful feet

  • Regular foot soaks, preferably using BIOpH Footcare, which treats and builds healthy feet.
  • Moisturize with a foot cream that has high-quality ingredients.
  • Don’t file or buff your feet too much, as this triggers the skin to form calluses.
  • Get regular foot care from a medical foot care therapist. First step to healthy feet
  • First step to healthy feet

Taking care of your feet has never been easier. Regular foot soaks with BIOpH lay the foundation for avoiding issues and deliver positive results for anyone dealing with problems like athlete’s foot, heel corns, and calluses. 

It’s almost impossible to tell with the naked eye that dry feet and flaky skin patches are caused by fungus—their symptoms mimic both eczema and psoriasis. A first step is to use BIOpH Footcare. The foot soak relieves symptoms regardless of whether the person actually has a fungal infection or not. BIOpH is effective, biodegradable, and a safe product with no side effects, according to clinical studies. Many people who notice symptoms they think are fungus start treating themselves with over-the-counter medications. But this will be ineffective if they don’t actually have a fungal infection, and the result is that they’ve used strong medications unnecessarily, with all the risk of side effects that medications carry. 

‘I am truly passionate about fungal foot conditions,’ says Carola Richardson, who also trains aspiring medical foot care therapists about athlete’s foot.

‘It’s so important to act quickly so that the problem doesn’t develop into athlete’s foot that covers the entire sole of the foot or spreads into the toenails. 
She explains that fungus is a parasite that significantly worsens skin quality and can also lead to cracked skin. Using BIOpH medical-grade foot care products relieves your symptoms regardless of whether you have athlete’s foot or not. If you don’t get the desired results after regular use, it’s a good idea to get a proper diagnosis. This is relatively easy to do, either with a so-called DNA test at a medical foot care therapist’s office or with a culture at your primary care clinic.

‘My most important advice is to keep the skin on your feet healthy, as well as your toenails. Use therapeutic foot soaks, file your feet moderately, and moisturize with a high-quality foot cream—that’s the foundation. If you do develop problems, seek help from a medical foot care therapist.’

Healthy feet for people who exercise

As an athlete or active person, you subject your feet to a lot of stress. Our feet are true heroes, carrying us an average of four times around the globe over a lifetime. For feet that get a lot of exercise, this adds extra strain. 

Of course, there are countless benefits to working out—your health improves, you become more alert, happier, and have more energy. At the same time, your body wears down, and especially your feet take a lot of impact in many sports. To protect your feet as much as possible, the most essential thing is to wear the right shoes tailored to your activity. 

‘We subject our feet to extreme stress when we go running and do team sports, for example. In our practice, we see a lot of injured feet and blisters among athletes and people who work out a lot,’ says Carola Richardson, a medical foot care therapist.

She notes that the most important factor is simply the shoes or footwear you wear when practicing your sport—rigid skates and cleats can also cause issues. But the environment also plays a role.

‘As an athlete, you are at a higher risk of infections like athlete’s foot because the spore count is high in environments like gyms, sports halls, showers, and changing rooms. 
Athlete’s foot is exactly what it’s called in English, and it’s a fitting description. Bacteria also build up in shoes and socks, and it’s important to wash your socks often and rotate between different pairs of shoes.

‘BIOpH+ Washing powder is effective even in low temperatures. Since it kills bacteria, which also cause unpleasant odors, it’s perfect for socks and performance sportswear that can develop a lingering smell after just one use. It’s also biodegradable in the environment.’
Carola Richardson recommends that everyone get regular medical foot care treatments; how often depends on the condition of your feet. She emphasizes that you should not self-treat ingrown toenails and black toenails, as these can cause long-term problems.

‘If you don’t take care of your damaged toenails, you can easily develop what’s known as toenail fungus, where the nail becomes thick and often discolored. This happens when the nail matrix is damaged, and it’s tricky to resolve, but a foot care therapist can buff the nail and recommend at-home treatment with nail oil.’

Great advice for active, athletic feet

- Use shower sandals in showers and changing rooms.

- Care for your socks and shoes—wash and disinfect them with BIOpH Washing powder and sspray your shoes with BIOpH Shoe spray and rotate between different pairs of shoes.

- Unpleasant foot odor is caused by bacteria. With BIOpH Washing powder, you can wash your socks and sportswear in low temperatures and still kill the bacteria that cause bad odors. 

- Do not self-treat ingrown toenails and black toenails. Visit a medical foot care therapist regularly who can provide treatment and advice.

- Impact and trauma can damage the nail bed, which can then lead to thickened, discolored toenails. When the nail matrix is damaged, it can be difficult to fix. You’ll get the best help from a foot care therapist, paired with at-home treatment using nail oil.

- Take care of your feet with regular BIOpH foot soaks, moisturize them, and keep your skin and toenails healthy.