After working with the Pinpointe fungal laser for over a year I thought it was time to put my observations down.

Many people wake up one day, realising they need to get mobile. They get more aches and pains, put on weight, and generally feel out of puff.

Functional Hallux limitus refers to a perfectly normal 1st Joint that is not allowed to work like it should.

A biomechanical assessment is necessary to establish cause, streching and orthotics may be needed as well as adjustment to sporting habits to allow healing.

The one approach that is overlooked is functional biomechanics. How the foot and legs work and their effect on how the knee works.

The surface layer of the skin consists of high levels of keratin which is a protein that gives it its resilience. The new cells migreate throught the Dermis up throught the Epidermis and eventually they fall off.

You can see how dropped arches can be the fore runner of a whole host of ailments, which unless dealt with correctly can cause much aches and pains.

There are perhaps over a hundred varieties of the virus and can grow or manifest in many places on the body, Certain types prefer the feet and they can take different shapes.

The plantar fascia consists of a band of tissue (tendon) that extends from the heel (calcaneus) and splits into three parts as it approaches the forefoot.