While exfoliating the skin is typically associated with facial pampering or an aid to acne-prone skin, it is also important for your foot health. It is an easy way to keep patient skin clean and free of dead cells while preventing a host of foot-related issues.

The skin on our feet can become dry, cracked or loose because of a lack of moisture. This is caused by the consistent enclosure of feet in socks, shoes and the friction of walking and running.

Scrubs, Pumice Stones and files are all effective remedies and ones your patients can easily obtain. They remove dead skin and avoid building tough, unsightly calluses. They also help with unclogging pores and keeping them clear.

Over time this can also help to alleviate the pain and discomfort caused by many foot-related conditions or prevent them from starting.

Poor foot health has the potential to jeopardise the individual’s overall health and wellbeing if not properly managed. Should foot health deteriorate, it can affect a person’s ability to work and engage in physical activity.

Not only can this impact the quality of life but on employment and earning potential. More seriously, it also increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes, as well as diminishing a person’s overall physical state and ability.

Many people will develop some form of foot health related issue at some stage in their lives. A lot of which can be successfully treated, or avoided with the right care and advice. However, an ageing population is putting increasing demand on this sector, causing an increase in demand for qualified foot health care practitioners.

Working as a Foot Health Practitioner will allow you to alleviate, prevent and correct foot disorders which potentially cause great discomfort. Receiving great satisfaction as you watch their conditions and therefore their ability improve.