Chiropodists and podiatrists – essentially the same thing in the UK – are best known for providing basic foot care such as toenail problems including thickened, fungal or ingrown toenails; corns and callouses; bunions; heel pain and more. But chiropodists are health care professionals with a wider range of skills to prevent, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate abnormal conditions of the feet and lower limbs. People with long-term health conditions such as diabetes, arterial disease and rheumatoid arthritis are normally able to receive chiropody services on the NHS.
