Author Archive | Nicola Blower

Friends and patients of Walkrite, the Jayaswal family (Vikash and Madhurita and their children Tarranum (14) and Vivaan (10)), are undertaking a mighty challenge to trek to Everest Basecamp to raise money for the school they have founded in India to educate under-privileged children. They are doing this in recognition of the importance of education […]

We’re really excited to announce that we are growing our team! Hopefully we are going to be joined by another Podiatrist in January 2024. For now, we can’t announce all the details, but we are very excited to be welcoming them onboard and know that they are going to be an excellent addition to the […]

It was a real pleasure to contribute to this edition of BASEM Today (read full supplement here) which focused on the role of Allied Health Professions (AHP’s) in Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM). There are 14 AHP’s as recognised by the NHS and Podiatry is one of them. Other examples are Physiotherapy, Dieticians and Osteopaths […]

We regularly work with patients of all ages using weights to strengthen as part of their rehab. The latest research in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, confirms the positive impact of weight-training on better long-term health. When strength training twice a week was combined with meeting cardio-vascular exercise targets, the risk of premature death […]

Why? In 2016, Jean Blower, the mother of Podiatrist and Co-Director, Nicola Blower, passed away as a result of bowel cancer. Nicola’s Mum was looked after brilliantly in her final moments by a Hospice in Lancashire. Hospices provide a very much needed aspect of end of life care when people are too ill to be […]

Today marked the final day that our patients and staff wore face masks. From tomorrow, 31st May 2022, face masks will no longer be required in clinic. This is a milestone after 2 years of restrictions, but we know not everyone will feel 100% comfortable once face masks are no longer required. For patients who […]

Friend of Walkrite, Richard Conroy, and friends Dan Kirby and Darren Robinson are running the Marathon de Sables multi-day desert running race this month! They will be starting the race on 25th March 2022 and raising money for KidsOut. You can see all the details of the charity, donate to their cause and see updates […]

Increased physical activity lowers your risk of developing conditions that can shorten your life and may lead to you needing Hospice care We are running 100 miles in the month of January 2022 to raise money for Hospice UK and to promote the link between increased physical activity levels and a lowered risk of developing […]

We have moved into our new Podiatry clinic in Peterborough. We are so thankful to all the multi-disciplinry clinics that we have worked in since our incorporation in 2003, which enabled us to see many, many patients and build our business to the point were we could open a clinic of our own. The new […]

Heavy duty activity like trail running and long distance walking demands a lot from our feet but a lot more from our shoes. Uneven ground, demanding conditions and constant impact mean that it is more likely that our feet will get irritated by the shoe and not just the activity. This makes fitting of boots […]