Running Injuries – What’s it all About?
Running injuries If you are a runner, and unless you have been very lucky, you will most likely have experienced a running related injury. A quick Google search tells us that the most common running injuries are anterior (front of the) knee pain, Achilles tendon issues, ITB (Iliotibial Band) syndrome, shin splints, plantar fasciitis and […]
Nail Surgery for Ingrowing Nails – How it works
Nail surgery for ingrowing toenails is a quick and easy procedure that gives a long-lasting cure for a very painful condition. An ingrown nail happens when a sharp piece at the side of the nail pierces the skin and causes inflammation. Often it won’t resolve unless the offending piece of nail is removed permanently. What […]
Verruca Treatments Explained: Which option is right for you?
At ColPod Therapies, we understand how frustrating and persistent verrucae can be. While some verrucae disappear naturally over time, others can become painful, spread, or simply refuse to go away despite repeated home treatments. That’s why we offer a range of evidence-based verruca treatments tailored to different patients, lifestyles, and clinical presentations. No single treatment works […]
Nail Surgery: When is it time to see a Podiatrist
At ColPod Therapies, a common concerns we see in clinic is painful or problematic toenails. Many people try to manage nail pain at home for months — sometimes years — before seeking professional help. Unfortunately, nail problems often worsen over time, particularly when infection or repeated trauma is involved. If you are struggling with recurring toenail […]
Running Injury and Performance Follow Up
Following on from a Running Injury or Performance Platinum Assessment we shall discuss with you what we think is the link between how you are moving and the injury or performance issue that you have experienced. This could consist of a variety of things. There is a very good chance of talking about the way […]
Running Injuries – A guide to why they happen, what to do about them and how we can help.
Running is a repetitive activity and it makes sense at some point during our running career that we shall sustain a running injury. Bodies can take a certain amount of loading but often we are balancing on a fine line of body tolerance and body breaking. Running training is designed to damage tissue, this is […]
How to recover more effectively – Podcast
In this podcast, Craig and Anna (from Running, Life & Stuff) speak to Colin, the owner of Colpod – a Podiatry and Therapies clinic in Chesterfield. It’s a goldmine of practical advice – highlighting how subtle biomechanical issues, like improper big toe function, can lead to recurring hip pain or inefficiencies in gait. Colin explains […]
For People Who Move – Injury Frustration
Injury is the thing we try to avoid when we are active. For people who move anything that gets in the way of doing the things we love is a pain – literally usually. This is what we see in clinic. Painful bits of bodies, but what we really see is the injury frustration, the […]
New Running Assessment for Runners and Movers
What is New? We have been lucky to secure a new room at The Glass Yard in Chesterfield and opening a new clinic which will offer a new assessment for runners or if you use running as part of your training. This will be useful for injury recovery, prevention as well as performance improvement. We […]
Courses for Podiatrists 2026
I am running two courses for podiatrists at present. Biomechanics is often seen as confusing and the application into clinical practice is often the hard part. These courses will demystify these issues, make sense of clinical biomechanics and give you skills to apply these to your clinical work straight away. I have been running biomechanics […]
Runners Specific Exercises – What you need to know
There are a whole load of exercises recommended for runners. You Tube has many hours of amazing exercises to help you with your running performance and to prevent injury. All with various promises of doing amazing things for your running. And none of them are most likely wrong. But you need to know what works […]
Run 3D Clinic – Why do it and what it offers.
Run 3D is a 3D video analysis system that allows us to look at your running in all planes of movement. The information is then analysed by us and the computer to see how you are moving. This is information can be used to help treat running injuries, look at improving performance and reducing the […]