A short note from earlier in the summer. Bob, Lee and Simon spent a few days at Glastonbury 2023 as part of the FMS Podiatry volunteer team, providing on-site foot care to festival-goers.
Twelve podiatrists were on the team across the festival weekend. Between us we saw around 270 patients — mostly the kinds of foot problems you’d expect from long days walking on uneven ground in unsuitable footwear: blisters, friction injuries, “welly leg”, a few infected wounds, and a steady run of patients who’d done more on their feet in three days than they had in the previous three months.
It’s a useful reminder of how much daily-walking demand can change foot loading, and of how much of the misery is preventable with reasonable footwear choices and basic foot-care kit.
If you’re heading to a festival this year, our festival foot guide covers what to pack, how to head off blisters before they form, and what to do if something goes wrong.
For everyday foot, ankle and lower-limb care back in Yorkshire, book an appointment or make an enquiry → — Leeds, York, Wetherby and Wharfedale.
Bob Longworth MSc DPodM, Lee Short MSc DPodM and Simon are clinicians at Podiatry Clinics (Yorkshire) Ltd.