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Flexibility with business car hire
If you’re planning a business trip either overseas or in the UK, arranging car hire before you travel gives you the ultimate in freedom when you arrive at your destination. Relying on local taxis or public transport can be something of a lottery at times, particularly when you’re anxiously trying to get to a vital appointment.
The first thing to remember is to book as early as you possibly can. With business trips, you may find that you have to make arrangements at very short notice but it still makes sense to take care of your car hire needs as quickly as possible. If you’re conscious about conveying the right image at your meeting, you don’t want to have to settle for anything that is unsuitable.
The same principle applies overseas where you are battling to arrange car hire with many thousands of tourists. By booking online as soon as you become aware of your travel dates you can save a great deal of headaches as your trip approaches.
It’s often tempting when you arrange the briefest of UK business trips to opt for public transport to get you to your hotel or to your meetings. If you’re flying from one end of the UK to the other, all the major car hire firms have a presence at the country’s international and regional airports and arranging car hire has never been easier.
With your rental agreement in place, you don’t have to worry about being at the mercy of trains and buses which can be delayed for any number of reasons. Above all, car hire gives you essential peace of mind that allows you to concentrate on your business.
If you’re travelling overseas, you may find yourself mixing business with a holiday. Maybe you’re even taking the family with you to enjoy a leisure trip while you take care of essential business matters.
In this instance, hiring a car can give you the best of everything and in most cases, you can rent a vehicle that is suitable for both business and pleasure. Even if you anticipate using a car on rare occasions while you’re overseas, having your own vehicle on hand takes away the worry of relying on local public transport.
When you’re travelling abroad, it’s even more important to book your car hire as far in advance as you possibly can. Remember that you’re competing for vehicle rental with a whole host of leisure tourists as well.
That isn’t to say that you won’t get any type of vehicle and with all the major rental companies holding vast stock that is an unlikely scenario to say the least. However, you may not always get your first choice so it always pays to book early.
Arranging car hire for any business trip has never been simpler and the whole process can be done online with just a few clicks of the mouse. With business hire at home or overseas, you have greater flexibility and freedom and you are in control.
5 Things You Need to Know About Morton’s Neuroma
You are probably wondering what Neuroma is? It is caused by compression when nerves become inflamed and are pushed against the bones in the locality – this is 1st thing you need to know. The classic Morton’s Neuroma is located in the foot, between the third and fourth toe – 80% of sufferers are affected here, but 15% of sufferers are have irritation between the second and third toe. Morton comes from the physician Thomas G. Morton who described the condition in 1876. Although Thomas got the cause wrong, his name stuck for the condition.
The 2nd – the Symptoms – What does it feel like?
Having Morton’s Neuroma, can feel like one or more of these symptoms:
- Tingling, burning, or numbness
- Pain in your foot
- A sensation that something is inside the ball of the foot
- It can feel like there is something in your shoe, some people describe it as feeling like ‘walking in marbles’ or your sock is bunched up
If left untreated symptoms can progress with severity increasing. In the initial stages the discomfort can fluctuate and depend on your footwear. However, as the neuroma enlarges the temporary changes in the nerve become permanent.
The 3rd – How it occurs
Morton’s Neuroma commonly occurs in middle-aged women (but not exclusively). It can arise from the following:
- Wearing the wrong shoe – wearing high heals too much, having wrong shoe size
- Previous foot problem – bunions, flatfeet, hammertoes or over flexible feet are all at risk of the condition
- Sport damage through repetition – Tennis, running
- Past injuries – broken foot
The 4th – How to get diagnosed
With this condition it is better to see a podiatrist (a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower leg) rather than a doctor.
The 5th – How it is treated
- Padding / Orthotic devices - supports to improve the arch of the foot (particularly in the metatarsal bone). This alleviates some of the compression on the affected area
- Icing –cold reduces the swelling and therefore the compression within the foot
- Activity modifications – if identified early look at activities that decrease the amount of pressure on your foot. Look at your exercise, if you run a lot, for example, consider changing some of this for swimming to reduce impact on the foot.
- Shoe modifications – look at better footwear or consider specialist shoes
- Anti-inflammatorymedications - i.e. ibuprofen to reduce swelling
- Injection therapy – treatment may include a course of cortisone, local anesthetics or other agents.
- Surgery – in severe cases or when non-surgical treatments have not responded adequately as a last result surgery may be necessary. Your surgeon will recommend long-term measures i.e. referral to podiatrist, to stop the symptom returning.
If you have concerns make sure you speak to a specialist. Podiatrists in your area can be easily located through the yellow pages or online NHS resources.
Feel free to check out Morton’s Neuroma Blog for more tips and to connect with other patients.
