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Swoosh. Nike Makes Laces Obsolete
Solutions, basketball, cbd, footwear, melbourne, pascoe vale, podiatrySwoosh! Nike Makes Laces Obsolete A podiatrists take on the new Nike Adapt BB and the Adapt platform I can still vividly remember sitting on my mum’s knee as a wee tacker learning how to tie up my shoe laces. Even at a young age I must...
A Podiatrist’s Guide to Kokoda
People, boots, EP, hiking, kokoda, podiatrist, PridePlus Health, shoes, socksA Podiatrist’s Guide to Kokoda Kokoda. The word itself has a meaning to many Australians that evokes feelings of pride and passion, loss and struggle. Our PNG neighbours to the north have a rich shared history with many Australians and t...
Real Talk Heel Talk
Problems, cbd, emerald, heel pain, melbourne, pascoe vale, plantar fasciitis, plantar fasciopathy, podiatryReal Talk Heel Talk It’s monday morning, the alarm is going off and the last thing you want to be doing is getting up and going to work. If you’re like me then you have a love-hate relationship with mornings. As soon as I’m up morn...
Listen To Your Body
Solutions, EP, exercise physiology, listen to your body, pascoe valeListen To Your Body Fatigue, soreness, muscle tightness, anxiety and stress tell us our physiology is not as it should be. It’s OK to experience these feelings from time to time, however learning strategies to manage and minimise the...
Running SMART. Cheers and beers to the Dutch this festive season
Solutions, celebration, EP, festive, melbourne, pascoe vale, physio, podiatry, research, running, shoesRunning SMART. Cheers and beers to the Dutch this festive season. A really interesting article popped to our attention at PridePlus Health this week. Published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Reasons and predictors of ...
Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Problems, basketball, injuries, melbourne, pascoe vale, physio, physiotherapy, QandA, TOSNeurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Like many fans of basketball and the NBA I’ve been absolutely floored by the wild start to the 2017 number 1 draft pick out of Washington, Markelle Fultz’s NBA career with the Philadelphia 76ers. ...
5 Top Tips For Happy Holiday Feet
Solutions, blisters, collins st, emerald, feet, holidays, melbourne, pascoe vale, podiatry, queen st, shoes5 Top Tips For Happy Holiday Feet This guy? Got to the airport and realised he forgot something. No, not his passport, or his cash, or his immunisations. No, he forgot to think feet. Anything goes wrong with your feet while you’re aw...
Do I Need To See A Podiatrist?
Solutions, cbd, collins st, emerald, feet, health insurance, medicare, melbourne, pascoe vale, podiatry, queen st, shoesDo I need to see a podiatrist? If you have feet and legs and pain, you need a podiatrist. Podiatrists specialise in assessing and managing any foot and lower limb pain or problems. This includes musculoskeletal pain or injuries, skin and...
How To Get Better With Exercise
Solutions, EP, exercise, exercise physiology, melbourne, pascoe vale, PridePlus HealthHow to (get better with) exercise Exercise is a natural part of our lives. Remember when you learnt to roll, crawl, walk, run, climb, twist, turn, jump and land, catch and throw? No, probably not. Because you just did it! When you’re...
Sweat, sweat, sweat. Sweaty Feet
Problems, feet, hygiene, podiatry, shoes, socks, sweaty feetSweat, sweat, sweat Trivia buffs, name the sweatiest part of the body? Probably not that hard to guess. Feet. Try this: how many sweat glands are there in the feet? 100? 200? Keep guessing! What is sweat? Sweat is mostly water, but con...