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Expert advice on heel pain, plantar fasciitis, orthotics, and everything in between from Melbourne's Pride Podiatry team.
The 5 Best Running Shoes for Plantar Fasciitis in 2025
Your podiatrist-approved guide to shoes that ease heel pain, support your plantar fascia, and keep you running happy. Updated July 2025 by Tim Mulholland, podiatrist, runner, and absolute shoe enthusiast from Pride Podiatry, Melbourne. Quick Summary Table Shoe Best For Drop Weight Why It Works Hoka Bondi 9 Max cushioning 4mm 310g Broad, stable heel […]
30 July 2025
Heel Pain Reset
Your Heel Hurts. But Not for the Reason You Think. A free 3-day email series to help you fix your heel pain with strength, support, and smart moves — not just stretches or new shoes. What You’ll Learn Who’s it for: ✅ You wake up hobbling✅ You’ve tried stretching, foam rolling, or resting and it’s […]
9 April 2025
Heel Pain and the Calf Stretch Trap
A Lesson From My Cough Let’s talk about two things you didn’t expect in the same sentence: heel pain and a lingering cough. I’ve had this dry, scratchy cough for over a week now—started with fever and chills, tested negative for COVID and flu, but the cough won’t quit. And somewhere between a lozenge and […]
26 March 2025
Forget Heel Spurs, The Real Reason You Have Heel Pain On Walking Is Strangely Simple
Heel pain on walking, particularly that first step in the morning is caused by a heel spur. That’s what your doctor said. And why shouldn’t they, look there at the X-ray of your foot they took. It’s clear, there’s a heel spur on the image and it’s smack in the middle of where you feel […]
5 July 2023
How To Treat Heel Pain in Pascoe Vale
By the end of this article you will know how to treat heel pain in Pascoe Vale. But why should you care? If you’re like me, you’re a podiatrist who is visited by hundreds of Pascoe Vale residents limping in with sore heels in the morning or aching heels when they run. And when someones […]
26 June 2023
Why Your Morning Heel Pain Is A Wake-Up Call
A guide to taking back your first steps from morning heel pain in Melbourne from a local podiatrist. Melbourne, the city that never sleeps, but what about you? Are you waking up to a sharp jolt of pain under your heel, turning the start of your day into a relentless challenge? You might be one […]
16 June 2023
Orthotics for Plantar Fasciitis
For years and years, we’ve gotten orthotics for plantar fasciitis all wrong. Historically, if you were looking for orthotics for your plantar fasciitis you had two options. The first was to grab a soft pair of insoles from the chemist, and the second was to see your podiatrist (or orthotist) for a hard pair made […]
4 January 2023
Shockwave Treatment For Plantar Fasciitis In Melbourne
Is your heel sore in the morning? This if for you if you’re suffering with plantar fasciitis in Melbourne. Do you dread putting your feet on the floor in the morning? Have you tried stretching your arch and calf to no avail? You feel ok during the day and think – maybe it’s getting better? […]
30 November 2022
When Sore Feet In The Morning Is Not Plantar Fasciitis
If you get up out of bed and suffer from sore feet in the morning there’s a good chance someone in your life has told you it’s “plantar fasciitis”. And fair enough. Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common foot injuries that affects around 10% of all Australians. It’s also often particularly painful when […]
2 November 2022
The Do’s and Don’ts of Shockwave Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis
Shockwave treatment for plantar fasciitis is available at our PridePlus Health clinics. But before you take the plunge, here’s what you need to know. If you want to rehabilitate your plantar fasciitis with shockwave therapy don’t make these mistakes. When you’re struggling with heel pain, particularly heel pain that has been around for a long […]
17 October 2022
What Is Fascia?
What is fascia and what does it do? This is the second piece in our Anatomy Class series. If you missed learning about ligaments and how they are like the seatbelt in your car you can check that one out too. In the series we will take you through all the interesting tissues which make […]
18 August 2022
The 3 Plantar Fasciitis Treatment Melbourne Feet Need
When your heel is sore walking to the hallowed grounds of the MCG, standing in line for your $6 latte or jogging the tan, you need the best plantar fasciitis treatment Melbourne has to offer. And that is where your team of podiatrists at PridePlus Health comes in. Strap in, we’re going to change your […]
30 June 2022
Forget Spiky Ball Massage This Is How A Podiatrist Treats Heel Pain
Hey you with a sore heel, have you read online that you need to use a spiky ball massage technique? Hardy little devils, spiky balls come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are a mainstay of wellness blogs. There’s also plenty of health professionals, not just podiatrists but physiotherapists, chiropractors and osteopaths too […]
20 May 2022
How To Strap A Foot For Plantar Fasciitis
If you’re looking for the fastest, simple and effective way to strap a foot for plantar fasciitis you’ve come to the right place. Your morning heel pain can be reduced, and in some cases resolved by strapping. On this page you’ll learn from an experienced podiatrist how to strap your own foot, or someone else’s […]
11 May 2022
Free Online Heel Pain Test
Our expert podiatrists and physiotherapists have developed a free online heel pain test for you to find out what is causing the pain in your heel. If you have heel pain, start here. Heel Pain Test Can’t see the test above or having trouble loading the test? Some browsers don’t like interactive content. If the […]
6 September 2021
Foot Arch Pain & How To Fix It
Foot arch pain is a burden for many Australians. Knowing who to see to fix it and what you can do at home to help are key challenges. In this article we’ll be delivering the important must-know information and dispelling a few myths about foot arch pain. By the end of this you’ll know: What […]
6 May 2021
Tape for Plantar Fasciitis
A great way to reduce the plantar heel pain is to use an effective technique to tape for plantar fasciitis relief. We’ve written extensively and helped thousands across Melbourne in clinic with their plantar fasciitis pain. Whether it be all about the treatment of plantar fasciitis, the best shoes for plantar fasciitis or even different […]
10 March 2021
Plantar Fasciitis Socks
Plantar fasciitis socks is a topic that keeps coming up in clinic. There’s been a slew of new products come on the market so we tried them and looked into the evidence. All to bring you this guide. Enjoy. Wait, do you have plantar fasciitis or one of the many different causes of heel pain? […]
7 December 2020
Plantar Fasciitis Questions & Answers
Hi it’s Jess, your Melbourne CBD podiatrist here with the most common plantar fasciitis questions I get in clinic. First, if you’re not sure if your heel pain is from plantar fasciitis or something else, start here. Our free online heel pain test. It takes less than a minute to get your results. By now […]
15 July 2020
How To Treat Heel Pain At Home
Being unable to get out and about is no longer a reason to keep battling with heel pain. Not only are our podiatrists offering telehealth consultations, but there’s more. In this 6 page guide, How To Treat Heel Pain At Home you’ll learn about what you can do to fix your own sore heels. What’s […]
16 April 2020
Plantar Fasciitis Arch Support
Want to know which plantar fasciitis arch support to buy? See your PridePlus Health podiatrist for your exact recommendation and read on to learn more. If you’re not sure yet if your pain is caused by plantar fasciitis or something else, take our free online heel pain test. In less than a minute you’ll have […]
10 March 2020
Plantar Fasciitis Massage
Plantar fasciitis massage is one of those treatments for plantar fasciitis pain which we all gravitate to. It just “feels” like it should work. But does it? Check out the post below. OK, by now you’ve probably read all about plantar fasciitis treatment and looking for as much relief as you can possibly get. You’ve […]
26 February 2020
The Complete Guide to Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis treatment advice from a podiatrist with over 10 years experience treating heel pain as well as 8 years teaching podiatry students about heel pain. If you have plantar fasciitis, this ones for you. But if you’re not sure what’s causing your heel pain start with the free online heel pain test. It takes […]
18 February 2020
Orthoses for Plantar Heel Pain
Interview with Podiatrist, Researcher and Channel 9 News Star Dr Glen Whittaker Heel pain. We’ve written about it before, (here, here and here). And with some hot off the press research completed by Dr Glen Whittaker, it’s important we write about it again. Why is that? Well, there’s a lot of us out there who […]
18 November 2019
Steroid Injections: To jab or not to jab
As a physio, two conversations I have on a regular basis start something like this: “The doctor mentioned a steroid injection but I’m not sure I want it as I’ve heard they don’t always work.” “The last steroid injection was great and lasted over a year, my pain has returned so I would like another […]
23 October 2019
How To Get Rid Of Plantar Fasciitis In 2 Steps
Plantar fasciitis. AKA Plantar fasciopathy is a pain at the bottom of the heel that affects around 1 in 10 of us. It causes not just a sore heel, but can also significantly reduce our quality of life by decreasing our ability to be active. This heel pain can often become persistent and a cause […]
27 August 2019
Real Talk Heel Talk – Plantar Fascia
4 January 2019
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