Shin splints are an injury which have derailed my running in the past. As a podiatrist I’m passionate about treating and educating others. This guide is both personal and professional. Treating your shin splints starts with knowing them. Let’s get started. If you’re like me, you’ve started the ‘running mission’ at some point in your …
Most of us experience a stiff neck during our lifetime. There are many (and I mean many) causes of a stiff neck but as a physiotherapist there’s a few that really stand out. These are the types of stiff neck I see in clinic most regularly. Stiff neck from overworked neck muscles, cervical joints or …
Is it normal to get more knee pain in cold weather? Well, over many years my clients have told me that their arthritic knees and the weatherman have one thing in common. They both can predict the weather. Let’s look into this in more detail. Can The Weather Affect Knee Pain? As a physio, we’re …
An ACL Injury is one of the most feared injuries in sports. Ask any basketball, soccer or footy player about their greatest nightmare and other than missing the shot after the siren, it’s a dreaded ACL injury. A tear of the ACL is often thought to be a career-ending injury. In the past, few professional …
Dominic your friendly physio here with a big one. The topic of ACL surgery vs. exercises for ACL rehab is an area where physiotherapists are getting more and more evidence behind what works, and what doesn’t work and why for ACL injuries. A quick TLDR off the top with the highlights, then if you’re ready, …
Hi it’s Jess, your Melbourne CBD podiatrist here with the most common plantar fasciitis questions I get in clinic. By now you’ve all seen the long winded blog posts discussing the ins and outs of Plantar Fasciitis. You’ve consulted Dr Google, trying to find the direct answer to your specific question. Over the past few …
Frozen Shoulder Frozen shoulder is a disorder where the shoulder capsule and connective tissues surrounding the shoulder joint becomes stiff and thickened. This restricts motion and often causes chronic pain. It mainly affects people ages 40 – 60. It is also more commonly found in women than men, people with diabetes and may be associated …
Working out whether orthotics for children are needed for your little champion can be really tough for a parent. In this article I’ll be taking you through what we podiatrists consider before prescribing a custom foot orthotic for kids feet. Does Your Child Need Custom Orthotics? Great question, to which the answer most of the …
With so many different treatments for tennis elbow, one of the most common types of elbow pain if can be hard to know what is best for you. I’ve done the research to bring you the most up to date advice. If you’ve got tennis elbow, this ones for you. What Is Tennis Elbow? Tennis …
What is Sever’s disease? Firstly, it’s not a disease! Sever’s disease is the much more common, antiquated and dare we say it, outdated nomenclature for calcaneal apophysitis. An injury that affects many growing young kids every single day.You see the heel bone called the calcaneus has a soft growth plate that runs through it near …
It’s no secret that in the medical and allied health industry, the podiatry profession tends to fly under the radar. On so many occasions I’ve been treating a patient’s heel pain, only for them to tell me that their next stop is the pedicurist to have their nails trimmed. Or conversely, I’ve been debriding some …
Foot Pain. Who you gonna call? Your podiatrist or your physio? For most of us, getting foot pain is a part of life. Sometimes we know why – yes, those heels were worth it. Other times we don’t, it can seem so random, so sporadic, and oh so painful. It might be just a little …
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