The Way You Walk and Run Walking and running is part of most people’s everyday life, but we rarely stop to think about the ‘way’ we walk, or how we ‘look’ when we run - unless someone points it out to us, sometimes embarrassingly so! (I’ve been told multiple times I...
Healing Foot Pain with Shockwave Therapy Shockwave therapy (also known as Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy or ESWT) is a modern technology that uses pulses of low-energy soundwaves to stimulate healing in muscles & tendons with chronic problems - as seen with...
Common Ankle Injuries Previously we established the common sprains, strains, fractures & other types of injuries that can occur in the ankle. Now we’re going to cover some of the basics of how you should normally manage these ankle injuries. Rest/Stop Activity The...
Common Ankle Injuries With the warmer weather coming in the clinic starts to see in influx of sports (or general activity) related injuries - a very common one being ankle injuries! While people still get these in the cold weather (especially with cold, stiff/tight...
Prefabricated Orthotics All orthotic devices aim to assist an individual's biomechanical needs. Prefabricated devices are commonly used for arch pain, plantar fasciitis, heel pain. We have found them to have great success when fitted and employed correctly....
Orthotics--What are they? Orthotics are devices made to assist an individual's biomechanical function and either support, increase or restrict particular movements through the feet. They can be used to manage an array of conditions, and are used for people of all...
Runners Runners help aid the body during activities or sports that can be placing increased stress on the body, with increased cushioning, support and stability helping you to more safely and more comfortably achieve optimal results. It is important to have shoes...
Why is Footwear Important? Our feet are the foundations of our bodies and much of our lives are spent in footwear. If we don’t have a solid structured foundation to our body with suitable footwear we can end up with injuries and long term effects on our posture and...
Similar to adults - kids feet come in all shapes and sizes. But unlike their parents most kids are changing quickly with every year that passes, so the expected shape, flexibility, reflexes, strength and function of their feet, ankles and knees are assessed &...
Children can seem like to grow from little crawlers to running athlete’s in the blink of an eye, with a lot of bumps and trips along the way! Below are some of the most common problems we see in the clinic that should be checked for in babies, toddlers, adolescents...