Heel Pain – A guide to management

Plantar fasciitis or heel pain, is a condition often described as being worse when walking first thing in the morning or after periods of rest. Heel pain most commonly affects people aged 40-60, people who are overweight and 10% of runners. It accounts for between 11-15% of foot complaints that require professional treatment such as…

Walk a Mile in Their Shoes

Walk a Mile in Their Shoes Matthew Christie, Access Team Outreach Podiatrist, North Yarra Community Health Over the past two decades Australia has experienced an uninterrupted period of economic growth.1 It has also been suggested that ‘this growth has not been accompanied by signs of emerging economic imbalances.’2 Despite this, growing problems surrounding homelessness are…

Free Children’s Gait Assessments, October & November!

A program aimed at parents concerned about issues they feel are impacting on their children’s mobility, such as intoeing, outoeing, flat feet and knocked knees. This program will educate parents on normal development variations seen in growing children. Clinic Locations: Cannon Hill inside Top Health Doctors. Shop 1, Kmart Plaza, Cannon Hill, 4170 Underwood Inside…