In Foot Health Clinic news you'll find topical information, resources and our recent news. Let us know if you'd like to know more about any subjects.Â
Connect with us
Choose your favourite social media channel.
- All
- Adult Foot Conditions
- Adventure Walking & Hiking
- Arthritis
- Children's & Kid's Feet
- Clinic & Patient News
- Diabetes
- Foot & Ankle Pain
- Foot Posture & Gait Disorders
- Footwear & Socks
- Heel Pain
- Ingrown Toenails
- Orthotic Therapy
- Physical Therapy for Feet
- Self Care
- Skin & Nail Conditions
Healing Heel Pain in Children
The FS-6 Compression Sock provides medical grade compression to reduce pain and swelling, providing relief from heel pain for active kids. The sock can easily be worn during school and sports with regular footwear, providing support and pain relief. Our Podiatrist’s find that active children suffering with episodes of heel pain (or Sever’s disease) find relief […]
Foot mobilisation podiatry: A new treatment for bunions!
Our Podiatrists see people with bunions every day. Bunions are one of the most common foot problems in adults, causing pain, embarrassment and difficulties finding shoes to fit.  Many people believe that surgery is the only treatment when it comes to bunions, but this is not true for everyone. Foot mobilization podiatry is a […]
Floppy Joints in Children
Joint hypermobility is often referred to as ‘double jointedness’ or ‘floppy joints’. It occurs when joints have greater movement than normal for the child’s age. Joint hypermobility tends to run in families and is common in childhood with up to 15% of children affected. Common symptoms of Joint Hypermobility in children include: Joint pain, worse […]
Diabetic Foot Disease: Prevention is better than cure!
prevention These are our Podiatrist’s simple steps for preventing foot problems if you have Diabetes: Stay in control!!  Monitor & maintain stable glucose levels; Don’t smoke, exercise regularly; Avoid barefoot walking; Wear well-fitting, protective shoes and socks; Keep the skin on your feet healthy; Have corns, calluses and other foot problems treated by a Podiatrist; See your Podiatrist […]
Are your child’s football boots causing heel pain?
With the start of the winter football season, many primary-school aged children will experience heel pain during or after football training. Some children will go on to develop painful inflammation along the growth plate at the back of the heel, commonly called Sever’s disease. Some football boots can be the cause of increased strain at […]
5-Step Home Treatment Plan for Heel Pain
Try our ‘5-step home treatment plan’ for heel pain. If you don’t have relief within 2 weeks, see our Podiatrists for professional care. Wear stable, supportive shoes. While your injury is healing you will need to wear your most supportive shoes, exercise shoes are best. If your shoes are poor quality, overly flexible or worn […]
How do I know if a Bunion Splint will help me?
A bunion occurs when your big toe progressively drifts towards your second toe, causing a ‘bump’ at the base of the big toe joint. Bunions develop slowly over time, progressively getting more noticeable, unsightly and more painful. If a bunion is treated well in the early stages of its development, before the joint stiffens up […]
5 signs you have the wrong shoes
Starting a new exercise program in new shoes is a great idea. Exercising in the wrong shoes, however, is a bad idea and can lead to pain, injury and the end of your new exercise program. If you have started exercising and are having problems with recurrent injuries or pain, it might well be your […]
5 Signs Your Child May Have A Foot Problem
it’s not normal for kids to complain of foot, leg or knee pain Pain or Limping It is never normal for a child to have foot, knee or leg pain. If pain lasts for more than few days, have it checked. Your child can’t keep up with their peers in sport. If your child has […]
Walking the Milford Track
Foot Health Clinic patient Karen Dunshea shares her experience of walking the Milford Track in New Zealand’s South Island. Photos (excluding title image) by Stephen Havas. For a very long time I have wanted to walk the Milford Track in NZ’s South Island, which I did with my partner at the very end of the […]
3 Simple Foot Exercises to help people with Bunions
Like the rest of your body, the joints of your feet need to be supported by strong, flexible muscles. This is especially so, if you have a foot problem like bunions. To avoid injuries and move well, you need strong ‘core’ stability. However, many people don’t realise that a strong ‘core’ is of limited benefit, […]
Hiking The Main Range, Pleasure and Pain
Our intrepid explorer Oliver Fawcett recently did a three day back country hike with some Samford locals in the Main Range National Park. It was a truly magnificent trip with its fair share of pleasure and pain. Our intrepid explorer Oliver Fawcett did a three day back country hike with some Samford locals in the […]