What are the best shoes for nurses? We see and help lots of nurses in the clinic… lots of them with tired, sore, painful and achy feet! Some of the nurses we see are younger and some are in the back ends of their careers…. All of them have one thing in common. They are...
We know you don’t want to talk about it. But we need to discuss the funny colouring on your nails. You know, the crumbly thickness that know one seems to know what to do with? Well there is a name for it and there is a new treatment available at Pro Feet Podiatry! Onychomycosis (fungal...
Footwear for little people’s feet…. In terms of choosing footwear for little feet, we don’t like to choose based on age but rather on stage. Pre-walkers Shoes for feet that are soft and malleable need to be just that…. soft and malleable. We do not want tight or rigid shoes or socks around these little...
Oxfam Recovery Did you walk 50km or 100km over the weekend? No doubt you are experiencing some stiff joints and achy muscles. We see many walkers during and post event with sore feet, blisters and overload injuries. So we have put together a short guide to assist in your recovery and reward those feet! 1.Supportive...
Do you suffer from sore feet or tired legs at work? As podiatrists, this is something we see very regularly in nurses, often presenting with heel pain, burning feet and tired legs. The combination of the demands of work and spending long periods of time standing and walking on hard surfaces, leads to many overload injuries...
As netball trials sweep the nation, the familiar smell of Thursday night training and icy cold winter Saturdays hit us. Whether you are the kind of netballer who has been training steadily all of pre season, or you are the opposite who has only just dusted off the cobwebs, with the dawn of a new...
The 2018 football season is coming! Now is the perfect time to find the right football boot for maximum comfort and injury prevention. Footy boots are often purchased based on the aesthetic appearance, colour and price but it’s important to remember the functional requirements of a shoe. *Professional fitting: It’s important to have your boots...
Drysdale Podiatrist, Patrick Oughtred explains… The humble calf raise is an effective exercise which has been around decades, and has been re-worked to create dozens of variations. The movement is simple: rise up onto your forefoot (double or single leg), then back down – How hard could that be? Essentially the calf raise is a...
After a cosy winter of hiding underneath socks and enclosed shoes, the warm summer days are a chance to show off your feet, so here are some tips for having summer-worthy feet. Soak it: Soaking our feet in warm water softens up the skin and you can add some Epsom salts for extra muscle relaxation....
Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy is a common cause of ankle and foot pain, not just in runners, but both active and inactive individuals. It will typically present as a vague pain, that is slow and progressive, but will intensify to the point where it will affect your day to day activities. The Posterior...
What are the best shoes for nurses? We see and help lots of nurses in the clinic… lots of them with tired, sore, painful and achy feet! Some of the nurses we see are younger and some are in the back ends of their careers…. All of them have one thing in common. They are…
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We know you don’t want to talk about it. But we need to discuss the funny colouring on your nails. You know, the crumbly thickness that know one seems to know what to do with? Well there is a name for it and there is a new treatment available at Pro Feet Podiatry! Onychomycosis (fungal…
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Footwear for little people’s feet…. In terms of choosing footwear for little feet, we don’t like to choose based on age but rather on stage. Pre-walkers Shoes for feet that are soft and malleable need to be just that…. soft and malleable. We do not want tight or rigid shoes or socks around these little…
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