Infant Footwear; Selecting Their First Pair of Shoes
At OnePointHealth, we see many parents of new walkers coming in with concerns with their child’s walking and wondering what shoes are the best options. The sole purpose of footwear […]
Podiatry Articles
Foot Care for Diabetics
Diabetic affected feet can present with altered sensation and a reduction in blood circulation. As a result, cuts, wounds, blisters, and other foot lesions, may not be causing any pain […]
Reducing Your Risk of Sports Related Injuries
Here are 4 tips to reduce your chances of injury while training or playing a sport this year. 1. Manage the load Load refers to the volume or intensity of […]
Lets Talk Bunions
What are Bunions? A common misconception most people have is that a ‘Bunion’ is a growth on the big toe, but in reality, a bunion is just one sign of […]
Severs Disease
Does your child complain of heel pain? Are they withdrawing from activity? Coming into the middle of the sporting season practitioners often see children presenting with “heel pain” and most […]
Tips for Buying Footwear for Exercise
Often we follow word of mouth and the current trends when it comes to footwear, but beyond the looks, do you know exactly what you should be looking for in […]
Common Injury – Sprained Ankles
Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries we see as physios. With the start of winter approaching, we see netballers, basketballs, soccer players and footballers all coming in […]
Ingrown toenails (Onychocryptosis)
Onychocryptosis, more commonly known as an ingrown toenail, is one of the most common complaints we see as Podiatrists. Signs and symptoms of an ingrown toenail include: Pain or tenderness […]
Morton’s neuroma
Do you ever feel like you’re walking on a rock in your shoes? Or do you have that constant feeling of your socks being scrunched up when they aren’t? In […]
Lunula Laser – a revolutionary fungal nail treatment
Our Clinics are not currently offering this treatment. Please consult our clinic partners through Blue Mountains Podiatry which offers Lunula Laser Fungal Treatment. Stop suffering pain and embarrassment, find out […]
6 Tips For Purchasing School Shoes
Children spend around 30 hours a week in their school shoes, or more than 15,000 hours during their school years, so correctly fitted schools shoes are very important. Ill-fitting shoes […]
Chemotherapy and Exercise – how does it work?
The benefits of exercise during chemotherapy. For people undergoing treatment for cancer the idea of exercising directly after having chemotherapy is the last thing on your mind. Finding the motivation […]
Chronic Ankle Pain – 5 Common Causes
Ankle pain can be very frustrating for those who experience it. It can be associated with swelling and stiffness and if there is no history of a traumatic injury can […]
Ingrown toenails: the do’s and don’ts
What are ingrown toenails (Onychocryptosis)? When a toenail is ingrown, it is curved and grows into the surrounding skin as the nail grows. Ingrown toenails irritates the skin, often creating pain, redness, swelling, […]
Tendon troubles?
What is a tendon? A tendon is a band of fibrous connective tissue that connects a muscle to the bone. These structures are designed to withstand tensile loads, however, if they are […]
How to Keep Your Feet Healthy and Safe This Summer
Summer is a great time of year to let your hair down, kick your shoes off and soak up the sunshine. As beautiful as the warmer weather is, the heat is not always […]
What are foot orthotics (corrective insoles)?
What are foot orthotics? Foot orthotics (or orthoses) are orthopaedic devices designed to treat or adjust various foot complaints that affect not only the foot but the entire skeletal system. […]
Increasing running distance, without increasing injury risk
Winter is well and truly over and the excuse ‘its too cold to train’ is no longer valid. With numerous fun runs, running festivals and marathons coming up over summer, […]
5 warning signs of foot and leg pain in children
It is not normal for children to experience foot or lower limb pain, and there is no such thing as “growing pains.” Any pain that lasts more than a few days, or […]
What’s Causing My Morning Heel Pain (Post-Static Dyskinesia)?
Does the following sound familiar to you…? After a relaxing night’s sleep, you step out of bed to get ready to take on another day. Suddenly you’re stopped in your […]
