What are Flat Feet & Fallen Arches – Diagnosis, Treatment and Pain Relief Flat Feet and Fallen Arches are terms used to describe feet that have a low or no arch when weight bearing. There are two types of Flat Feet: Rigid Flat...
What is Diabetic Foot – Diagnosis, Treatment and Pain Relief Uncontrolled diabetes can result in a number of complications. Often, a lot of these complications can affect the feet first. The term Diabetic Foot is used when describing most of the conditions...
What is a Chondromalacia – Diagnosis, Symptoms and Treatment Chondromalacia is pain within a joint that has resulted from degeneration of cartilage and is involved with reduced joint function and mal-alignment. Chondromalacia mostly occurs in the sesamoid joints such...
What is Freiberg’s disease – Diagnosis, Treatment and Pain Relief Freiberg’s disease is a condition where the head of a metatarsal (base of the toes or ball of the foot) becomes weak, and fractures. The most common metatarsals affected are...
What is Neuroma – Diagnosis, Treatment and Pain Relief A neuroma is the thickening of an area of a nerve, through the formation of scar tissue in response to compression, tension or trauma to a part of the affected...
What are Hammer Toes – Diagnosis, Treatment and Pain Relief A hammer toe is a lesser toe deformity that commonly occurs in the 2nd toe; however, all toes can be affected. The smaller toe’s first joint remains in a bent...
What is Heel Pain and Calcaneal Stress Fractures – Diagnosis, Treatment and Pain Relief Stress fractures of the calcaneus (or heel bone) are uncommon, however when they occur it can be a difficult injury to treat. It is an overuse injury and was originally...
What is Knee pain /Patella Femoral Pain Syndrome – Diagnosis, Treatment and Pain Relief Probably the most common injury seen in runners is “runners knee” or Patella Femoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS). It is a painful condition affecting the kneecap (patella) and surrounding cartilage and...
What is Achilles Tendonitis? Diagnosis, Treatment and Pain Relief The Achilles’ tendon is the longest tendon in the body and attaches the calf muscles to the heel bone. It’s main purpose is to assist in pointing of the toes...
What is Plantar Fasciitis – Diagnosis, Treatment and Pain Relief Plantar Fasciitis is the most common condition responsible for pain under the heel and/or under the arch of the foot. The plantar fascia is a thick fibrous band that spans...
What are Shin Splints – Diagnosis, Treatment and Pain Relief Shin Splints refers to pain experienced along the inside, lower third of the leg or ‘shin’ region and is a common complaint of long distance runners. Medical practitioners rarely use...
What is Posterior Tibialis Tendinopathy – Diagnosis, Treatment and Pain Relief The Tibialis Posterior tendon originates from the deep posterior upper calf region, and travels down past the medial ankle region and attaches onto multiple bones in the foot. Its main...
