Sciatic is a painful nerve condition that affects the lower back, buttocks and leg. Pain radiates down the line of the Sciatic nerve and often affects certain movements in the...

Severs Disease, otherwise known as Osteochondroses, is the most common injury of its kind to affect children’s feet. The condition predominately affects children between the ages of 8 – 15...

Download our Biomechanical Assessment Form Our Biomechanical Assessment Form is a tool to help Podiatrists assess their patients. The document includes a Biomechanical Assessment and History, Foot Posture Index (FPI), Dynamic...

A Bunionette or Tailor’s Bunion,  refers to a prominent bone on the outside of the forefoot. It was once referred to as a Tailor’s Bunion due to prevalence among Tailors...

Inversion ankle sprains occur when an individual rolls over on their ankle outwards (heel rolls out and the toes point inwards.). This is the most common way to roll an...

Tendons are thick bands of connective tissue that connect muscles to bones. When muscles contract, force is place upon the attached tendon in order to create movement. There are a...

The Mid Tarsal joint is located towards the rear of the foot and is made up of four (of the total 7) tarsal bones; the Calcaneous, the Cuboid, the Talus...

Osgood Schlatter (OSD) is a condition which affects active young children during peak periods of growth. Typically between the ages of 10-15 (boys/girls). During growth, our bones feature growth plates,...

Tinea Pedis (TP) or Athletes Foot is used to describe a fungal infection of the skin. This condition is very common in the older population, but also, as the name...

The Hubscher Manoeuvre or Jack’s Test is a method of evaluating the flexibility of a pes cavus. It is also used to determine the timing and force needed to initiate...

The Forefoot Stability Test is used in context with other biomechanical events occurring within the rearfoot and forefoot. These results relate to the efficiency of propulsion as determined by theories like...

Subtalar joint position is controlled by maintaining the centre of the heel – position the toe and knee in the same sagittal plane by use of reference lines on the...