As discussed in the past we at Eastern Foot Care Podiatry love all sports. After Melbourne City rolled Melbourne Victory in the first of the
2016 A-League Melbourne Derby clashes we were watching on eagerly for the re-match to see what would happen. As it turned out Melbourne Victory took home ... Read More
Here at Eastern Foot Care most of us are sports crazy. Australian Rules Football, the A-League and English Premier League soccer, Basketball and Netball (especially the team of our former Podiatrist Caitlyn Nevins – the Queensland Firebirds) – we love it ... Read More
EASTERN FOOT CARE PODIATRIST SARAH BOWLING DISCUSSES SUMMER FOOTWEAR CHOICES
Summer is just around the corner and many of our patients are starting to banish the loafers, winter boots and runners to the back of the wardrobe and replace them ... Read More
Foot pain and a normal x-ray?
Eastern Foot Care has recently seen an influx of new patients presenting with undiagnosed foot pain and a normal x-ray report. In circumstances where pain and intermittent swelling are present, this has been of particular concern to our podiatry team.
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CHEERLEADING INJURIES
Cheerleading has evolved so much over the years. Beginning with basic organised chants, shaking pom poms and an occasional cartwheel to get the crowd fired up and involved at sporting matches to now
World Championship Competitions that involve different aspects ... Read More
"Why do I get sore muscles 1 or 2 days after sport or exercise?"
You may have DOMS... the Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness
Exercises such as Strength training, Stretching, Running, Squatting, Aerobics, Dancing, Jumping or starting an activity that is new and unfamiliar to your body can give you DOMS. As ... Read More
Nailing the Diagnosis
NAIL FACT- in healthy populations fingernails grow at about 0.1mm/day and toenails at about 0.05mm/day-
The appearance of your toenails can tell a Podiatrist or Physician quite a lot about your overall general health. Some systemic conditions can manifest in the toenails with tell-tale signs ... Read More
INGROWN TOENAIL SOLUTIONS AT EASTERN FOOT CARE PODIATRY
An ingrown toenail occurs when the corner or side of the toenail penetrates or irritates the fleshy skin of the toe that borders the nail edge. This often results in pain and inflammation of the toe and can often become easily ... Read More
Shin splints (also known as Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome - MTSS) can be described as pain along the shin bone, typically about 2/3 of the way down the leg. There can be pain with exercise, pain with rest or pain to push on that area.
Most commonly we will see a ... Read More
Myofascial trigger point dry needling is becoming an increasingly popular treatment modality in allied health physical therapy professions. Not to be confused with Eastern Medicine acupuncture therapy (which focuses on defined “Meridian” or “acupuncture points” and balancing “qi energy” within the body), dry needling focusses purely on areas of skeletal ... Read More