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

Ever wondered what to do with those unwanted soccer and football boots gathering in the cupboard? Eastern Foot Care is proud to team with the Reagan Milstein foundation to collect those unwanted boots and redistribute to less fortunate communities around the world.... Read More

Nick Ryan, Sports Podiatrist Eastern Foot Care B.Pod (Hons), B.App.Sci (Human Movement), A.A.C.P.S.   Disclaimer: the author is certainly not a Collingwood supporter. Despite this Eastern Foot Care embraces football fans from all teams and does not discriminate!   For those of our patients and social media followers who are into Australian Rules Football you will have heard of ... Read More

  Adult Ballet has become a popular trend in the last few years. It is widely advertised with classes from beginners to advanced levels all over Melbourne. People typically develop an interest as they may have had Ballet lessons as a child, have ... Read More

THE ANKLE JOINT The ankle is a hinge joint made up of 3 bones that allows movement up and down and a slight degree rotational movement. The bones that make up the ankle joint are the tibia (shin bone), the fibula (outside/lateral ... Read More

Around two weeks ago news came out that Australian Cricket Coach and former Test Cricketer Darren ‘Boof’ Lehmann had been hospitalised with a blood clot in his leg, commonly known as a DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis).   http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/australia-v-india-2016-darren-lehmann-diagnosed-with-deep-vein-thrombosis-wont-travel-for-t20-series/news-story/84fd7a66971fcaddb88665ac3a32d5b8   ‘Boof’ previously developed a DVT post-operatively some years ago, and he is not the ... Read More