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.  ... Read More

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

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