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Facebook Live - 10th September 2019. Does plantar fasciitis heal by itself? Unless your extremely lucky, then more often that not it will persist. The reason is primarily due to the fact there's normally a cause which contributes to the onset of the condition. These...

Facebook Live 3rd September 2019 Do you need an x- ray to diagnose your plantar heel pain There are many causes of plantar heel pain. The most common, is what we see  a lot of in the clinic and that is called plantar fasciitis. With this condition an X- ray will show...

Facebook Live 20th August 2019 Does strapping help your heel pain? Strapping is an excellent short term method of reducing pain. You do not want it on your foot all day every day as it can become uncomfortable and cause irritation. It can be beneficial when used in...

Facebook Live 13th August 2019 There are 2 types of ultrasound. The first is diagnostic ultrasound and the second is therapeutic ultrasound.  Diagnostic ultrasound involves visually seeing soft tissue in order to determine a diagnosis. So what are our thoughts on...

Facebook Live 7th August 2019 What is that lump at the back of your heel? The lump at the back of your heel is called a haglund’s deformity. Haglunds deformity is an abnormal bone growth at the back of the heel. When this abnormal bone rubs against the back of tight...

Facebook Live 30th July 2019 There has been a lot of research has been done investigating the use of cortisone injections and using injections of saline or saltwater as a comparison. Here a few studies that we have found investigating it. One study split the...

Facebook Live 25th July 2019  Having flat feet can get you disqualified from the military:In the past, having flat feet would have you disqualified from the military. The reason being is, flat feet predisposed you to alot of lower limb issues because the foot would...

Facebook Live 16th July 2019 Will rolling your foot on a drink bottle or massage ball get rid of heel pain? The answer is a yes and no. An analogy our Exercise physiologist Josh likes to use is if you picture a dam leaking. If we're only patching up the leaks, but...

Facebook Live 16th July 2019

Facebook Live 9th July 2019 Will a heel spur disappear on its own? A heel spur is unfortunately permanent. Just like any of the bones in our feet they don’t just disappear on their own so a bony heel spur won’t be any different. Although a spur won’t disappear that...

Facebook Live 4th July 2019   We will frequently get patients coming into our clinic saying that they have a heel spur and that this is causing their pain however this turns out to be a myth. What is causing the pain is the fort tissue structure that is sitting...

Facebook Live 27th June 2019 Are flat feet bad? This is a question we get asked a lot. Flat feet don’t have to be a bad thing, they have pros and cons to them. Flat feet are referred to as a pronated foot type, which means a foot that rolls in. This pronation movement...