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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...

Facebook Live 18 June 2019 One of the most highly searched questions and emails we receive here at the Adelaide heel pain clinic. Heel bursitis is essentially an inflammation at the bursa at the back of the heel. This bursa sits In between the heel bone and Achilles...

Facebook Live Thursday 13th June 2019 In podiatry orthotics are a traditional method of treatment. There is a a lot of debate in recent years about how orthotics work and what they do to reduce our patients heel pain. However at the end of the day approximately 70-90%...

  Facebook Live 4th June 2019 Weight loss and heel pain This topic arose for us due to a patient at our clinic with heel pain that she had for 7 years and around year number 2 she lost 30kg which brought her pain from a 9/10 all the way to a 3/10, which just...

  Facebook Live 28th May 2019 A question we often get asked at the clinic is can you get rid of a heel spur? In short, yes you can. But does it get rid of the pain? No it doesn’t. A heel spur is a bony growth underneath your heel which is attached to your heel...

  Facebook Live 21st May 2019 Our pods will be talking about women's shoes that are not only supportive and healthy for feet but those which also look good! You can have the best of both worlds!

Facebook Live May 14 2019 Tendons don’t need rest, why so? -Resting tendons will reduce their load capacity which basically means the maximum amount of force that can be safely applied to a tendon without causing any harm So why do people get tendon pain such as the...

Facebook Live May 10 2019 Patellofemoral pain, also known as ‘runner’s knee,’ is a common condition affecting a variety of sportspeople. It occurs when the patella (kneecap) is pulled laterally out of its regular position where it sits in a groove on the femur...

Facebook Live Tuesday 7th May 2019 The medial and lateral plantar nerve stem form the tibial nerve, which is in the leg. The medial plantar nerve is the bigger of the two divisions and runs along the bottom inside of you foot.  When the medial plantar nerve is...

Facebook Live 18 April 2019