Caring for your diabetic feet According to Diabetes Australia, on any given day, approximately 280 Australians will develop diabetes. That’s one person every five minutes. What makes this statistic every more confronting is every year in Australia there are more than 27,600 hospital admissions for diabetes-related foot ulcers, many of which end with people [...]
Bunions Bunions (hallux-abducto-valgus deformities) are a common foot deformity of the joint that connects the big toe (hallux) to the main bones of the foot (metatarsals). They appear as bony prominences which protrude towards the midline of the body. They can be painful or not, and this is not directly related to [...]
The countdown is on until Santa comes down the chimney which means our warm summer days are on the way. As we start packing away the winter clothing and pulling out the singlets and shorts of summer, here is some foot care advice to keep your feet happy this [...]
Ever had a pebble in your shoe? Then you’ll know just how uncomfortable it is to have a corn or a plantar wart (which is just the fancy way to say a wart underneath your foot)! The sad truth is that this is a day to day reality for [...]
Have you ever had the sensation that you are walking on a pebble, or even a rock under the ball of your foot? If you have then keep reading, you may just find some information that relates to you. What is a Morton’s neuroma? A Morton’s neuroma is a [...]
If you have gout, or know someone that does, you’ll know how excruciating and unbearable the pain is when you have a ‘flare up’ or an ‘attack’ of gout. Gout is a type of arthritis that is typically mistaken for osteoarthritis – the ‘wear and tear’ kind of arthritis. Its mechanism of action is [...]
Falls! For some, the word has no impact, while for others more acquainted with the potentially serious implications, it is a word that raises the eyebrows and even the heart rate. The first group is likely to have had no connection with anyone that has fallen and hurt themselves. [...]
Children’s bodies are continually developing, which can lead to pain at the growth centres (or growth plates) in the body. A common site of pain for children is in the heel and is known as Sever’s disease or calcaneal apophysitis. As scary as the name may sound, it is [...]
From the moment we are born we are changing – we grow from baby’s into small children then onto teenagers, adults and then finally we reach the “so-called” golden age of seniority. Alongside these developments come all kinds of changing and developing feelings and sensations. These feelings and sensations [...]
What causes weak ankles? A “weak ankle” is a term used by people to describe an ankle that is regularly “giving way”, “rolling” or is either swelling regularly, frequently becomes sore or is constantly sore. The problem often occurs around the same time a person is exercising; either before, [...]
