Diabetes and your feet Have you wondered about the connection between diabetes and your feet? Here is what you need to know about your feet and diabetes – and why it is so important to look after your health. How does diabetes affect feet? Having diabetes may increase...
FEET AT WORK Working on your feet all day can do a number on your feet, legs, and back. Whether you’re cooking on a restaurant line, cutting hair in a salon, teaching in a classroom, or folding T-shirts at a clothing store, making an extra effort to...
What happens to feet as they age? As you age, you can lose cushioning and soft tissue fat in the pads of your heels and balls of your feet, near your toes. Looking after aging feet is like looking after the skin on your face. There...
You may be wearing incorrectly fitted shoes and not be aware. Whatever the circumstance, here is how you can ensure your shoes fit correctly. How do you know if your shoes fit correctly? Here are some tips to help ensure your shoes fit correctly. Are you in pain?...
One-pot Italian Chicken Recipe One-pot chicken recipes are a dinner winner. They’re filling, delicious and budget-friendly and often involve minimal prep and washing up to do after. What more could you ask for? One pot chicken recipes include comforting chicken casseroles, pot roast chicken, and classics like...
Chilblains are itchy, swollen and painful lumps or patches on your skin. They form after exposure to cold but not freezing temperatures. They usually affect the fingers and toes but can also appear on the nose and ears. Chilblains are sometimes called 'perniosis' and do not...
COMMON SPORTING INJURIES Do you experience pain after exercising? Sports injuries are commonly caused by overuse, direct impact, or the application of force that is greater than the body part can structurally withstand. There are two kinds of sports injuries: acute and chronic. An injury that occurs...
https://www.sportspodiatry.com.au/services/ Are you experiencing foot pain? This can provide clues to many related ailments throughout your body so here is a round-up of what your various pain signals may indicate. What are the main causes of foot and lower limb pain? There are many causes of this kind...
https://www.sportspodiatry.com.au/services/ Why It’s Important for Runners to See a Podiatrist Why it's important for Runners to see a Podiatrist. If one of your new year resolutions is to start exercising more or perhaps include walking or running for the first time, it's important to see your Podiatrist...
A quick guide to buying school shoes. Children can spend over seven hours a day in their school shoes. They see them through class, break time, lunchtime and home time, so it’s important that they’re super comfortable, fit well and can withstand everything that’s thrown...