What is Diabetic Foot Care and Why is it Important? Diabetes is a condition that can cause a variety of health problems if it isn’t managed properly. Multiple systems can be damaged if the glucose level in the bloodstream is not well regulated. One of the most serious complications associated with diabetes is damage to …
What is Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD)? Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD) is a condition that affects the tendon that connects the calf muscle to the bones in the foot. This tendon helps to support the arch of the foot and allows for normal walking and running motions. PTTD can occur when the tendon becomes …
What is ASD? Here is what Qld Health has to say in definition of ASD in Children on their website: https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/referral-guideline-autism-spectrum-disorder/ “Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a collective term for the neurodevelopmental disorders previously known as autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and Asperger syndrome. These conditions cause challenges with communication, social interaction, …
What is Arthritis in The Foot? The word arthritis is a word with Latin roots. “Arthro” means “of the joint,” and “itis” means “inflammation.” So it makes sense that arthritis is the name of the condition that affects the joints, causing pain and inflammation. Another important factor of arthritis is that it results in permanent …
You Need to Replace Running Shoes Regularly To learn more about Achilles tendon injuries read our blog post here, or plantar fasciitis read more here. Most people wait far too long before replace running shoes and risk overuse injuries as a result. Generally running shoes should last between 400 and 800 kilometres (or 250 to 500 miles), although …
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Should You Run Barefoot? Barefoot running as a modern concept has been around for over 20 years. But barefoot running in reality goes back hundreds and even thousands of years to when we had either no shoes or very minimalist shoes available to us. So were our ancestors right to be running barefoot? Does it …
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What are Plantar Warts? Warts are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in the outer layers of the skin on the feet of people with them. There are hundreds of different types of HPV but only a couple of them will cause plantar warts. Often warts will multiply with a large wart and several …
Most of Us Love Our Orthotics So you had an injury or some type of pain and your podiatrist diagnosed your condition and custom foot orthotics were part of the treatment plan they designed for you. For most people the orthotics are very effective and the pain will usually settle over a period of time …
A Modern Problem Many centuries ago we all used to walk barefoot. Our feet were perfectly designed for uneven and soft or hard surfaces. All the joints of the feet and the various muscles and tendons that act like pulleys on our feet were adapted for walking on sand, dirt, grass etc. In fact it …
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Anatomy of the Achilles Tendon The Achilles tendon is one of the largest and strongest tendons in the human body, and can tolerate loads greater than our own body weight. In this article I will discuss: Why do Achilles Tendons get injured? The Types of Achilles Tendinitis (Tendinopathy), The Multi-Factorial Nature of Achilles Injuries, How …
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You’ve Seen People With Acquired Flat Foot (PTTD) Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD) is a reasonably common condition particularly in people over the age of 55. You’ve no doubt seen people at shopping centres with one foot which is so rolled in that it looks like they are walking on the inside of their ankle! …
We Hear That Running is Bad For Knee Arthritis (Osteo) – But Is That True? Please be aware that this information is general in nature and does not replace advice from your medical and allied health professionals. I’ve been hearing this for most of my life. “Don’t run too much because it’s bad for your …
We Love Our Area and The People Who Live Here The first thing I would like to say is just how proud we are to have been a part of your and our community over the past 16 years. It has been an honour to hep look after the feet of families living in the …
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Firstly – Is Shin Pain in Children Normal? Normal is not a term we use as every person is different. What we can say is that children should not have persistent pain that prevents them from being active and enjoying their childhood. In this article I will discuss: the difference between growing pains and shin …
Have We Been Duped? For years we’ve been sold the idea that we should all strive for 10,000 steps everyday to ensure a long and healthy life. I mean really sold, because millions of step measuring devices in the form of watches, phones and other devices are sold every year to people keen to improve …
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Technology in Diagnosis As a registered podiatrist, we need to have studied for at least 4 years at university, on top of that we must keep up with professional development every year to keep our knowledge current. At Dynamic Podiatry we will always strive to get even better at diagnosing lower limb problems and how …
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Shin Splints (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome) This one has the ability to stop you mid-run. That horrible pain in the shin that gets worse as you go and is almost impossible to “run through.” Shin Splints or Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome as they are known medically are pain that occurs typically in the front of …
Have You Heard of Plantar Fasciitis? If like me you’re of a certain age, let’s say over 30, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard of plantar fasciitis. At some stage in many people’s lives that ugly term will raise it’s head. A very painful debilitating condition which can totally stop you from enjoying so …
Flat Feet in Children Every week concerned parents will call our clinic worrying that their child’s feet are flat, and that this is going to cause them all manner of problems down the track. Thankfully, most of the time the flat feet in children is completely normal and the flatness is just part of the …
Ingrown Toenails! Obviously no-one likes having ingrown toenails for the following reasons: They cause a lot of pain – especially when you put them into shoes! They look unsightly – so you tend to want to hide the in shoes but… see above. They smell! – bacteria living in your ingrown toenail produce offensive odours. …
What is The Truth About Heel Spurs? Many of us have heard the term “heel spur” before. As a brief definition: Heel spurs are a build up of calcium which protrudes from the heel bone, towards the toes that are visible onx-ray. Usually the name will conjure up images of sharp pain digging into the …
Intrinsic Muscle Strength Back in September of 2019 – which seems like an age ago as it was “pre-covid,” I wrote an article entitled “Why Do we need the intrinsic muscles of our foot?” Click here to recap. Since then many more studies have been performed and many peer reviewed scientific articles have been written …
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Are My Feet Flat? This is a question podiatrists get asked a lot. Many people are really concerned that their feet are flat and that it will cause them all manner of problems. The Armed Forces famously used to knock back applicants for having flat feet. Yes, they used to, but even that has changed …
Our Summers can be Brutal. Summer in Queensland can be pretty brutal! It’s not just the heat but the humidity that comes with it. A lot of people who need orthotics to keep themselves pain free, have trouble wearing enclosed shoes in such hot, sticky weather. At Dynamic Podiatry there are a couple of options …