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FREE 15 Minutes Children’s Foot Screening

FREE 15 Minutes Children’s Foot Screening At Family Podiatry Centre we know how important children’s feet are. Childhood is the important time for the development in feet. If problems are left untreated it can cause pain, deformities, gait issues and affect their performance in sports. It can also lead to lifelong problems in adulthood in […]

The Importance of Stretching

The Importance of Stretching!! In any sport a good conditioning program is vital for developing power, skill, endurance, flexibility and improved reaction times. Training routines will vary depending on the sport and the time of year. The aim of training is obviously to allow the body to undergo the physiological adaptation specific to the sport. […]

Server’s Disease

Server’s Disease. Server’s Disease also known as calcaneal apophysitis is an overuse injury commonly found in active children, boy’s aged 8-13. It is classically represented by insidious onset of heel pain, often affecting both heels, worsening with activity. Onset of Server’s disease is associated with resumption of a sport after rest, change of sport, increased training load […]

Toe Walking In Children

Toe Walking. Toe walking is walking on the toes or ball of the foot, meaning the heel don’t touch the ground. If a child consistently walks on their toes, then a podiatrists’ opinion should be sought. This can be a sign of muscle tightness in the back of the leg due to a bony growth […]

Early Foot Care helps keep your child upright for life

Early Foot Care helps keep your child upright for life. As your child grows into adulthood, many developmental changes relating to leg and foot position occur. The need for these changes is because the fact that when the baby was in the uterus, his or her bones were twisted and compressed. For their legs and […]

Plantar Fasciitis/Heel Spur

Plantar Fasciitis/Heel Spur Plantar fasciitis is a relatively common condition and is the most common cause of heel pain. Plantar Fasciitis is an inflammation caused by excessive stretching of the plantar fascia. The plantar fascia is a flat band of tissue which runs along the bottom surface of the foot, connecting your heel bone to the […]

Diabetes – Foot Care

Diabetes – Foot Care. People with diabetes can develop many different foot problems. Diabetes disrupts the vascular system, affecting many areas of the body such as the eyes, kidneys, legs, and feet. Therefore, people with diabetes should pay special attention to their feet to prevent more serious complications.

Do You Have Bunions?

Do You Have Bunions? A bunion (Medically known as Hallux Valgus) is a “bump” on the joint at the base of the big toe, the bump is actually extra bones protruding out from the joint. It is one of the most common forefoot problems we see in a podiatry clinic. A bunion forces the big toe to […]