1 Simple Exercise to help YOU with bunions
Worried about bunions or your big toe moving across into your other toes? Today I want to show you a very simple exercise that you can do to help if you’re worried about bunions or the movement of your big toe across your foot. If your mom, dad, grandma, or grandpa anybody like that’s got a bunion what we notice is that there’s a genetic predisposition for the big toe to basically move across your foot. One of the major drivers of that is really muscle weakness. and a lot of our intrinsic muscles (the muscles inside our feet) are actually …
3 Tips to Helping with Chilblains!!
Hi Everyone! Andre here senior podiatrist at Ac podiatry. What I want to talk to you about today is what is the cause of chilblains and how to avoid it. So chilblains are something that we generally see a lot more in winter because of the fact that then as a rule tied to circulation and we as we know where things get cold our feet our fingers circulation tends to drop off. What are chilblains Chilblains generally come up as itchy, purple, painful red-colored type lesions on the skin, toes, and fingers if left untreated they can become infected …
Suffering with an Ingrown Toenail? Andrea shares how we can help!!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Today I want to talk to you about Ingrown Toenails specifically and how we as podiatrists can help you deal with that. [/vc_column_text][tm_spacer size=”lg:15″][vc_column_text] What is Ingrown Toenail? [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]An Ingrown Toenail condition in which the corner or side of a toenail grows into the flesh.[/vc_column_text][tm_spacer size=”lg:15″][vc_column_text] What Causes an Ingrown Toenail? [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ingrown Toenails starts simply by people cutting their toenails incorrectly like picking or pulling their nails off. What happens is if you cut your nail a little bit too short or you leave an irregular edge what actually happens is as they now regrow and the skin wraps …
Andrea shares the story of 10 year old Eva and how ignoring foot pain can cause significant issues!
Is your child suffering with a painful foot? Think it might be growing pains? Watch as Andrea shares the story of 10 year old Eva and how not taking your kids complaint seriously could result in much bigger issues.. …
The 3 Mistakes to Avoid when dealing with Heel Pain in Kids!!
Guys, last week I shared a great video with you guys, well I thought it was a great video, about how to help your son or daughter with their painful heels, and in particular the three interventions or steps that you can take. Well now I’m going to share with you the 3 common mistakes we see with heel pain in kids, and how best to avoid it. Heel pain in kids it’s what we call a tractional issue. So where the Achilles attaches to the heel, what you get in kids, because their bone is nice and soft, is …
3 Tips to Fixing Heel Pain in Kids
At this time of year kids have started preseason for soccer and football and kids are still playing basketball, netball and tennis. As a result we are seeing a number of children presenting to the clinic with pain in the back of their heel that can result in limping or hobbling off the pitch or court. Today I want to share with you three basic tips you can use to help your kids get over their heel pain and keep them doing the activity they love. 1. Footwear The thing we’re looking for in footwear is specifically what we term, …
Andrea talks Sesamoid Pain!!
Today I want to talk to you about a problem I’m seeing a little bit of lately. It’s called sesamoid pain or sesamoid problems. Now, you are probably sitting at home asking what the hell is a sesamoid? Well in your foot you have a couple of little bones that sit underneath the big toe joint called your sesamoids. These little are very important because they help the big toe dorsiflex or bend back and they allow the muscles to glide around the bottom of the toe. Aside from being very important they can be problematic. Firstly they don’t have …
3 Mistakes to Avoid When Getting Back into Exercise
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Spring is here. Isn’t it wonderful? Warm weather is popping up and we’re only three months away from summer. For most of us, this now is the time where we think, okay winter’s finished, we need to get out and start doing some activity because we want to get into shape.[/vc_column_text][tm_spacer size=”lg:20″][vc_column_text] What I want to share with you today is, 3 mistakes to avoid making, now that you’re going to get back into activity. [/vc_column_text][tm_spacer size=”lg:15″][vc_column_text]There are three very common mistakes that people make, that invariably cause issues or problems, when they’re looking to get better, fitter, healthier, especially …
Tingling and Burning in the balls of your Feet?
[vc_row][vc_column][tm_spacer size=”lg:10″][tm_spacer size=”lg:10″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What is Neuroma? [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Morning guys, Andre here, Owner and senior podiatrist at Ac podiatry. I’m early morning it’s nice and chilly in Adelaide today. And today guys I wanted to share with you about neuromas, having a conversation with the girls yesterday on my drive back from Clare, and we’ve had three four or five neuromas in the last couple of days that the girls are dealing with. And I wanted to get on and it’s obviously quite topical at the moment and it got me thinking well why and what can I do to, to kind …
