Here at Active Care Podiatry, we see a range of children’s foot conditions. Some of the most common conditions we see and treat are: Severs Condition Severs is a common condition we see affecting the heel. Irritation of the growth plate in the heel bone causes pain when the Achilles tendon repeatedly pulls at the […]
Monthly Archives: June 2021
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Jun
Jun
“My arches have collapsed, my arches have fallen, my feet are flat as a pancake.” These are some of things we hear when talking about the shape of our feet. For most of us, the condition this refers to is a flexible flat foot. When talking about flat feet we generally refer to the collapse […]
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Jun
Bunions are a progressive condition of the big toe joint, where a bony lump forms and the toe begins to point back towards the outside of the foot. The nature of the condition can differ with minor bunions causing lots of pain whilst large deformities can be pain free. Whilst bunions are rarely caused by […]
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Jun
Jun
Our calf muscles are one of the most important muscles affecting our lower body when we walk and run. They are responsible for bending the knee joint and pointing the foot downwards. For many of us these muscles are over-worked and under-loved, and end up much tighter than our body expects. In normal day to […]