Corns between our toes can be exceptionally painful. Narrow footwear causes our toes to squeeze into one another. This pressure causes hard skin to form as corns. These corns are particularly painful due to the thin skin between our toes. Podiatrists treat corns by removing the hard skin. Using a scalpel they can remove the […]
Category Archives: Senior Foot Health
Senior foot health is an important issue to discuss because as we age our feet have done more physical work and are more likely to breakdown and feel pain.
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May
May
Neuropathy is a condition relating to the damage of nerves leading to numbness, weakness and tingling. Neuropathy can occur due to local and systemic causes. The most damaging element of neuropathy is the loss of protective sensation, especially in the feet. This protective sensation is what tells us our foot is under trauma. This can […]
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Feb
Feb
Forefoot pain is a common issue suffered by many Australians. Due to the constant forces it is subjected to during walking and standing a number of different types of injuries and pains can occur. These can normally be categorised into one of three different causes. Achy forefeet that get progressively worse normally occur due to […]
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Feb
Feb
Many people don’t know what to expect when visiting the podiatrist for the first time. There are a few elements to the podiatrist that are similar to visiting any other medical professional, whether it’s a physiotherapist or a GP. Firstly your podiatrist will take a detailed history of the problem or injury that you are […]
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Jan
Jan
Bunions are a frustrating and often painful deformation that affects many Australians. Repeated trauma to the joint causes the bone and soft tissue to change resulting in the bony prominence and turned toe that many see. Improvement to the joint is dependent on the severity of the damage done. For most cases the bony changes […]
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Jan
Jan
At your podiatry appointment any hard skin or corns can be removed by the podiatrist. Using a scalpel they will cut away thick parts of hard skin or any corns. Afterwards they will sand away any remaining hard or dry areas of skin using a sanding disc. Regular appointments can help to keep callus, corns […]
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Nov
Nov
Nerve pain can be pretty tricky to describe. Numbness, tingling and burning can all occur when a nerve or nerves are being compressed, rubbed or irritated in some way. This is especially common in our toes and the balls of our feet. The most common nerve condition in the feet is called a Morton’s Neuroma. […]
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Aug
Aug
Many health practitioners and specialists preach about the benefits of walking, but what about when it causes leg pains? There are known benefits to our body with walking, lower rates of heart disease and some cancers, but what about when our legs ache during and after walking. Here is some information about four non-arthritic conditions […]
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Jun
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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Apr
Apr
Arthritis is a major cause of disability and chronic pain with 3.85 million Australians affected. As our population ages, those numbers continue to grow. Research suggests that early intervention can delay the onset of the disease and may reduce the number of cases of osteoarthritis by about 500,000 within 15 years. We specialize in the […]
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