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This was a bit of a different question to what I normally get asked

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 CraigBlog

This was a question I recently got from a colleague. I often get a lot a questions from colleagues, but not usually on this type of topic. Generally, the questions are something like, which foot orthotic do you use for a certain problem, which is the sort of topic that I think I know a ….  Read More

Onychophosis or an ingrown toenail?

August 13, 2022August 13, 2022 CraigBlog

Pain down the side of a toenail, especially on the hallux or big toe is common. Most people blame and ingrown toenail for that when in most cases it could be an onychophosis. This is a corn or callus that develops down the side of the nail in the nail grove. They are commonly mistaken ….  Read More

Foot Orthotics in shoes with no room in them?

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 CraigBlogfoot pain

This is always a tough challenge and can only be solved with compromises. In shoes like ballet flats, high heeled dress shoes, football boots and cycling shoes there is simply not much room in them. If foot orthotics are needed, then there is not going to be possible to get the orthotic into those shoes. ….  Read More

Foam Rolling for Plantar Fasciitis

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 CraigBlogfoot painplantar fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is a mechanical problem, so the solution to it should be mechanical (in the psychosocial context). That means the primary treatment should be aimed at reducing the load on the plantar fascia or making the plantar fascia better able to take the load. I give secondary importance to any treatment that is not ….  Read More

What works for plantar fasciitis?

August 24, 2020October 22, 2020 CraigBlogfoot painplantar fasciitis

Heel pain is the most typical musculoskeletal trouble seen by podiatrists. The most typical reason for that heel pain is a condition called plantar fasciitis. The issue with it being so common is that every person is an expert on it and also everybody has there very own magic treatment for it that they believe ….  Read More

A simple solution to peroneal tendonitis

June 15, 2020June 24, 2020 CraigBlogfoot painrunning

Peroneal tendonitis was one of those conditions I never used to like seeing as my success rate in treating it was typically pretty poor. Most cases seemed to have a “overpronated” foot, so what did one used to do with feet like that: foot orthotics to fix the “overpronation”! And then wonder why they were ….  Read More

Whats the deal with ‘overpronation’?

June 15, 2020June 23, 2020 CraigBlogfoot painrunning

I so bored writing about this, but the message is still not getting through. I always use the word ‘overpronation’ in inverted commas to signify acknowledgement of all the issues with the word. I first wrote about “overpronation” at length on my running blog. I still get annoyed at all the nonsense the goes on ….  Read More

Do foot corns have roots?

June 15, 2020June 22, 2020 CraigBlogfoot painskin

Patients ask this all the time. Probably on a daily basis in most podiatry clinics. I have written about corns and roots on our clinic website to send patient’s to so that they really do understand the problem and the reason that foot corns return is due to the cause still being there and not ….  Read More

Can the ‘bunion correctors’ actually correct bunions?

June 15, 2020April 28, 2023 CraigBlogbunionfoot pain

The bunion corrector images you see online look too good to be true, but do they help? This gets asked a lot in forums and patients often ask us. Of course the pictures make it look as though they work and those that sell the product want to convince you that they work. As I ….  Read More

Can the Archie’s Arch Support Thongs help?

June 15, 2020March 22, 2021 CraigBlogfoot painorthotics

These Archie’s Arch Support Thongs have been getting a lot of attention in Australia. I have already blogged about why they are called thongs in Australia and flip flops in the rest of the world. We sell them in the clinic and they sell well. We are the biggest stockist of Archies thongs in Melbourne. ….  Read More

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