CASE STUDIES

Case Study October 2017 – Achilles Tendonitis

Case study: Achilles Tendonitis

A 58 year old female presents to the Sydney heel pain clinic complaining of Achilles tendonitis in her left foot. She has a history of plantar fasciitis in both feet but this has been resolved for quite some time. She reports that her Achilles tendonitis has been a problem for approximately 6 weeks and coincides […]

Case Study September 2017 – Plantar Fasciitis in a 52 Year Old Female

Plantar Fasciitis History A 52 year old female presents to the Sydney heel pain clinic complaining of plantar fasciitis in her le left heel. Pain under the base of the heel for approximately 4 months. The plantar fasciitis is causing this patient to limp and she is unable to walk normally without compensating for the foot pain. […]

Case Study July 2017 Achilles Tendonitis at the Miranda Clinic

Case study: Achilles Tendonitis

History of Achilles Tendonitis A 54-year-old female presented to the sports podiatrist complaining of Achilles tendonitis in her left heel. She informed the practitioner that she had been on a medical merry-go-round trying a variety of treatments. Amongst the treatments that she had tried were acupuncture, physiotherapy, massage therapy, stretch techniques and a visit to […]

Case Study July 2017 – Achilles Tendonitis in a Runner

Achilles Tendonitis Case History with Podiatrist On the 10th July 2017 a 44 year old man arrived at the Sydney Heel Pain clinic for assessment of suspected Achilles Tendonitis. He complained of pain in the lower left Achilles area which had been an issue for approximately 6 weeks. This gentleman was a healthy individual without […]

Case Study January 2017: Heel Pain In A Mother Of Two

Case study: Mother Two

In January 2017, a 44 year old mother of two presented to the Sydney heel pain clinic in Miranda, complaining of heel pain. She describes a sharp pain under the ball of her heel that has been present for over 2 years.  She explained to the sports podiatrist, that the pain in her foot started […]

Case Study 2017: Plantar Fasciitis Treatment Following Christmas Holidays

Case study: Plantar Fasciitis Treatment

Plantar Fasciitis History A 52-year-old female presents to the Sydney heel pain clinic, Miranda, complaining of plantar fasciitis in both feet. She explains to the podiatrist that her condition came on approximately 2 weeks ago, following extended use of thongs and Sandals. During the Christmas holidays, she went with her family to a holiday home […]

Case Study April 2017: Achilles Tendonitis In A Builder

Case study: Achilles tendonitis builder

Achilles Tendonitis History In April of 2017, 44-year-old self employed builder arrived at the Sydney heel pain clinic complaining of Achilles tendonitis in his right leg. He reports chronic pain in his Achilles tendon of more than 6 months, and acute pain for approximately 4 weeks. He describes heat and a pulling sensation and the […]

Case Study February 2017 – Heel Pain Due To Plantar Fasciitis

Case study: heel pain due to plantar faciitis

Plantar Fasciitis History In February 2017, a 41 year old female presented to the Sydney heel pain clinic complaining of plantar fasciitis in her left foot. She informed the podiatrist that six months ago she sprained her ankle, following which she was unable to walk properly on her left leg. The patient spent several weeks […]

Case Study April 2017: Plantar Fasciitis at the Miranda Clinic

Case study: Miranda Clinic

In April of 2017 a 41 year old male presented to the Sydney heel pain clinic in Miranda complaining of plantar fasciitis. He described pain under the base of his heel that had been present for 9 months. This gentleman was in good physical health and was a keen runner who enjoyed middle distance running […]

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Case Study March 2017: Heel Spur

A 41 year old lady presents to the Sydney Heel Pain Clinic, Miranda, complaining of pain from a heel spur. She reports to the podiatrist, Rami Ghorra, that she feels pain first thing in the morning when she gets out of bed. She has been feeling pain in the heel for approximately 6 months but […]

Case Study March 2017 – Plantar Fasciitis in a Basketball Player Plantar Fasciitis History

Case study: Plantar Fasciitis

A 36-year-old male arrives at the podiatry clinic with suspected plantar fasciitis of more than 2 months. He is unable to walk into the consultation room without limping. He informs the podiatrist that his heel pain started suddenly during a game of basketball, whereby he felt a “click” in the sole of his foot, around […]

Case Study August 2017 – Pain From A Heel Spur?

Heel Spur – Symptoms A 37-year-old female runner presents to the clinic complaining of pain from a heel spur.  She reports to the podiatrist that she recently completed the city to surf annual run and that not long after she began to feel severe pain in the base of her left heel. During the build-up […]