A 32 Year Old Female Runner Presents to the Sydney Heel Pain Clinic for Shockwave Therapy to her Achilles Tendonitis Shockwave therapy is becoming increasingly popular for the treatment of ailments such as Achilles tendonitis. shockwave therapy is used in order to stimulate healing and create revascularization of the tissue. There are also pain-relieving benefits […]

CASE STUDY OF ACHILLES TENDON PAIN A 37-year-old male in good health, attended the Sydney heel pain clinic complaining of Achilles tendon pain in his left foot. His problem had been ongoing for approximately six months and he reports to the sports podiatrist that over the last three weeks it got much worse. The Achilles […]

Plantar Fasciitis Plantar Fasciitis is a condition commonly seen in male and female runners. A 46 year old male presents with pain in the base of his heel of approximately 5 months. He is a middle distance runner who has registered for a Marathon in Chicago, USA and he has been covering approximately 75K’s per […]

A 36-year-old female presented to the clinic complaining of Plantar Fasciitis and heel pain in her right foot. She reported that the pain came on gradually over a period of 4 months. She was initially advised to take Panadol and roll her foot on a frozen bottle and a spikey ball. She found this to […]

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. […]

A Sports Podiatrist Account of a Patient with Achilles Tendonitis In April 2018, a 38 year old man presents to the sports podiatrist complaining of Achilles tendonitis in his left leg. This patient reports a sharp pain through the shaft of the Achilles tendon that has been problematic for more than 18 months. The patient […]

Presentation- Possible Plantar Fasciitis? A 30 year old female presented at the Sydney Heel Pain Clinic with heel pain in her left foot and symptoms indicative of plantar fasciitis. The patient told the sports podiatrist that she’d had trouble with heel pain for around 18 months, however it had become increasingly painful in the last […]

Plantar Fasciitis Heel Pain A 44 year old male presents with pain in the arch and the heel area of one foot following training for oz tag competition. The heel pain has been present for 3 weeks and came on very suddenly and the arch pain has been excruciating. The patient felt a snap in […]

Arch Pain History Patient X whom is 28 years old presented to our clinic complaining to our sports Podiatrist of severe arch pain. He explains the pain has been on and off for over 6 months now, however only since starting soccer four weeks ago did the pain become unbearable. Within 30 minutes of field […]