History A 42-year-old man, a builder, has been suffering with Plantar Fasciitis for approximately 4 months. He reports pain under the ball of his heel and has a hard time walking when he gets out of bed in a morning. His Heel Pain is only in one foot and he has never had Plantar Fasciitis […]

Plantar Fasciitis A 38 year old male presents to the clinic complaining of Plantar Fasciitis and heel pain in his left foot, of approximately 7 weeks. He describes a pulling and tightness through the arch of his foot, which creates mild Arch Pain but a sharp pain and a dull ache under the centre of […]

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 […]

A 42-year-old male presents to the Sydney heel pain clinic complaining of heel pain, and describes to the sports podiatrist at his suffering with plantar fasciitis in one foot and Achilles tendonitis in the other. He is a keen runner and has been participating in triathlons for some time. He has never had Achilles tendonitis […]

What Causes Achilles Tendon Pain A fit and healthy male of Caucasian decent made an appointment at the Sydney heel pain clinic in order to seek treatment for his Achilles tendon pain. He had been feeling discomfort in his left Achilles tendon for more than 6 months and was not improving, regardless of his stretching […]

A 55 year old lady presents to the Sydney Heel Pain Clinic complaining of Plantar Fasciitis which is causing pain in the heel and arch, of her left foot. She informs the Sports Podiatrist that the pain has been present for approximately 3 months, and seems to coincide with a flare up in her auto-immunity […]

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 […]

Can we differentiate between Sever’s disease and plantar fasciitis? A 12-year-old boy presents to the Sydney heel pain clinic complaining of pain through the sole of his right foot of approximately 6 months, and his mother has been informed that he has either Sever’s disease or plantar fasciitis. He complains of pain around the base […]

Do Plantar Fasciitis Socks Exist and are they Beneficial? A new patient visited the Sydney Heel pain clinic struggling with plantar fasciitis for at least 17 months, and presented to the podiatrist a pair of plantar fasciitis socks. She informs the podiatrist that she has been on some medical merry go round for several months […]