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 […]
A 27-year-old male attended the Sydney heel pain clinic complaining of plantar fibroma, but demonstrated symptoms of plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis. He had arch pain in both feet and felt most of his pain just in front of the heel at the transition into the arch of the foot. He was experiencing equal levels […]
Do Plantar Fasciitis Shoes Exist? A new patient undergoing plantar fasciitis treatment arrived at Sydney heel pain clinic requesting advice relating to the treatment of his condition, and wanted to know if there was such thing as plantar fasciitis shoes. And if so, which make or model would be best or most appropriate for his […]
A 12 year old boy presents to the clinic with pain at the back of his heels, which has been present over 4 months. He is a very active boy who runs and plays soccer 8 hours a week. He reports that the pain is much worse after prolonged activity. He understands his symptoms are…
ARCH PAIN – Is it Plantar Fasciitis ? A 49 year old man visits the Sydney Heel Pain clinic and informs the Sports Podiatrist that he has been struggling with arch pain for 6 months. He thinks he has Plantar Fasciitis and has been trying to treat this himself at home, with ice packs and […]
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 […]
Biomechanical Assessment for Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles Tendonitis In order to determine the cause of the patient’s plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis the sports podiatrist carried out a biomechanical assessment with the patient standing, walking, and running on a treadmill in his bare feet. Bisection lines were drawn along the line of the tibia, Achilles […]
A New Patient with a Plantar Fasciitis Diagnosis A 57-year-old female arrived at the Sydney Heel pain clinic complaining of pain in the bottom of her heel and the consultation ultimately lead to a plantar fasciitis diagnosis. This lady was a keen golf player and enjoyed 18 holes each weekend. She also enjoyed off-road walking […]
A 28-year-old male presents to the clinic complaining of excruciating pain at the back of his right leg – near the Achilles tendon area. He reports that the pain came on after a session of playing soccer 3 days ago, after having a 4-month break. He has been limping on the right foot since, and […]
A fit and healthy 42 year old lady presents with heel pain and arch pain of approximately 4 months. She describes symptoms consistent with Plantar Fasciitis which came on shortly after a metatarsal foot injury. This patient is a very keen martial arts practitioner and enjoys kick boxing and karate. She has no other medical […]