Does Plantar Fasciitis Massage Help? A 63-year-old female presented to the Sydney heel Pain clinic requesting plantar fasciitis massage for her painful right heel. She had been experiencing severe heel pain for more than 10 months and was becoming increasingly frustrated with her condition. She informs the sports podiatrist that she has experienced plantar fasciitis […]
A 53 year old female presents with pain in the bottom of her heel of approximately 3 years. She describes the pain as being under the “ball of her heel” and she feels this pain when her foot hits the ground every morning. She also feels the pain when she stands up to walk from […]
A 44-year old male presented to the clinic complaining of arch pain in both feet, but more noticeable in the left. He reported to the Podiatrist that the arch pain came on gradually over a period of 2 months. He mentioned he had plantar fasciitis of the base of the heel about 4 months ago, […]
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 […]
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 […]