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 […]
Arch Pain Background Mrs X – 42 years old, presents to clinic complaining of severe heel and arch pain for over 6 months now. She is very frustrated as she had recently seen her old podiatrist who made her a pair of orthotics and had sent her on her way. Unfortunately for Mrs X she […]
Plantar Fasciitis A 44 year old male of slight build presents to the heel pain clinic and gives a detailed history of his Plantar Fasciitis. He is a healthy man, 179cm tall and only 82 kg’s and is a keen runner. There are no known medical conditions and he takes no medications, just supplements such […]
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 […]