3 Tips To Stay At Your Best This Holiday Season!Blog / Optimise Health 3 Tips To Stay At Your Best This Holiday Season! The Queensland summer is upon us! As the Christmas lights start to appear, along with the 5am sunrises, it feels like there is only one thing missing? The warmth! Having moved from interstate, Queensland is unique as the morning state compared to the late evening […] 3 Tips To Stay At Your Best This Holiday Season! Read More »
Gout and Your Feet – What You Should Know!Blog / Optimise Health Gout and Your Feet – What You Should Know! If you have gout or know someone that does, you’ll know how excruciatingly painful it can get when you have an ‘attack’ or ‘flare up’ of gout. Gout is a type of arthritis and this can often be confused with the ‘wear and tear’ arthritis we Gout and Your Feet – What You Should Know! Read More »
Capsulitis: Is This the Cause of the Pain at the Ball of Your Foot?Blog / Optimise Health Capsulitis: Is This the Cause of the Pain at the Ball of Your Foot? Our Managing Director Troy Parsons shares his recent experience! As a Podiatrist, it’s not uncommon to get asked by friends and family about foot pain – even over dinner! This happened again not too long ago with a friend of mine, Capsulitis: Is This the Cause of the Pain at the Ball of Your Foot? Read More »
Struggling to Beat Your Fungal Nail Infection? The Podiatrist Explains Why!Blog / Optimise Health Struggling to Beat Your Fungal Nail Infection? The Podiatrist Explains Why! Some of us battle for years before overcoming a fungal nail infection. Some of us never win the fight! If left untreated, it’s proven that nail fungus present in one nail will spread to your other nails over time. So why is it that Struggling to Beat Your Fungal Nail Infection? The Podiatrist Explains Why! Read More »
The Lunula Laser for Fungal Nails: Over 6 Months in Practice and Here’s Our Review!Blog / Optimise Health The Lunula Laser for Fungal Nails: Over 6 Months in Practice and Here’s Our Review! After many years of hearing about the dissatisfaction of our patients in not being able to get rid of their fungal nail infection after trying traditional creams and ointments, we decided to trial the Lunula Laser at the end of The Lunula Laser for Fungal Nails: Over 6 Months in Practice and Here’s Our Review! Read More »
Why are My Toenails Getting Thicker?Blog / Optimise Health Why are My Toenails Getting Thicker? You’ve noticed your toenails starting to change over time. They’re getting thicker. Perhaps they’re putting more pressure on the surrounding skin or you feel the nail rub against the top of the shoe where it never used to. Your nail may also be getting thick and crumbly, or perhaps Why are My Toenails Getting Thicker? Read More »
Are You Suffering from an Aching or Stabbing Pain at the Back of Heel? You May Have Developed Achilles TendonitisBlog / Optimise Health Are You Suffering from an Aching or Stabbing Pain at the Back of Heel? You May Have Developed Achilles Tendonitis If your regular sporting or daily activities have started causing you pain at the back of your heel, there’s a good chance it could be Achilles Tendonitis. Don’t worry – it can be very effectively Are You Suffering from an Aching or Stabbing Pain at the Back of Heel? You May Have Developed Achilles Tendonitis Read More »
Nick’s Pain at his Big Toe is called SesamoiditisBlog / Optimise Health Nick’s Pain at his Big Toe is called Sesamoiditis Meet Nick We first met Nick in February 2017. He is a 31 years old, works as an accountant, is healthy and active – at least he wanted to be! Nick came in with pain at the ball of his left big toe that had been Nick’s Pain at his Big Toe is called Sesamoiditis Read More »
Footwear – How Important Is It Really? Part OneBlog / Optimise Health Footwear – How Important Is It Really? Part One There is no doubt that we have all heard numerous times in our lives about the importance of wearing good, supportive footwear. Yet, for a lot of people there is great uncertainty as to whether this advice applies to them, and if so, what this “good Footwear – How Important Is It Really? Part One Read More »
Bunions: How Did They Develop and What Should I Know?Blog / Optimise Health Bunions: How Did They Develop and What Should I Know? Bunions: How Did They Develop and What Should I Know? Is there a big bony bump at your big toe joint? Are your shoes rubbing against the sides of your forefoot and causing blisters and pain? Do you struggle to fit your foot into narrow Bunions: How Did They Develop and What Should I Know? Read More »
