Put Your Feet FirstBlog / Optimise Health Put Your Feet First Put Your Feet First October is the month to put your feet first October is the month to put your feet first and Toowoomba podiatrist Kylie Endres is asking all residents – young and old – to make sure they are looking after their feet. Ms Endres, from Toowoomba’s The Podiatrist, […] Put Your Feet First Read More »
Growing Pain Explained – What’s Going On?Blog / Optimise Health Growing Pain Explained – What’s Going On? Winter is here! This means that football, soccer and netball seasons are well under way. Each year it feels like clockwork with kids of all ages flooding into the clinic, particularly between the ages of 10 and 15 years, with the same complaint: Growing pains at their heels. Growing Pain Explained – What’s Going On? Read More »
Cheap Sneakers, Football Boots and Your Kids Heel Pain – What’s the Link? An Insight from One of Our Senior Podiatrists, SamBlog / Optimise Health Cheap Sneakers, Football Boots and Your Kids Heel Pain – What’s the Link? An Insight from One of Our Senior Podiatrists, Sam One of the things that I find on a regular basis is children presenting with calcaneal traction apophysitis – AKA Severs Disease – wearing ‘cheap sneakers’. As a parent of three boys and Cheap Sneakers, Football Boots and Your Kids Heel Pain – What’s the Link? An Insight from One of Our Senior Podiatrists, Sam Read More »
Getting to Know Daniel LauBlog / Optimise Health Getting to Know Daniel Lau I have been in Toowoomba/Westbrook for 18 years so no issues with settling in.I chose podiatry because I completed a biomedical science degree but there wasn’t much funding in sciences and I wasn’t interested in researching in laboratories so I immediately went into podiatry. Podiatry has a stable work environment Getting to Know Daniel Lau Read More »
The Dangers of ‘W’ Sitting for KidsBlog / Optimise Health The Dangers of ‘W’ Sitting for Kids You may have heard that sitting with your legs and feet in a ‘W’ position is bad – but do you know why? What is ‘W’ sitting? W-sitting is the position where the: If you look front on when your little one is sitting like this, their legs The Dangers of ‘W’ Sitting for Kids Read More »
Warning Signs You Should Bring Your Child to See a PodiatristBlog / Optimise Health Warning Signs You Should Bring Your Child to See a Podiatrist It feels like you’re watching your kids grow and change before your eyes every day. With many changes being a regular part of growth and development, it can be difficult to know what is normal with kids feet and legs as they grow and Warning Signs You Should Bring Your Child to See a Podiatrist Read More »
Things You MUST Know About Fungal Nail InfectionsBlog / Optimise Health Things You MUST Know About Fungal Nail Infections You’ve noticed your nail changing for some time now. The colour may be gradually changing to a yellow or a white.. There may seem to be more build up beneath the nail and it may be starting to lift away.. The nail may appear more flaky or Things You MUST Know About Fungal Nail Infections Read More »
Shout Out to All Who Made the Filming a Success!Blog / Optimise Health Shout Out to All Who Made the Filming a Success! We want to acknowledge all patients and podiatrists who shared their time with us for the filming held in February. Sam Johnston and his family – Nadine, Luke, Darcy, Indianna and BaxterJo Capp and FamilyJan TurnerTodd McleanIngrid PowderhamJohn EderDarren TaylorCallum WoodallElle and Jess FitzgibbonMack and Shout Out to All Who Made the Filming a Success! Read More »
Healthy Feet TipsBlog / Optimise Health Healthy Feet Tips Sever’s Disease is a common cause of heel pain in active children. Sever’s Disease, also called calcaneal apophysitis, occurs when the growth plate of the heel is injured by excessive forces during early adolescence. What are Sever’s Disease Symptoms and what is the treatment? As a parent, you may notice your child Healthy Feet Tips Read More »
Don’t Leave Your Orthotics in the Car in 35 Degree HeatBlog / Optimise Health Don’t Leave Your Orthotics in the Car in 35 Degree Heat The consequences are shown above. Don’t Leave Your Orthotics in the Car in 35 Degree Heat Read More »
