I Have A Torn Meniscus. What Does This Mean?Blog / Optimise Health I Have A Torn Meniscus. What Does This Mean? So you have – or suspect that you have – a torn meniscus. But what does this really mean – and more importantly – how long until you can get back to feeling great and not having a painful knee? Today, our podiatry team is talking […] I Have A Torn Meniscus. What Does This Mean? Read More »
Not Your Average Ankle Sprain: Managing A High Ankle Sprain In A 20-Year-Old University Basketball PlayerBlog / Optimise Health Not Your Average Ankle Sprain: Managing A High Ankle Sprain In A 20-Year-Old University Basketball Player Meet Simon Simon is a 20-year-old university student. He has been playing basketball since he was 10 years old, and is now on his university basketball team. He trains three times per week and goes to the gym frequently, Not Your Average Ankle Sprain: Managing A High Ankle Sprain In A 20-Year-Old University Basketball Player Read More »
Arthritis In KidsBlog / Optimise Health Arthritis In Kids While arthritis is best known for developing from wear and tear over time in older adults (osteoarthritis), it can also affect kids on a smaller scale. Between 1-4 in every 1000 children in Australia are affected. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the name given to a number of different forms of arthritis Arthritis In Kids Read More »
It’s Not Extra Weight After Pregnancy, It’s Diastasis RectiBlog / Optimise Health It’s Not Extra Weight After Pregnancy, It’s Diastasis Recti Your post-baby belly ‘pouch’ may have nothing to do with “stubborn weight that won’t shift”, as many women describe it to us, and much more to do with the separation of your abdominal muscles. With an estimated one in two women experiencing diastasis recti during and It’s Not Extra Weight After Pregnancy, It’s Diastasis Recti Read More »
Warm, Swollen And Painful Foot That Feels Like It’s Collapsing?Blog / Optimise Health Warm, Swollen And Painful Foot That Feels Like It’s Collapsing? Every once in a while, we come across a less common but very serious foot condition at just the right time. Today, we thought we’d share one that could have easily been missed, but where we as podiatrists could make a real difference to the Warm, Swollen And Painful Foot That Feels Like It’s Collapsing? Read More »
Painful Quads? Here’s What’s Going OnBlog / Optimise Health Painful Quads? Here’s What’s Going On Your quads (quadriceps) are the muscles at the front of the thigh and connect together via a tendon close to the kneecap (patella). As the quad muscles work to straighten our knee from a bent position, like standing up from a chair, quad pain can make it very uncomfortable Painful Quads? Here’s What’s Going On Read More »
So Your Parent Has A Foot Ulcer. How Can You Help?Blog / Optimise Health So Your Parent Has A Foot Ulcer. How Can You Help? When we age and develop age-related health conditions or problems, it’s common for our circulation to be affected. This means that we may become more vulnerable to leg and foot ulcers – and even more vulnerable than ourselves, are our parents. As podiatrists that So Your Parent Has A Foot Ulcer. How Can You Help? Read More »
The Low-Down On The Controversial Running Shoes – The Nike VaporflyBlog / Optimise Health The Low-Down On The Controversial Running Shoes – The Nike Vaporfly If you haven’t heard about the shoe that’s shaking up the sports industry, it’s the Nike Vaporfly. The Vaporfly’s performance enhancing features came into the spotlight back in 2016, when they saw multiple runners break multiple world records in a short timeframe. Now, more The Low-Down On The Controversial Running Shoes – The Nike Vaporfly Read More »
Up To 21% Of People May Have An Extra Foot Bone. Could You?Blog / Optimise Health Up To 21% Of People May Have An Extra Foot Bone. Could You? Finding accessory bones, otherwise known as ossicles, when looking over our patients’ radiographs is not an uncommon occurrence here at Optimise Health. Many people will go throughout their lives never knowing that they have an accessory bone or two. After all, if Up To 21% Of People May Have An Extra Foot Bone. Could You? Read More »
Why Hydrotherapy May Be A Perfect Complement To Your RehabilitationBlog / Optimise Health Why Hydrotherapy May Be A Perfect Complement To Your Rehabilitation Finding accessory bones, otherwise known as ossicles, when looking over our patients’ radiographs is not an uncommon occurrence here at The Podiatrist. Many people will go throughout their lives never knowing that they have an accessory bone or two. After all, if it’s not painful, Why Hydrotherapy May Be A Perfect Complement To Your Rehabilitation Read More »
