Case Study: Managing Severe, Painful Flat Feet (Ankle & Leg Pain)Blog / Optimise Health Case Study: Managing Severe, Painful Flat Feet (Ankle & Leg Pain) MEET LISA 65-year-old active retiree Lives on a rural QLD farm with her husband Struggling to walk – excruciating pain at her left ankle We first met Lisa in early 2019, when she was struggling to walk because of excruciating ankle and lower leg […] Case Study: Managing Severe, Painful Flat Feet (Ankle & Leg Pain) Read More »
So your doctor told you that you have a Fibroma in your foot. Now what?Blog / Optimise Health So your doctor told you that you have a Fibroma in your foot. Now what? So you noticed a mass in your foot, around your arch. You went to the doctor, and they’ve told you that you have a “plantar fibroma”. After the relief of learning that fibromas are not cancerous, you may find yourself So your doctor told you that you have a Fibroma in your foot. Now what? Read More »
Checking The Reality of Foot Health in ToowoombaBlog / Optimise Health Checking The Reality of Foot Health in Toowoomba It’s Foot Health Month in Australia and the team at The Podiatrist, led by Managing Director Troy Parsons, is on a mission to see Toowoomba take advantage of the expertise of Podiatrists when it comes to getting back on their feet, out of pain, and achieving the Checking The Reality of Foot Health in Toowoomba Read More »
Case Study: Managing Painful Knock Knees In A Young ChildBlog / Optimise Health Case Study: Managing Painful Knock Knees In A Young Child MEET CHLOE CHLOE’S EXAM When we first met Chloe in 2019, we identified she was regularly partially dislocating her kneecaps because of a knee position called genu valgum. Genu valgum leads to a muscle imbalance in the upper leg where the glutes and inner Case Study: Managing Painful Knock Knees In A Young Child Read More »
Treating Severe Shin Pain In Weeks Without OrthoticsBlog / Optimise Health Treating Severe Shin Pain In Weeks Without Orthotics Meet Jessica Healthy and active 25-year-old female Painful cramping at the front of both shins for six months Pain starts and worsens during physical activity, alleviates after rest Jessica came to see us as she was concerned about her painful cramps during exercise, especially during her social Treating Severe Shin Pain In Weeks Without Orthotics Read More »
Teenage Athletic DevelopmentBlog / Optimise Health Teenage Athletic Development This is Stuart Canavan, Senior Physiotherapist and high-performance consultant, talking to you from Optimise Health in Toowoomba, having a chat to you today about athletic development in teenage athletes. In my former world in Melbourne, I conducted and directed a highschool-based program down there that was home to 700+ athletes so I’m Teenage Athletic Development Read More »
Our Running Clinic Is Now Open!Blog / Optimise Health Our Running Clinic Is Now Open! Our running clinic is now in full swing over December and January! It’s ready to help you get your running to the next level – whether it’s your first 2km, 10km or marathon. This means we help you: Stay injury-free and pain-free while you runLearn to improve your running Our Running Clinic Is Now Open! Read More »
Pain Management & ReliefBlog / Optimise Health Pain Management & Relief Hi, this is Stuart Canavan from Optimise Health in Toowoomba. Having a chat with you today about pain. Now, chronic pain in Australia is a massive problem with almost 3.3 million people experiencing ongoing pain now. There’s been a lot of advances in pain research in the last 20 years that Pain Management & Relief Read More »
InflammationBlog / Optimise Health Inflammation This is Stuart Canavan, Physiotherapist, with Optimise Health in Toowoomba, having a discussion today about inflammation. Now, inflammation is a process that is often associated with an acute injury. A lot of people sometimes fear that word. Now, inflammation is a verynormal process that is needed to start the healing process. So, one of Inflammation Read More »
Why Do Teens Need To Develop Their Athletic Qualities?Blog / Optimise Health Why Do Teens Need To Develop Their Athletic Qualities? Over the last few decades, children and teens are far less active than in previous generations. When this is combined with a tendency for many young athletes to train specifically for 1-2 sports there can be gaps that develop in the full array of athletic qualities Why Do Teens Need To Develop Their Athletic Qualities? Read More »
