Rocker Shoes for Plantar Fasciitis 7 Jan 2013 | 10:19 am

A study that was published in Clinical Biomechanics in Sept (2012) investigated the pain levels in people aged 40-65 who had plantar fasciitis. They used a visual analogue pain scale (VAS), the invest...

Body weight and the risk for injury 11 Jun 2012 | 11:35 am

Intuitively it could be assumed that those runners with a higher body mass index (BMI) would be at a greater risk of injury. Obesity has a significant impact on the lower limb and biomechanics, so whe...

Kohlers Disease 2 Apr 2012 | 10:44 am

Kohlers disease is a rare disorder that needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of pain in the midfoot of children aged around 6-9 years. It is an osteochondrosis of the navicular bone ca...

Cracked Skin in Diabetes 4 Mar 2012 | 04:24 pm

Cracked heels are a common problem in those who are overweight, have dry callused skin around the heel and wear open heel shoes. Not a lot of attention has been placed to this problem in those with di...

Does the Circulation Booster Work? 29 Sep 2011 | 07:04 pm

Growing Pains 13 Aug 2011 | 12:23 am

Growing pains in children are common but generally do not cause any significant problems or long term problems. Despite that they can be quite distressing for the child and the parent as they wake the...

Lasers for toenail onychomycosis 20 Apr 2011 | 04:04 pm

The use of lasers for toenail onychomycosis has led to some debate and discussion (Laser treatment for nail fungus; The PinPointe Laser) on its clinical usefulness, efficacy and the published evidence...

Sinus Tarsi Syndrome 13 Mar 2011 | 12:05 pm

This is a painful condition involving the sinus tarsi between the talus and calcaneus. It can be injured as part of an inversion sprain by a strain of the ligaments that cross the sinus tarsi or it ca...

Severs Disease 16 Jan 2011 | 07:58 pm

Severs disease is probably the most common problem that affects the heel bone in children. It has been likened to a stress fracture of the cartilage in the growth plate at the rear of the calcaneus. I...

Chilblains 25 Aug 2010 | 12:34 pm

Chilblains are really common in some parts of the world and are unheard of in other parts of the world. In some parts of the world chilblains are as common as the everyday cold and recognised daily. I...