Author: Aleks Baruksopulo SportsMed Podiatry
1. Not understanding your foot type
It is important to understand your foot type so that you know which of your foot structures may have the potential for overload while running. This can then help you focus on addressing areas of most importance in terms of...
A tarsal coalition is where two or more bones within the mid-foot and/or rear-foot are joined together. The connection can be either osseous (bone), cartilaginous or fibrous.
90% of tarsal coalitions are either talocalcaneal (intra-articular) or calcaneonavicular (extra-articular) (Franson & Baravarian, 2004). They can cause pain,...
Knee pain is the most common lower limb overuse injuries of the lower limb (Hutchison et al, 2015). In particular patello-femoral knee pain (PFP) is a very common knee overuse injury which affects up to 25% of active individuals (Molgaard et al., 2017). PFP can...
With so many different types, brands and models of running shoes it can be a difficult task choosing the correct shoe that suits your foot function to help prevent overuse injuries. Throw in brand marketing, shoe store sales staff, footwear professionals, magazines, books, internet blogs,...
Symptoms of Cuboid Syndrome
This describes pain on the lateral side of the foot that is often described as sharp stabbing pain that is most painful while weight-bearing walking or running.
The cuboid bone is a bone on the lateral side of the mid-foot and it is...
by Neal Liu SportsMed Podiatrist
People often confuse the terms tendinitis, tendinosis and tendinopathy. These terms describe a variety of tendon conditions including inflammation, degeneration and injury.
Firstly, what is a tendon? The first thing to do is differentiate between a tendon and a ligament. Both are...
by Sports Podiatrist Neal Liu
You may have been told you have shin splints or know someone who has shin splints, however this can be slightly misleading.
The term shin splints has be coined (and banded around) to encompass a number of issues around the lower leg,...
Tibialis Posterior Dysfunction & Adult Acquired Flat-foot deformity
Several times a year I have patients who present to my Gold Coast Podiatry clinics noticing one or both of their feet have become flat. They may or may not have pain but none the less are concerned...
It is not usually until you have to have an x-ray that you may find you have an extra bone in your skeletal make-up of your feet. Although sometimes you may notice that your foot has a mysterious bump that other friends and family do...
The holidays will now seem like a distant memory as the Gold Coast school year takes hold and your children are back into the full swing of the school year. An increase in activity involving school sport, club sport and running around at lunch times...
