Pregnancy and Podiatry
As I sit here experiencing pregnancy myself, I realise I am a podiatrist experiencing some of the most common foot complaints I find myself treating on a daily basis! So below I have put together some of those common foot issues and how you can try to manage them or how a podiatrist can help you get through your pregnancy…
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Preparation is key for Winter sport in 2021
Hi! My name’s Gabby and I’m a podiatrist at Hunter Podiatry Services. I’ve recently returned from a stint in Alice springs and have signed up to play AFL locally. As pre-season starts to get into action, practice matches are commencing and the first whistle nears, I felt it was important to remind us all the importance of injury prevention in…
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Help I think I have a bunion.
What is a Bunion and Who gets them? Bunions – or Hallux Abducto Valgus, the medical term – are those big bony lumps you may have seen just behind the big toe of your Grandmas feet (Sorry Gran). They appear when the bones begin to align abnormally and forces within the foot begin to push the big toe towards the…
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Covid-19 update
What Hunter podiatry Services are doing to ensure our community stays safe Life has changed for us all in light of the COVID-19 pandemic… Our focus here at Hunter Podiatry is keeping our community safe. Because of this, we have made some changes to the way we conduct business to keep our podiatrists, admin team and patients safe in these…
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Zero to Hero- Return to exercising injury-free
Don’t rush a good thing! With all the recent changes to our lifestyles, there are a lot of people out there who are taking up a new form of exercise for the first time, gym junkies having an enforced break from their second home and waiting (impatiently) for them to re-open or people beginning to exercise for the first time…
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