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Around the grounds with sporting injuries

It’s been great to see professional sports back in action over the past couple of months and as always, there are some interesting injuries that have occured. As a Podiatrist I see a wide variety of different injuries, both chronic and acute, so I’d like to share some parts of what I can see in the clinic. I’ll cover a…

Netball shoes – what’s going to work for me?

Welcome to part two of the netball shoes series! If you haven’t caught part one I’d definitely encourage you to check it out before we get into part two. Previously we spoke about the key differences between netball shoes and running shoes, and why having specific shoes are beneficial. Netball season is just around the corner and there may be…

Ingrown Toenails – Sometimes it’s the Little Things in Life that Hurt the Most!

Ingrown toenails can be debilitating! I’ve seen some of the most tough and resilient people brought undone by a little piece of toenail! If you’ve ever had one you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. The mere thought of a tight bedsheet pressing on the toe can bring a grown man to tears! So what are they, how do they…

Netball shoes – why they’re different to running shoes

Howdy folks, Luke Webster from Hunter Podiatry back once again! I’m here this time with a quick guide to netball shoes for the upcoming season, which isn’t too far away. Similar to running/walking shoes, there can be quite a lot of information or styles to siv through – so let me make it easy for you. This will be a…

Road back to running – Recovering from a hip injury

Howdy folks, Luke from Hunter Podiatry Services here. Are clinicians the worst patients? I guess we’ll find out over the next few weeks as I battle through a niggling hip problem. So to fill you in, here’s a quick back story. I was never a huge fan of running through my teens or early twenties but have recently found a…

Lockdown stress… fractures!

Post Lockdown Stress Fractures Lockdown has put everyone’s schedule out of whack, including their weekly fitness regime. Whether you have taken a 3 month hiatus from the gym, or you have been bored in the house going for a 5km run every day, it’s important if you do feel foot or leg pain, to get it checked out. Why?… A…

The Knee Nerds

Knee – Haw partners Howdy folks, Jas and Luke back with everything you kneed to know about your knees. See what we did there? We’ll go over a few more myths like we did a couple of weeks ago when we discussed ankles, but we’ll also highlight some important things to know about your trusty (or not so trusty) knees.…

Ankle Mythbusters

Hey guys, Jas and Luke here! Welcome to the first of a three part series for busting myths of the lower limb. Over the next few weeks we’ll be running you through a couple of myths for the ankle, knee and hip. For those of you who don’t know, Jas is a physiotherapist at Terrace Physio Plus (TPP). Here at…

Active kids with sore heels

When I was a kid, both of my parents were trained nurses so to get a day off school was next to impossible. In fact, I heated up a thermometer under boiling water once just to prove I had a temperature! But as it turns out, having a temperature of over 50° and still be functioning is pretty hard to…

A Podiatrists guide to running shoes

Hi! I’m Luke, a Podiatrist at Hunter Podiatry Services. Let’s talk about shoes! I’ve come from a long background of fitting running and walking shoes in and around the Newcastle area. Whether you’re a walker, plodder or gung-ho runner, we all need the right shoes to get us from A to B. I’ll cover a few of the main types…