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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…

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.…

These Boots Were Made for Walking…and for Just About Everything Else!

With such a massive selection of work boots available these days, it can be really hard to navigate your way around to finding the best one. And in reality, there’s not really one best boot – it’s more the best boot for your particular foot and your particular needs. So, to try to make it a bit easier for you,…

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…

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…

The 2020 Netball shoe review

More options seems to be the netball shoe theme for 2020!! New colours, new features and another brand stepping up their game when it comes to the netball shoe market. As Asics celebrate 20 years of dominating the market when it comes to making top notch netball shoes, Mizuno has decided this year to take the court, offering…