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COMMON PODIATRIC CONDITIONS

Podiatric clients include children of all ages, sports people and elite athletes through to members of the general community.

Typical podiatric problems may be related to improper development, occupation, sport & recreation. Or come about due to an underlying mechanical fault of that person’s leg or foot structure. Most often, a combination of all these factors results in podiatric injuries.

Some of the most common problems and injuries treated by podiatrists include

• Heel pain and spurs (sever’s disease and plantar fasciitis)
• Knock knees
• Pigeon toed gait
• Bowed legs
• Limping and abnormal walking patterns
• Growing pains
• Aching feet
• Arch pain
• Flat feet and Fallen arches
• High arches
• Bunions
• Clawed toes
• Shin splints
• Achilles pain
• Unusual shoe wear and shoe choice
• Stress fractures
• Bony prominences of the feet
• Metatarsalgia and Sesamoiditis (inflammatory conditions of the forefoot)
• Neuromas (nerve inflammation) and Nerve entrapment in the leg and foot
• Arthritis
• Joint dislocations
• Ankle injuries
• Knee pain and injuries
• Hip, ITB and lower back pain / dysfunction
• Muscular overuse and strains/tears
• Sporting and Postural anomalies

Sports podiatry can also ensure optimal mechanical performance for the sports person wanting to avoid injury and maximise performance.