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Browse practical foot-health articles written to help you understand common concerns and when an assessment may be useful.
At Shellharbour Podiatry’s Shellharbour City clinic, we have seen a noticeable increase in referrals for patients with chronic midfoot and ankle osteoarthritis. These are often patients who have…
Read articleGood balance helps you move confidently, stay active and avoid falls, and like strength, it improves with practice. These exercises take a few minutes a day and need…
Read articleSmelly feet are common, embarrassing and usually very fixable. Odour comes from bacteria on the skin breaking down sweat and dead skin, and those bacteria thrive in the…
Read articleStaying active is one of the best things you can do through menopause. Regular walking and strength training help protect bone density, heart health, mood and sleep. But…
Read articleMany women find their usual shoes stop fitting during pregnancy. Hormones relax the ligaments in the feet, extra weight lowers the arches, and swelling adds volume, especially later…
Read articleThe size that works for your everyday shoes isn’t always the right size for sport. Feet swell and spread during exercise, and each sport loads the foot differently.…
Read articleCalf cramps get most of the attention, but plenty of runners get cramps in the arch of the foot or curling toes, often in the later stages of…
Read articleSport season is when we see the most children with sore feet and heels, and footwear is often part of the story. Kids’ sports shoes and boots take…
Read articleWhether you are recovering from an injury, training for an event or just want to run more comfortably, a running assessment helps you understand how your body handles…
Read articleNot all shin pain is shin splints. Where the pain is, what it feels like and when it comes on all help point to the cause. This guide…
Read articleIf your active child or teenager has pain and a tender bump just below the kneecap, Osgood-Schlatter disease is a likely cause. It is common in kids who…
Read articleShellharbour Podiatry are now stockists for Archies Thongs Shellharbour Podiatry is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Archies to become Archies thongs stockists! We now have…
Read articleParents often ask us about the way their children walk, stand and sit. Many of these patterns are a normal part of development that children grow out of,…
Read articlePlantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain we see. It typically causes a sharp pain under the heel with your first steps in the morning…
Read articleSwollen feet and dry, cracked heels are two of the most common foot complaints in pregnancy, especially in the third trimester. Both are usually harmless and respond to…
Read articleMost ingrown toenails can be fixed in one visit by removing the small piece of nail digging into the skin. But if a toenail keeps becoming ingrown, a…
Read articleShockwave therapy, also called extracorporeal shockwave therapy or ESWT, is a non-invasive treatment for stubborn heel and tendon pain. A handheld applicator delivers short, strong pressure waves through…
Read articleTrail running is a great way to enjoy the escarpment and coastal tracks around the Illawarra, but rocky, muddy and uneven ground asks different things of your shoes…
Read articleOur brand new surgery Where to find us: We are now located up the hill a bit at 19 / 23a Addison Street, Shellharbour. Just up the hill…
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