Intro Okay, so no offense to anyone in particular but there are several million PT’s and Physio’s out there right now who without realising it have themselves bought into all the urban myths about core exercises. Physio’s & PT’s didn’t mean for this to happen and it’s kind of actually not their fault. If you […]
Intro To Plantar Fasciitis Exercises Plantar fasciitis is not fun! The pain itself is bad enough but starting the day with pain (as many sufferers do) isn’t psychologically that great either, nor is finding that you are limited from enjoying the basics of a normal active life. The one good thing that comes out of […]
Introduction If you suffer from foot pain and/or plantar fasciitis it can be hard to get answers. Finding that you can’t comfortably do things that make up a normal healthy routine is frustrating. Spending significant amount of money on healthcare to ease your pain and finding that it isn’t helping you is double frustrating. The […]
Intro There are worse things in life than flat feet, there are also worse things in life than poor posture. Neither will kill you both can seriously impact your quality of life, especially as you get older. Flat feet are feet that don’t have great alignment. In the same way that here is definitely such […]
Introduction To Back Pain Lower back pain isn’t fun, life has plenty of challenges without living with stubborn limiting pain or the threat of crippling pain. The intensity of lower back pain can vary greatly, for some it is little more than an annoyance, for others lower back pain can be so severe that it […]
Fitted Orthotics The best way to get fitted for custom orthotics is to work with practitioners who specialise in treating, correcting and rehabilitating stubborn pain conditions. The right practitioners will take your full history of pain into account and conducts in depth analysis of your biomechanics. In depth history taking, orthopaedic testing and computerised gait […]
Back Pain Intro Back pain has been clearly identified as a modern healthcare disaster, the number of people who suffer from back pain in their lifetime estimated at around 80%. Back pain can affect people of all ages, from adolescents to the elderly. Western medicine has made hugely impressive gains when it comes to the […]
Plantar Fasciitis & Chronic Pain The good news first… plantar fasciitis is not life threatening. The bad news second… plantar fasciitis is ‘quality of life threatening‘ as all hell. This shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, all stubborn pains affect our quality of life, but it is those which involve a degree of disability […]
Margaret Margaret has been looking for an answer to her severe ankle pain, severe wrist pain and severe lower back pain for 15 years. She had been through an intimidating list of different practitioners and treatments that spanned everything from the scariest of the scary (like orthopaedic surgeons) to the weirdest of the weird (like […]
Cheetah Design & Ankle Sprains You might have more in common with a cheetah cat than you might think. All predators must adapt or starve, and once upon a time you and I were no exception! The mechanisms by which our DNA is reprogrammed to suit the demands of our environment is up for debate, […]