Chilblains are patches of discoloured (red, blue, white), swollen and itchy skin forming after exposure to cold and damp conditions. The toes are particularly vulnerable. Despite the discomfort, most chilblains don’t cause any permanent damage to tissue. Chilblains only occur in the cold. You are more likely to develop chilblains if you are sensitive to …
The body’s nervous system is made up of two parts. The central nervous system (CNS) includes the brain and the spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) connects the nerves running from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body…the arms and hands, legs and feet, internal organs, joints and even the …
Tendinopathy does not improve with rest – the pain may settle but returning to activity is often painful again because rest does nothing to increase the tolerance of the tendon to load. – It is not considered to be a classic inflammatory response. Anti inflammatories may help if you have very high pain levels but …
Tendons are the fibrous tissues that connect muscle to bone, and there are hundreds of tendons throughout the body. Tendonitis – is the inflammation of the tendon and results from micro-tears that happen when they are acutely stretched beyond normal ranges. Patients with tendonitis typically recover within several weeks. Chronic tendonitis can lead to tendinosis. …
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Diabetes can have effect multiple parts of your body. Foot complications are common consequence and can vary from simple to extreme. Diabetes can affect the feet in two major ways, Peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease. There are two types of risk to feet, high risk and low risk. Knowing the risk and taking care …
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Valgus-wedged insoles are widely applied in the conservative treatment for medial knee osteoarthritis. Valgus-wedged orthoses can reduce pain in medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee. For all of your orthotic insole needs, contact your local Narellan podiatrist at Podiatry and Moore!
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STUDY: The effectiveness of exercise interventions to prevent sports injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Conclusion: ‘Despite a few outlying studies, consistently favourable estimates were obtained for all injury prevention measures except for stretching. Strength training reduced sports injuries to less than 1/3 and overuse injuries could be almost halved.’ Ref: …
Prolotherapy is a safe, effective non-surgical treatment that provides stimulation of the body’s capacity to heal injuries and regenerate repair of injured tissues. “Prolo” is short for proliferation, because the treatment causes the proliferation (growth, formation) of ligament or soft tissue. The proliferant solution injected during prolotherapy is purported to work by creating a biological …
Corns are generally in areas of pressure or friction Warts can appear anywhere Corns hurt when they are pressed Warts generally hurt when squeezed Warts will bleed easily Corns won’t generally bleed Warts may have several black dots in them and have a cauliflower appearance Corns generally have one small core and is covered by …
Scrubbing or filing – Try using a pumice stone or foot file to file the dry skin. This can be done while skin is wet or even dry. Take care to not get too aggressive as you can damage the skin. Moisturiser – moisturising your feet daily preferably after bathing is a must to combat …
