Plantar warts or verrucae are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) and present as a skin lesion that resembles a callus on the bottom surface of the foot. Warts are infectious and can be caught simply by touching an infected site of another infected individual. However, more likely environments tend to be shared showers… Read More
Children’s Feet Pain
When should Children have a Foot check? Pain, limping, tripping, toe walking and obvious differences between feet or legs in children should be assessed. Children’s feet and legs develop and change with age as a normal part of growth. There is an expected range of normal development against which we assess all our pediatric examinations…. Read More
Foot Orthotic Therapy
Human walking. It’s so simple that we almost forget that it works. It’s only when the walking or running gives us pain that we take care about our feet. Foot orthoses, are prescribed by a podiatrist to help redistribute forces and loads that cause chronic foot, leg, hip or back injuries. Our podiatrists perform a… Read More