Archies Arch Support Thongs
Armadale Podiatry Clinic is a stockist of Archies Arch Support Thongs which is great news for your feet Hot weather is coming and the possibility of long walks along your favourite beach or lazing by the pool for the holiday season is only a tempting day dream away....
Corns and Calluses
Our feet play an important role in keeping us mobile. When we walk, stand and run, our feet can carry the burden of up to four times our body weight as well as bearing the various pressures of movement and constraints of our footwear. Sometimes pressure placed on the...
School Shoe Dilemmas
When It’s time for a visit to the shoe shop to get new shoes for the start of the school year. Before you go, remember these facts: Children spend around 1500 hours a year in their school shoes so its very important to provide them with a shoe that is both supportive...
Beach Holiday Blues
Did you spend a wonderful couple of weeks with your family at the beach over the holidays? Long days spent walking along the beach, swimming, surfing and maybe even water-skiing or kite surfing? Happy memories now that you are back at work or school, but are you...
Watch Out For Ticks
I had an unusual visitor to the clinic today when a patient took off his shoes and i noticed something attached to his foot. On closer inspection, I was surprised to see a rather large tick! The patient lived up in the hills surrounding Armadale and was doing some...
Heel Pain Plantar Fasciitis
Heel pain is one of the most common conditions treated by podiatrists. The greatest incidence of heel pain is seen in middle aged men and women. It is often seen in those who start a new type of exercise or who participate in regular sporting activities at a higher...
Over the counter corn ointments
Are they better or worse? Over the counter remedies such as corn ointments or plasters generally only treat the symptoms not the actual problem and its cause. Also they can easily damage the healthy skin surrounding the corn if not used properly which may lead to...
Arch Support
The best way to support the arch of the foot is by using orthoses which are shoe inserts designed to support, align or improve the function of the foot. They are commonly referred to as ‘orthotics’ and fit inside your shoes. There are many different types of orthoses....
Causes of heel pain
Causes of heel pain include: Excessive pronation or “rolling in” of the feet whilst standing, walking and running. Usually this is also associated with incorrect or poorly supportive footwear. Bursitis or “inflamed fluid filled sack at the back of the calcaneus or...
