The Podiatry Practice is committed to bringing our existing patients the best value possible for custom made orthotics. So, if you currently have custom made Orthema orthotics from us, and you would like an additional pair then we are please to announce that we can now supply these to our patients with eligible private health insurance cover at no out-of-pocket cost*! Most private health funds will allow an annual limit towards podiatry and orthotics. So if it has been 12 months since you last received your orthotics from us, then we are usually able to provide a 2nd replacement pair for your ..read more

Computerised Gait Analysis - A powerful diagnostic aid Our practise utilises the latest in high-tech computerised gait analysis. The TOG GaitScan System is a state-of-the-art foot pressure assessment tool, which is linked to sophisticated software to enable us to accurately assess your foot and gait function for specific problems. This allows us to analyse the way you stand, walk and run, so that we can best predict how to manage your problem. We will often perform a GaitScan in-conjunction with a physical assessment of your biomechanics prior to prescribing your foot orthoses or othe ..read more

How to get rid of plantar warts? At The Podiatry Practice, we have many people come in complaining of a wart that they cannot get rid of. Usually these difficult warts are on the soles of their feet and they have tried all sorts of paints and over-the-count treatments to remove them. So why is it that nothing will work? Firstly, a wart (verucca pedis) is an infection of the skin caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). There are over 100 different types of HPV which can be responsible for different type of warts. Most warts on the soles of the feet are called plantar warts and are particula ..read more

Introducing the 5 minute in-clinic fungal nail test, now available at The Podiatry Practice in Brisbane. If you or a loved one has ever had a discoloured nail you may know that testing for fungus is a tricky task. It usually involves your podiatrist taking a specimen, making an appointment with the GP for a referral, taking your referral and specimen to a testing centre, and then waiting 6 weeks for results. Unfortunately there is also a high ‘false negative’ rate (up to 40%) with this form of testing, which can confuse treatment. Here at The Podiatry Practice, we are always striving for inno ..read more

Ankle sprains and strains (weak ankles) - The Podiatry Practice Brisbane Do you ever find yourself walking along and feel unstable? Have you ever injured yourself in an ankle sprain? Ankle sprains are commonly seen by podiatrists, ranging from adolescents through to adulthood. The most common type of ankle sprain is an inversion sprain relating to damaging the outer ankle ligaments (anterior talofibular ligament and calcaneofibular ligament). Higher ankle sprains are less common yet are becoming increasingly more recognised. What are weak ankles? Following an acute ankle sprain there is ..read more

Shockwave Therapy Brisbane | The Podiatry Practice Woolloongabba What is shockwave therapy? Shockwave therapy is a relatively recent medical technology which can be used to successfully treat many common soft tissue injuries. The technology has its roots in the field of lithotripsy – where large extra coroporeal shockwave therapy units (usually in large hospitals) typically treat conditions such as kidney stones, by firing sound waves through the skin and soft tissue to the target site. More recently, more compact radial shockwave therapy machines have become availab ..read more

Despite many years of educating our patients about the different types of health services that podiatrists provide, we still are constantly amazed by the low level of knowledge amongst the community and other health professions about what does a podiatrist do. To answer to this question, its important to understand the evolution of the podiatry profession across the globe. In the middle ages in Europe, certain professional trade and craft guild health care groups emerged in a semi-organised fashion. Amongst these were the ‘barber-surgeons’, the “tooth-pullers’ and the ‘corn-cutters’. As time w ..read more

Flat feet in children. How our Brisbane podiatrists can help. Children are often born with flexible flat feet that will generally develop a normal arch during the first ten years of life. Before the age of three, there is a fat pad in the inside arch of the foot that acts to hide the arch. Often the flexible flat foot in children does not require treatment, but if your child experiences any pain from the condition or the condition does not resolve it is important to have a Podiatrist examine them for any further complications. As a child’s foot is made largely of cartilage it is more suscept ..read more

Introducing the 5 minute in-clinic fungal nail test, now available at The Podiatry Practice in Brisbane. If you or a loved one has ever had a discoloured nail you may know that testing for fungus is a tricky task. It usually involves your podiatrist taking a specimen, making an appointment with the GP for a referral, taking your referral and specimen to a testing centre, and then waiting 6 weeks for results. Unfortunately there is also a high ‘false negative’ rate (up to 40%) with this form of testing, which can confuse treatment. Here at The Podiatry Practice, we are always striving for inno ..read more

Ankle sprains and strains (weak ankles) - The Podiatry Practice Brisbane Do you ever find yourself walking along and feel unstable? Have you ever injured yourself in an ankle sprain? Ankle sprains are commonly seen by podiatrists, ranging from adolescents through to adulthood. The most common type of ankle sprain is an inversion sprain relating to damaging the outer ankle ligaments (anterior talofibular ligament and calcaneofibular ligament). Higher ankle sprains are less common yet are becoming increasingly more recognised. What are weak ankles? Following an acute ankle sprain there is ..read more