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How To Heal Plantar Fasciitis Quickly

How to heal plantar fasciitis quickly – Our patient database shows that healing is between 3 to 6 weeks once treatment starts (average) Many patient’s will ask us if it possible to heal plantar fasciitis quickly, and if so how. However,…

Plantar Fasciitis Home Remedy

Plantar Fasciitis Home Remedy - Do they Work? At Sydney heel pain clinic we are often asked the question is there a plantar fasciitis home remedy and does it actually work. Truthfully, there are many home remedies available online if we search…

Pain In The Bottom Of My Heel

Why Do I Have Pain in the Bottom of My Heel We frequently see patients attending the clinic asking the question why is there pain in the bottom of my heel? The most common cause of pain in the bottom of the heel is a condition known as plantar…

The Signs Of Achilles Tendinitis

What are the Signs of Achilles Tendinitis A patient arrived at the Sydney heel pain clinic describing the signs of Achilles tendinitis in his left ankle. He was 34 years old and was an extremely healthy individual who regularly ran. He had…

How do we treat heel pain?

There are several treatment options that can be used to resolve heel pain conditions and each one is carefully considered when treating each patient. What’s right for one person might not be right for another
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Plantar Fasciitis: Finding the cause – 13th August 2015.

New patients at our clinic are often confused by the overwhelming information posted on the internet. Much of the treatment advice for Plantar Fasciitis is conflicting and produces varied results.</br/> We refer to this information…
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Plantar Fasciitis – City to Surf

4th August 4, 2015 It's that time of year again and the recreational walkers / runners are out and about, training for this annual event. In just 5 days, on August 9th, troops of people, young and old, fit or flabby, male or female will be…
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A Plantar Fasciitis update

Plantar Fasciitis in winter Even though its cold outside and people are exercising less due the temperature and illness, the incidence of Plantar Fasciitis is still high. In fact, we are seeing more and more patients with Plantar Fascial tears.…
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Plantar Fasciitis – an overview of Karl Lockett, Sports Podiatrist

Karl Lockett is a Sports Podiatrist with a special interest in heel pain and Plantar Fasciitis. He graduated from the university of Salford, Manchester in 1998 and has been in biomechanics and Plantar Fasciitis in Australia since 2001. Karl…
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Plantar Fasciitis or Heel Spur

This article has been written to clear up the confusion that surrounds two of the possible causes of pain underneath the heel. Patients and practitioners alike seem to be using 2 different terminologies (Plantar Fasciitis or Heel Spur) to describe…
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Plantar Fasciitis in Runners

1: Too much too soon It is not uncommon to find Plantar Fasciitis in runners who have increased the intensity of their training programme too quickly. There should always be a gradual increase in the number of days training per week and likewise,…