Oh, Rugby. It’s hard to talk about without feeling some NZ pride in our performance on the field. As with any physical activity and contact sport, injuries are inevitable. While we can’t completely prevent them, we can help to reduce…
We love hockey - it keeps us on the edge of our seats! Professional matches have been found to have one of the fastest swing speeds of any stick sport at over 165 km/h, and players can run over 8km…
Ahh, running. Some of us love it, some of us hate it, and 4000 of us partake in the Wellington marathon every year. Our bodies are designed to be able to run, for a certain distance at least - whether…
We know we’re podiatrists - but we’re also parents too! With our Senior Podiatrist and Director, Adam, recently welcoming his third bundle of joy into the world, we thought we’d lock in school holiday activities that ditch the screen time,…
Heel pain treatment is one of the most common services for our podiatrists here at Masterton Foot Clinic. Living with heel pain can feel debilitating, commonly causing sharp pain at the bottom of the heel first thing in the morning…
“I think he has growing pains. He gets them every time he plays sports or starts running these days. We’ve just got to wait it out, right?” If we had a dollar for every time we’ve heard this from a…
We were watching a healthcare talk on TedTalks recently where the speaker shared about the “obligation we have, as healthcare professionals, to share our knowledge, for the benefit of those around us.” Interesting, isn’t it? We couldn’t agree more -…
As you know, we're quite a dynamic and vibrant Podiatry clinic. We go above and beyond to help our patients and enable active lives. So to help get the word out about exactly what we do and the great things we can…
Differences in the length of your lower limbs mean pain, discomfort, and a detrimental change to the way you walk and move. While some are born with a natural discrepancy in limb length, most differences are caused as we age…
Unless you haven't read the online news or scrolled through your Facebook feed in the last day or two, you'll already be aware of the woman from Auckland that was turned away from Sylvia Park mall for not wearing shoes…