Plantar Fasciitis heel pain is not only frustrating, but can be disabling too. Plantar Fasciitis can develop when you injure the tissue called the plantar fascia at the bottom of your heel and foot, and create painful micro-tears in the…
Our patients are frustrated with repeatedly spraining and twisting their ankles. They feel like they’re wasting time on the sidelines watching their mates having fun. They’re spending ages strapping their feet - and spending so much money on strapping tape…
Having to take sitting breaks during your shifts to get a few minutes of relief is frustrating, right? Absolutely. And here’s how our shift worker patients feel about it. Our patients tell us it makes them feel “old” - even…
If you or your loved one has suffered a stroke and now has foot drop or ankle weakness, you may be left with lots of questions. Our podiatrists at Masterton Foot Clinic have put together this short guide to help…
With the excitement of pregnancy comes a massive amount of changes to the body - including our feet and legs. We see many women with heel, foot and leg pain during pregnancy, especially towards the end of the second and…
While you may best know Bob Marley for ‘no woman no cry’, among many other hits, in the podiatry world we also remember him from the melanoma that started as a brown spot on his toenail that led to a…
We’ve all experienced the feeling - we get caught outside in the cold and our toes (or fingers) feel numb and a little stiff. When we finally get inside and have a chance to warm up, we feel that rush…
As Masterton’s leading podiatry clinic, we see a lot of children and families every week. A big problem we see, especially during the school year, is plantar warts. The term plantar wart simply means: What exactly is a wart…
“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…
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…