With the school holidays winding down, many parents will be starting the back to school countdown. This will almost always include purchasing new school shoes - with the rate of growth in children, most will require new shoes at the start of the new school year. So what should you look for when you are purchasing school shoes for your child? Allow 1cm between the LONGEST TOE and the end of the shoe- note that often the big toe is not...
How can you fix an ingrowing toenail without surgery? At Darwin Podiatry, you can! Is there a painless way to stop a nail from curling into your skin? At Darwin Podiatry, there is! Onyfix is a painless nail correction system used by certified professionals to treat ingrowing or involuted toenails. The principle of the Onyfix nail correction system is to bring an involuted or ingrown nail back into a natural shape through normal growth without any tension or pain. Application, usage, and...
Do you constantly roll your ankles? Forever injuring your ankles in sport, or at work? Do you find yourself hesitant to trust your ankle stability when exercising? Darwin Podiatry are proud stockists of the Brace for Innovation EXO-L and EXO-L Up ankle bracing systems. The EXO-L ankle brace is an external ankle ligament. As Brace for Innovation explains, the brace acts as a seat belt to protect you at the moment you are about to roll your ankle – without compromising your range...
What is that lump on my foot? Do I have a corn? Or is it a wart? It is common to misdiagnose corns, callus and warts, as they can appear similar to one another, and often cause similar pain symptoms. So how can we tell the difference? Can you see the subtle differences between all three? Corns The lines on your skin (call skin striations) will continue through the lesion Generally smaller/round/well defined Contain a central plug which is very hard Do not bleed on debridement...
What is an Ingrowing Toenail? An ingrowing toenail occurs when the edge of the nail impacts into the skin surrounding the nail. This skin is called the sulcus. There are numerous reasons why an ingrowing nail might occur: TRAUMA: bumping, knocking, or damaging the nail at the nail plate where the nail originates form can cause changes to the way the nail regrows. The nail may regrow thicker, or it may regrow a different shape. Often, a traumatized nail will grow involuted...
Sore, Tight Calves- Causes and Treatment Calf pain is a common occurrence for athletes, especially in the older runner. Patients may often describe their calves as ‘tight’ or ‘stiff’, and may / may not have previous history of a calf injury. A common presentation to Darwin Podiatry is when the patient describes a tightness that develops with prolonged running, and often gets wore with continued running. In order to reduce the ‘tightness’ the patient will often need to stop and stretch in...
