Latest news and updates: Darwin Podiatry
January 2023
Back To School – Your guide to fitting school shoes
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...
Heel Bursitis
A bursa is a fluid filled sac whose function is to reduce friction between structures. Heel bursitis is caused by inflammation of one of the bursa found within the heel. This can either involve the retrocalcaneal (back of the heel) or subcutaneous Achilles bursa (Under the Achilles insertion). Trauma to...
November 2022
Onyfix Nail Brace- A Painless Treatment for Ingrowing Toenails
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...
October 2022
Exo-L Ankle Brace- A Solution for Ankle Instability in Sport
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....
Corn vs. Callus vs. Wart
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...
July 2021
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Why does the outside of my knee hurt? The iliotibial band (ITB) is a continuation of the tendon portion of the tensor fascia lata (TFL) muscle, with some contribution from the gluteal muscles. Iliotibial band syndrome is a common injury affecting the lateral (outside) of the knee. This is an overuse...
Common Running Injuries
COMMON RUNNING INJURIES, THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, AND HOW DARWIN PODIATRY CAN HELP YOU: Running injuries typically occur from the interaction of numerous contributing factors. When training loads exceed the body’s physical capacity to handle it for a prolonged period, a running injury can occur. LOAD vs CAPACITY TO HANDLE LOAD over a...
Ingrowing Toenails
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...
