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Footwear technology has come a long way over the past fifty or so years, yet many athletes and weekend warriors still get injured. Looks can be decieving Many patients with common foot injuries will tell us they decided to start excersizing again for fitness or to lose wight, so…
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Everyone will develop sore feet at some stage in their life and the more active you are, with work and sport, the more likely the chance of painful feet developing. So how does a Podiatrist at Waikato Podiatry Clinic treat sore feet? Well there are many treatment options available, and…
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If you’re competitive by nature and love playing Rugby, Netball, Football, Hockey or other Winter Sport it’s quite difficult to stop mid season and rest for recovery, especially during the season when you feel your team needs you. Did you have an Injury this year? If you did have an…
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Everyday items can hold more importance than one would think. Shoes, for instance, are an instrumental part of healing from conditions like Plantar Fasciitis. However a shoe that doesn’t support or protect the foot, like walking barefoot, has the opposite effect and can cause or irritate the condition. This poses…
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When we are injured physically, most of the time we do not think about the potential effects on our mental health or how our mental health might be affected. it is very important to consider because it affects the experience a patient is having at the time of their injury.…
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