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What is a Sports Podiatrist Gold Coast?

By admin On September 8, 2014 · Add Comment
A Sports Podiatrist Gold Coast is a Podiatrist who has undertaken additional study to be able to call themselves a Sports Podiatrist.  There are however Podiatrists whose special interest is in the area of sports injuries, biomechanics and Sports Orthotics for sports people.  These Podiatrists often work side by side or with-in Sports Medicine Clinics [...]
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Do Children with asymptomatic (no pain) flat feet need orthotic therapy?

By admin On August 27, 2014 · Add Comment
Flat feet are a normal human variation and if a child has no current and/or past history of foot or lower limb symptoms then there is no indication to correct the foot position using a functional foot orthoses. The foot goes through different stages of development including having a flatter arch up until about the [...]
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Why changing running shoes regularly reduces overuse injuries of the feet and lower limbs

By admin On August 18, 2014 · Add Comment
When we run we place up to 5 times our body weight onto each foot during each stride.  That combined with thousands upon thousands of strides during the course of a long distance run on hard bitumen can lead to an overuse injury especially if there is a biomechanical inefficiency such as excessively flattening feet [...]
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Sports Orthotics for different sports on the Gold Coast

By admin On August 4, 2014 · Add Comment
At Burleigh Podiatry we prescribe sports orthotics to help with lower limb injuries for all types of sports ranging from walking to long distance running to Basketball.  To use the example of orthotics for Basketball on the Gold Coast you need to make sure they are made taking into consideration the rigors of the sport.  [...]
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Burleigh Heads Sports Podiatry Orthotics

By admin On July 11, 2014 · Add Comment
Therefore correctly designed sports orthotics need to be both soft and flexible to enable comfort during the dynamic nature of sport activities.  When we run, jump, and change direction we are placing multiples of our body weight through our legs and feet and with this in mind the experienced Burleigh Podiatry Podiatrists can correctly prescribed [...]
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Sports Podiatrists Burleigh, Miami, Gold Coast

By admin On June 30, 2014 · Add Comment
Podiatrists Burleigh, Miami can look after lower limb conditions associated with exercising and sports.  Aleks Baruksopulo who is the senior Podiatrist at Burleigh Heads Podiatry has a special interest in lower limb overuse injuries associated with exercise and sports.  Sports Podiatrists in Burleigh, Miami and the Gold Coast will often use soft orthotics including customised [...]
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Customised, Soft, Flexible EVA orthotics Burleigh Heads Podiatry, Gold Coast

By admin On June 16, 2014 · Add Comment
Burleigh Podiatry – Your legs and feet are placed under high stress loads when you run on hard surfaces and if your feet allow excessive movement then you could sustain an overuse injury.  At Burleigh Podiatry we use customised, soft, flexible, EVA orthotics that can decrease the amount of movement at your feet and improve [...]
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Sore, Painful Feet or Legs?

By admin On April 7, 2014 · Add Comment
If this is holding you back from doing the activity that you love we may be able to help! Our podiatrists specialise in sports and/or activity related injuries of the lower limb in Burleigh Heads and on the Gold Coast  If required we use SOFT, FLEXIBLE CUSTOM ORTHOTICS that should be both comfortable and supportive. [...]
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