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How Can I Prevent And Treat Blisters On My Feet?
Blisters: they’re an enemy that most of us are far too familiar with – often accompanied by a fantastic new pair of shoes that we were initially very excited about. Instead, we’re left in pain and uncomfortable, searching for anything we can place over the blisters to cover them up and stop the stinging. Blisters […]
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Is Your Recovery After Exercise Holding You Back This Summer?
Summer is here and many of our patients have launched into summer workouts, meeting their fitness goals – and just generally enjoying their time outdoors and getting out in nature. But while working out feels like the most important (and often most difficult) part of getting started, did you know that your recovery after exercise […]
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What Can I Do To Improve My Bone Health?
Learning that you have fragile bones can be concerning, and for many, leave them with a lot of questions: Why have I got fragile bones? What does having fragile bones mean? What are my risks? What can I be doing to improve my bone health? With many of the patients we see and treat being […]
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Returning To Exercise After A Break? Here’s How To Do It Safely
Whether it’s a planned holiday or an unexpected period of sickness for yourself or someone in your household, getting back to exercise or rejoining your friends at the gym is something that many people look forward to greatly, giving a good physical and mental boost. There’s just one problem we see – many people take […]
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How To Stop Your Old Injuries From Flaring Up
We all know the feeling: we get excited about a new activity or sport, we head into it feeling confident and strong – and then we feel incredibly disappointed when an old pain, ache or injury flares back up – and sometimes feels worse than ever before. This is where prehab comes in – the […]
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I Think My Toe Is Broken. What Should I Do?
Excruciating pain in one of your toes? Wondering whether you’ve broken it – and if you have – whether you should go to the hospital or a doctor or a podiatrist and what they’ll do? Broken toes are more common than many people realise – and unfortunately, so is suspecting a broken toe, not doing […]
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The Top Four Pains In Runners – And How To Treat Them
We ask a lot of our bodies when we run. The force through our joints and our legs easily exceeds three times our body weight – so it’s not all too surprising that a large portion of our patients are either regular runners, or developed their symptoms when wanting to get into running. Today, we’re […]
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What Else Can The Auckland Ingrown Toenail Clinic Help You With?
Ingrown toenails are our speciality. From one-off treatments to nail surgeries – and even removing the toenail entirely. We love helping patients finally get long-term relief from this painful and frustrating problem. But – are ingrown toenails all we do? It’s a great question, so today we thought we’d fill you in on all the […]
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Our Patients: From Ballet Dancers To Soccer Stars
Recently, we shared all about the big range of problems that our podiatry team here at Perform Podiatry can help you with. From in-toeing to foot drop, to managing falls risk and instability on your feet, we’re trained to help you with it all – you can read all about it here. Today, we thought […]
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Are Men Or Women More Likely To Injure Their Feet & Legs?
We have the privilege of treating foot and leg injuries day in and day out. It’s very easy to pick up on patterns – like the shoes you wear into the clinic giving us the first hint of what your pain or injury may be, or your walking style giving away some biomechanical problems that […]
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Stretching For Recovery – Is What You’re Being Told TRUE or FALSE?
Here at Perform Podiatry, we treat a lot of foot and leg pain. It’s our speciality! And while orthotics are a very important component of the treatment plan, there are other components too – namely stretching and strengthening, as well as having the right footwear during your recovery. Because we’ve recently seen a few patients […]
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