What does a Morton’s Neuroma feel like? Does it feel like there is a ball squashed up between your toes when there isn’t? A pebble under the ball of your foot? Tingling or numbness in the toes? All these signs and symptoms may be linked to irritation of a nerve in your foot, officially called […]
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Knee Braces
Do knee braces cause muscle wasting? It’s often stated that knee braces can cause muscle wasting, if used for too long. However there has been very little research into this. A study in 2016 by Callaghan et al. (reference below) assessed 108 patients using braces for OA of the patella-femoral joint. They found that the […]
Hip Pain and the Dorsa Vi
One of the common issues we see in the clinic, especially amongst the running population, is poor hip control and strength. This type of hip dysfunction often leads to a variety of injuries such as anterior knee pain, hip pain and low back pain. As clinicians we are able to subjectively view someone’s running […]