Health chronicles
Custom-made or over-the-counter orthotics: how to choose?
Whether for daily use or for sports, nowadays plantar orthotics are used to treat a wide range of pathologies. Regardless…
4 reasons to consider postural imaging
A highly praised diagnostic tool among healthcare professionals, postural imaging is accurate, fast and completely safe. Postural evaluation is performed…
Can a plantar wart be dangerous?
Caused by a contagious virus, warts are small skin growths that can appear in various places, but more commonly on…
5 advantages of taking a biomechanical examination
A biomechanical examination is performed in a clinic by a podiatrist to assess the mechanical behaviour of your lower limbs. Through…
5 tips to relieve foot eczema
Also called dermatitis, eczema is an irritation of the skin causing itching and rashes. Although not contagious, this skin disease…
How to relieve foot cramps?
It is a well known fact that muscle cramps in the feet can be as painful as they are sudden.…
How can we identify flat foot in children?
Are you the parent of a young child whose feet seem a little too flat to you? You have a…
Treating Achilles tendonitis in 5 steps
A common injury among athletes, Achilles tendonitis is an inflammation of the tendon that connects the calf muscle to the…
What are the different types of plantar warts?
Dirty, troublesome, embarrassing… there is no shortage of terms used to describe plantar warts. However, even if we would like…
Ankle sprains: 5 ways to avoid them
Ankle sprain is one of the joint pains frequently treated in podiatry. This condition occurs following a tear or stretching…
How do I choose my sandals this summer?
The warm weather is at our doorstep, and so is sandal season. And for many of us, this means it’s…
Running injury-free: a few good tips
Running without injuring yourself requires a lot of discipline. Regardless of the level or intensity, running is a physical activity…