Health chronicles
How to practise sports without injuring your feet?
To practise sports without injuring your feet, you need to adopt a few good habits. Whether it’s running, cycling, skiing,…
Plantar fasciitis and cortisone injections
Plantar fasciitis is caused by a stretching or rupture of the plantar fascia. This damage to the fibrous band that…
Diabetic foot: what to do for an injury?
A symptom of poorly managed diabetes, diabetic foot affects a quarter of Quebec’s diabetic patients. Caused by an immune deficiency,…
How to choose the right shoes when we have flat feet?
Flat foot is a deformation of the arch of the foot that can significantly interfere with daily life. In addition…
5 myths about joint pain
Joint pain in the feet is more common than you might think. However, even if the majority of the population…
The 5 symptoms of Achilles tendinitis
Have you noticed a recurring pain in the back of your ankle? Do your movements seem to become gradually less…
What is excessive foot perspiration?
Sweating is a physiological phenomenon whose main function is to regulate body temperature. This sweating phenomenon occurs through our sweat…
Can a podiatrist remove my plantar wart?
Recognized as a footcare health professional, the podiatrist treats a wide variety of chronic and acute pathologies. The podiatrist’s expertise…
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…