Partial Nail Avulsion Procedure for Ingrown Toenails

Partial Nail Avulsion Procedure for Ingrown Toenails

Ingrown  toenails can  be  debilitating,  footwear  dictating and just downright painful. They occur when the nail edge pushes into and/or irritates the nail sulci,  commonly  resulting  in  infection and  inflammation. It can also occur when a nail 'spike' is left behind from cutting the nail incorrectly.

Our Top Tips for Buying football boots for junior football players

Our Top Tips for Buying football boots for junior football players

Although junior players only spend a couple of hours a week wearing football boots, it’s still super important to protect their feet, ankles, legs and hips from growth related injuries, so we can keep them out on the field enjoying the game they love!

Perfecting 3D Foot Scanning

Perfecting 3D Foot Scanning

We recently upgraded our 3D foot scanner, which we use to take impression for custom-made foot orthoses.  The scanner allows us to capture an accurate 3D image of the foot, which we then use to design a specific orthotic prescription based on the patients foot type, injury, activity and footwear. 

Are you training for an upcoming running event?

Are you training for an upcoming running event?

WITH BSP PODIATRISTS NICKI QUIGLEY & ANNA BEETHAM

Are you training for an upcoming running event? Here are our top 4 tips for avoiding injuries!

Follow these tips before embarking on a training program, and you will find it much easier to get to the start line!  

At Bayside Sports Podiatry, we can assess your strength, movement, running gait, footwear, and training program.  Based on our assessment and gait analysis, we can identify whether changes are necessary, and will liaise closely with other health professionals or footwear retailers, if required.

Athletic Footwear Guide

Athletic Footwear Guide

A Guide to different types of footwear

WITH BSP PODIATRIST JULIA OPPEDISANO

With so many athletic footwear options to choose from,we know the task of purchasing new shoes for activity can indeed seem quite daunting! Incorrect footwear can cause problems, so knowing the basics is a good idea.  Footwear technology and knowledge is constantly evolving.  Latest research tells us that if you try on a few pairs of shoes, the most comfortable one you try will usually be the best one for you, so listen to your feet as well as advice from your Podiatrist!