School Shoes Causing Blisters?

It’s the first week back at school, and after a summer of running around on holidays, your children’s feet are back into shoes all day. You might have gone to the best shoe shop and had the shoes fitted properly, but they still can have some hotspots and...

Aussie Feet Day

In our unique climate and country we have some foot problems that are more common than the rest of the world. Here are a few to think about this Aussie Feet Day. Bindiis Those annoying hard spiky plants inhabit even the most well kept lawns. Barefoot children learn...

Invictus Games

Last year I was involved as a volunteer at the Invictus Games in Sydney. For those that don’t know, the Games are an international sporting event for people who became injured or sick whilst serving in the Defence Forces. There were about 500 competitors from 18...

Technology Amputation and Bionic Feet.

Technology It sometimes seems that techniques that we use have not changed much during my 30 years of practice. It is similar with other areas of medicine and surgery, where lower limb amputation techniques have not changed much in 100 years, and the idea of bionic...