Injuries of the foot

Are you experiencing pain in your foot?

Does it hurt to walk on it, or perhaps to wriggle your toes?

Below we have outlined some common foot injuries that could be attributing to this discomfort.

Foot injuries, Football injuries, Fractures, Injury prevention, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, TrainingStuart McKay4 May 2018Total PhysiotherapyFoot injuries, Foot pain, Injury Management, Running injuries, Physio for runners, Overuse injuriesComment

Exercising in the Eastern Suburbs

Over the summer the team at Total Physiotherapy have composed a list of what we believe are the 7 best exercise options in the Eastern Suburbs!

1. Swimming

Our top spots: Jumping in for High Tide at Clovelly, or doing laps at Wylies Bath.

Why: Taking a quick dip down at the beach stimulates the release of dopamine and other positive mood enhancing hormones to kick start your day...

Physiotherapy, Runners, stretches, Training, Local, ExercisesStuart McKay15 February 2018Exercises to strengthen, Running training, swimming training, strength, Eastern Suburbs, Physio Clovelly, Physio Coogee, WorkoutsComment

Running Shoes with Mick Elliott (Part 2)

In the 2nd and final part of my chat with Mick we consider the cushioning and shapes of running shoes, wearing runners to the pub, why it's worthy buying running shoes in store and what changes are on the horizon for the industry.

Health and Fitness, Runners, Running Injuries, Injury prevention, TrainingStuart McKay17 August 2017Total Physiotherapyrunning shoes, how to choose a running shoe, Runners, fitness, Running training, training, Prevention running injuries, Managing running injuriesComment

Running Shoes - with 'The Athlete's Foot' Guru Mick Elliott

I caught up with good mate Mick Elliott a couple of weeks ago to talk all things running shoes. Mick is now the owner of 4 Athlete’s Foot stores across NSW - The Galleries Victoria in Sydney City, Eastgardens, Bankstown and Tamworth. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series - in this part we will focus on considerations when selecting the right shoe.

Foot injuries, Half Marathon, Health and Fitness, Injury prevention, Marathon, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Runners, Running Injuries, Sports Injuries, TrainingStuart McKay10 August 2017Total Physiotherapyrunning shoes, injury prevention, how to choose a running shoeComment

Exercise Options in Plantar Fascia Pain - to stretch or strengthen?

We've come up with a collection of exercises to help in the treatment of plantar fascia pain. Quite a selection to choose from - the challenge is identifying the right exercise for you!!

This may focus on stretching, strengthening or a combination of the two.

Foot injuries, Physiotherapy, Running Injuries, Sports Injuries, Strength training, Training, Streches, Health and FitnessStuart McKay16 June 2017Total PhysiotherapyPlantar Fascia Pain, Plantar Faciopathy, Plantar Faciitis, Exercise for Plantar Fascia, Foot pain, Foot injuries, Exercises to strengthen, Exercises to stretchComment

Half Marathon Countdown

Only 32 days, or around 14 training runs (more if you're cramming in your preparation) until the SMH Half Marathon on May 21st. If you were to be struck down by injury at this stage it could quite literally be a pain in the butt! Don't let an injury stop you from getting the Finishers Medal you have been working so hard for. Be smart about the final stages of your preparation and if you notice anything not quite feeling right see someone about it sooner rather than later!