Action Podiatry

08/03/2023

Happy International Women's Day! Shout out to our podiatrist Louise, who competed in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday

17/04/2022

Happy Easter from Action Podiatry! 🐰
The Easter Bunny has booked in for a VIB (Very Important Bunny) treatment with Carissa.
📸 Photo credit goes to

21/03/2022

🌇 That sky tonight 🤩

27/05/2021

Keeping kids active, healthy and doing what they love is our passion.

Adele presented a series of talks on foot health and football boots to Pine Hills FC this week to help them find the right football boots and learn how to care for their feet.

Of course, if your child needs some help with their feet, keeping active or footwear selection feel free to get in touch with the clinic on 3325 2565 or book an appointment online with our podiatrists.

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A big thanks to Adele McGarry of Action Podiatry
for 2 great presentations over the past two nights.

Really informative and in all ways putting us on a good footing the future.

If you weren't able to make it, links to the attached Fact Sheets may be of help

https://www.pinehillsfootball.com/hosted/org/21/docs/e1c9e83d/Podiatry%20TOP%20TIPS.pdf

https://www.pinehillsfootball.com/hosted/org/21/docs/7354b207/Podiatry%20WHATISAPODIATRIST%20(1).pdf

31/03/2020

What is a corn? 🤔
Corns usually occur when a bony prominence presses against another bone, shoe or the ground trapping the skin in between.

Corns can be very painful, especially when the corn grows deep into the skin. Small wounds can develop over high pressure areas and this is of particular concern with diabetic patients.

How do we help? 🙋🏼‍♀️
A podiatrist can remove a corn by using a sterile blade. This is usually painless and results in instant relief. We will then address the biomechanics issue causing the development of a corn to prevent it from recurring.

24/03/2020

What is callus? 🤔

Callus is a thickening of the skin that has formed in due to a increase of pressure. It is the body’s response to protect the sensitive structures under the skin.

Most of the time calluses are not painful but they can cause issues with underlying skin breakdown and rubbing of footwear. 👞

How can we help?
A podiatrist can debride and remove the hardened callus painlessly leaving the feet feeling comfortable and pain-free. 👣

19/03/2020

Do you have a stress fracture? 👣

So what does cause excessive bone stress which can lead to fractures?

➡️ Changing shoes
➡️ Changing running surface from grass to bitumen
➡️ Returning to training after a period of rest
➡️ Poor muscular strength and poor physical conditioning

17/03/2020

Don't let foot pain stop you doing the activities you love!

We provide effective, long-lasting solutions for your heel pain no matter what the cause.

With each consult we aim to..

➡️ Understand exactly what is causing your pain
➡️ Reduce your pain
➡️ Get you moving again
➡️ Provide a long term solution

You can book a consult online via our website or give us a call today!

12/03/2020

We love Archies! 👣

Did you know that Archies thongs incorporate the same amount of support that you would find from an ‘off the shelf’ orthotic?

The support found in Archies thongs helps to ease stresses or strains on the foot that wearing flat thongs can cause. The support of the Archies allows your foot to be in a more biomechanically appropriate position when walking.

We love that they look just like normal thongs, so you don't have to compromise style for comfort. 🙌🏼

Visit us in store and check them out for yourself!

10/03/2020

➡️ What is Morton's Neuroma?
Over time the sheath surrounding the nerve between the toes becomes irritated, inflamed, and forms a thickened scar tissue. This usually occurs in between the 3rd and 4th toes

➡️ What are the symptoms?
You may experience pain, pins and needles and/or numbness of the nerve being affected.

➡️ What is the cause?
Footwear can be one cause of a Morton’s Neuroma. Injuries to the foot resulting in changes to your foot biomechanics can also be a factor.

If you think you may be experiencing Morton's Neuroma or any other foot pain, our experienced team is here to help 🙌🏼

05/03/2020

FEET & DIABETES 👣

➡️ People with diabetes have unique footcare needs.

➡️ A common symptom of diabetes is nerve damage – also known as Peripheral Neuropathy. This can present in feelings of pain, tingling, weakness or reduced sensation in the feet or lower limbs.

➡️ Due to the loss of sensation in the feet, people with diabetes often are unaware of injuries or ulcers that may have developed.

➡️ When we assess a diabetic, we check both the nerve supply and circulation in the feet. We also complete any general foot and nail care in order to reduce the risk of any diabetic foot complications.

03/03/2020

Are particular shoes giving you pain?

Did you know you can bring in your shoes to a consult which can help us gauge why they may be causing you pain or other symptoms.

Just bring the one or two pairs with you and not your whole wardrobe! 😆

27/02/2020

One of the most common causes of heel pain in children aged 10-14 years is Sever's disease.

Sever's Diseas refers to inflammation of the growing area at the back of the heel bone.

Pain is usually located at the back and sides of the heel bone. Pain improves with rest and is aggravated by sport, running or jumping. You may even notice your child limping.

Our podiatrists can help by modifying your sport, provide you with footwear advice, the use of a heel lift or arch support and give your child some stretches to do.

25/02/2020

Did you know we offer Home Visits? 🏠

At Action Podiatry, we understand that it can sometimes be hard for our patients to come to see us in the clinic due to reduced mobility.

For this reason, we offer a home visit service which means that our podiatrists come to visit you in your home. 🏡

We bring everything we need, and just require our patients to be sitting comfortably in a chair to perform treatment.

The suburbs we currently service are: Albany Creek, Aspley, Brendale, Bridgeman Downs, Carseldine, Chermside, Eatons Hill, Geebung, McDowall, Arana Hills, Everton Park, Everton Hills and Keperra.

If your suburb is outside of these areas, please feel free to phone and enquire.

20/02/2020

Do you have a habit of googling your symptoms when you're in pain or concerned about your feet?

Google can provided very generalised information and sometimes may not even be relevant to your condition.

At Action Podiatry we can help by providing you with a comprehensive and individualises assessment and treatment plan whether you are experiencing any pain, injury or have general concerns.

Our team is here to help take the anxiety away from googling and help you understand your foot condition completely so we can get you back to doing what you love as soon as possible!

18/02/2020

Why do our feet need expert care? 👣

Our feet are vulnerable to injury and disease; there are over 300 identified foot conditions. 😳

Did you know - by the age of fifty, our feet can lose up to half of the shock-absorbing capacity which is something that cannot be replaced liked a pair of shoes.

13/02/2020

What should you look out for with your child's feet? 👣

Symptoms that you should look out for include..

➡️ Abnormally shaped toes
➡️ Ingrown toenails (that persist or are painful)
➡️ Bunions
➡️ Foot stiffness
➡️ Limping
➡️ Severe in-toeing or out-toeing
➡️ Flat feet beyond the age of five years

For any of the above symptoms, a comprehensive assessment by one of our podiatrists can help to get your child back to doing what they enjoy without pain or discomfort. 🌈

11/02/2020

On the weekend Adele and Carissa attended a workshop ran by Brad Beer. This workshop was designed at treating the injured runner. 🏃🏻‍♂️

We have left feeling full of new skills and valuable information that we can't wait to pass onto our patients.


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[TREATING THE INJURED RUNNER] 🎽
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☝🏻Great day to be indoors today 🌨& nowhere better for a group of practitioners learning about treating injured runners than the gym! 💪🏻
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👉🏻 First course done for 2020- congrats to everyone who completed today’s Workshop!
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👉🏻Great facility Nathan Campus 👍🏻