Healthy Feet Podiatry

20/07/2025

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Each of these businesses plays a part in keeping our club moving – from health and safety to home improvement and game-day readiness. Their support makes a real difference across every level of Oak Park Football Club.

We’re stronger because of you. Thank you for being part of the OPFC family! 💙

30/08/2022

Do you feel like you want to move more, but can't because of frustrating heel pain?

G'day, Ben here from Healthy Feet Podiatry. Just want to share a great success story we had with a client, Nathan.

So Nathan came to see us for his heel pain that he had for over 12 months. Nathan spent a lot of time on his feet, spending many hours at work, working in a manufacturing factory and as a trainer for his local footy club. Not to mention he had a little one at home, so plenty of hours running after them.

He was frustrated and felt like he could do more, but couldn't because of his heel. He would get pain first thing in the morning, then it would settle slightly and gradually get worse throughout the day at work, which would slow him down.

And then also at footy, running across the ground, he would dread. Sitting at home he'd relax, get up, walk around. And the pain would return, lasting for about half an hour before calming down again.

Nathan also mentioned he had a history of knee pain and multiple arthroscopes from over a decade ago, which impacted his confidence in his knee and mobility.

When Nathan came to see us, we thoroughly assessed his alignment, mobility, and strength. From there, we developed a customized treatment program, which involves some gentle hands on treatment, heel cups, and an exercise stretching program to fit with his busy schedule.

Without our help, Nathan would've continued to be frustrated and held back by his heel pain. It would've continued to impact his work, footy and home life. I'm very pleased to say, Nathan is pain free in his heel and moving better than ever.

He said, "I used to feel locked up. Now I have no pain from the waist down. I can't remember the last time I felt this good. Even the knees haven't felt this good. I'm more confident in the knee and I've no thoughts or issue running out on the ground to help an injured player, where before I'd get the younger trainer out there." Great stuff, Nathan, awesome to hear.

If you or anybody you know, is suffering with heel pains like Nathan, please call the number provided or click the link below, where I'll personally assess your feet and work out your best treatment options.

For out of hours our contact form is available here: http://www.healthyfeetpod.com/contact-us/

I look forward to helping you get healthy, happy, and free of heel pain, moving better than ever, just like Nathan. Take care.

16/08/2022

Sore soles slowing you down?

G'day, Ben here from Healthy Feet Podiatry. Just want to share a great success story we had with a client, Menka.

So Menka would see us for regular routine treatment for calluses and nail care, and at one of her appointments mentioned she was getting pain on the inside of her ankle and the soles of her feet.

She said she's been putting up with the pain for years. The soles of her feet would ache and throb by the end of the day. Menka said it had improved because she was doing much less, which is not what you want to do.

When the pain in her ankle occurred, it would ache and throb by midday and would become debilitating. She said, "I would walk backwards down the stairs at work because it didn't hurt as much." Again, something you don't want to be doing all the time. The pain was holding Menka back, interfering with her ability to move and walk normally, and she was feeling desperate for a solution.

She said, "I will do anything to try and fix it." Menka thought only orthotics would help, which she didn't want to go down that path. She preferred to go barefoot and wear slippers at home, and she thought the orthotics wouldn't fit her shoes for work.

When Menka came to see us and mentioned she had ankle and foot pains, we organised a time to thoroughly assess her feet, her mobility, her strength and her balance. And from there, we found a significant difference left to right in all three areas.

From there, we developed a customized treatment program, which involved some gentle hands-on treatment and an exercise program. In a short amount of time, we made significant improvements.

Without our help, Menka would have continued down the path of being less active, less mobile, with potential of greater consequences to her general health.

I'm happy to say Menka is walking better than ever, in much less pain. She said, "I'm feeling better. It is improving. I'm in less pain and can do a lot more on my feet." "Even though," she said, "I didn't care what people thought when I would walk down the stairs backwards, but it is nice to walk normally down them again."

So if you or anybody you know is suffering with ankle or foot pains like Menka was, please click the link below or call the number provided, where I'll personally assess your feet and work out your best treatment options.

For out of hours our contact form is available here: http://www.healthyfeetpod.com/contact-us/

I look forward to helping you get healthy, happy, and tackling the stairs front on just like Menka. Take care.

02/08/2022

Concerned about your knee Pain?

G'day, Ben here from Healthy Feet Podiatry. Just want to share a great success story we had with a client Alex.

So Alex would come to see us for regular routine treatment of his nails and callus, and also for diabetes foot health checkups. And at one of the appointments, he mentioned that he had pain in one of his knees.

He said it was painful to walk. Even when lying in bed, it would keep him awake at night, and was becoming a hassle. Alex said it was definitely slowing him down, as Alex would travel a lot, stay in cities and walk to conferences or meetings he had.

He was doing a lot of walking day-to-day. Alex thought that it would just get better on its own if he just left it alone.

When he mentioned this, we organised a time to thoroughly assess his strength, balance and mobility, which revealed significant differences from left to right in all three areas.

From there, we developed a customized treatment program, which involves some gentle hands on treatment and a customized exercise program that he could do at home. And in a short amount of time, Alex knew he was improving and noticed the difference.

Without our help, Alex's knee could have got better over time on its own. It would have taken a bit longer, but given the results of his testing, future injuries were more likely given the imbalances that would have gone never addressed.

The great news is Alex is in no more pain. He's walking and moving better than ever. He said, "I'm walking distances and have no pain the next day. I don't even think about it anymore," which is great to hear.

So if you or anybody you know is suffering with knee pain like Alex, please call the number provided or click the link below, where I'll personally assess your feet and work out your best treatment options.

For out of hours our contact form is available here: http://www.healthyfeetpod.com/contact-us/

I'll look forward to helping you get healthy, happy, and free of knee pain just like Alex. Take care.

17/07/2022

Do you have pain in your big toe joint that's stopping you from walking?

G’day. Ben here from Healthy Feet Podiatry. Just want to share a great success story we had with the client, Serge.

Serge would routinely come and see us for regular check-ups with his feet because of his diabetes. At one of his appointments, he mentioned he had pain in his big toe joint which was getting a lot worse. It was getting to the point that it was affecting his walking and mobility. He mentioned he would have to slow down, take smaller steps, do less walking to try and avoid the pain.

The problem was he wanted to lose weight. He was sick of taking insulin for the diabetes. That was causing the weight gain, and because of all that, he was feeling bloated. He wanted to walk 10,000 steps a day, but could only manage 5,000 to 6,000, and walking was his favourite and go-to exercise.

Serge thought this is something he would have to live with and accept, which was not the case.

When Serge first mentioned his pain, we organized a time, we thoroughly assessed his feet and his legs, sent him off for an x-ray. We determined for Serge that hands-on treatment was not going to be ideal as the big toe joint, due to all the arthritis, had become really rigid.

Instead, we used a carbon fibre spring plate, which was used to help stiffen up his shoes, reduce the amount of force going through his big toe joint, and act like a spring. Without our help, Serge would've continued to have that feeling of being stuck, that he had no options left, possibly increased weight, reduced walking, and just mentally down.

But I'm pleased to say Serge is much happier, walking better than ever, and has a much more positive outlook on things. He said himself he is walking better, walking more normal, less of a limp, and he certainly notices when he's not wearing the plates. He also has said he would recommend us to anyone, which was very nice. So thanks for that. It's always great to hear, and great to hear for Serge that he improved so much both physically and mentally. It's always great to see.

If you or anybody you know has experienced this and would like to find out if you can have your feet treated, please call the number provided: (03) 9470 8300 or click the link below, where I'll personally assess your feet and work out your best treatment options.

OR click here: https://www.healthyfeetpod.com/contact-us/

I look forward to helping you get healthy, happy, and walking better than ever, just like Serge. Take care.

03/07/2022

Is your heel pain holding you back from competing in your sport?

G’day, Ben here from Healthy Feet Podiatry. Just want to share a great success story we had with a client, Helen.

Helen would come to see us routinely for ongoing podiatry care (regular routine treatment for calluses and nail care). At one of her appointments, she mentioned she was getting pain in both her heels. She was really concerned about this as she had a big ten-pin bowling tournament coming up. The Vic 150.

Helen was worried that if her pain wouldn't improve, she would not play at her best. Or worse, she was even considering not competing at all, which you could tell would've been devastating to her. Helen said, "I've just got to play." If you know my sporting background, I know exactly how she feels.

Helen thought that she would just have to put up with the pain, try and push through if it wasn't going to improve, and just try and soldier on.

When Helen mentioned her heel pain, we organized some time to thoroughly assess her mobility, strength and her balance, when we then developed a customized treatment program involving some gentle hands-on treatment and a customized exercise plan.

She was really restricted in her ankles, in particular. So that took a little bit of work, but were able to get things moving pretty quickly.

Without our help, Helen's pain had the potential to get worse, would've certainly impacted her performance at the upcoming tournament. Or worse, she would've been out of it all together.

But I'm very pleased to say we made some significant improvements in a short amount of time, and Helen made it through the competition pain-free. She made it to day two of the comp and finished inside the top 20. So absolute great effort there, Helen. Well done.

If you or anybody you know has experienced this and would like to find out if you can have your feet treated, please call the number provided: (03) 9470 8300 or click the link below, where I'll personally assess your feet and work out your best treatment options.

OR click here: https://www.healthyfeetpod.com/contact-us/

I look forward to helping you get healthy, happy, striking out your pain, see what I did there, just like Helen. Take care.

21/06/2022

Is pain in your leg holding you back at work or at home?

G’day, Ben here from Healthy Feet Podiatry. Just want to share a great success story we had with client, Sam.

Sam came to see us for a diabetes foot health check-up. He'd seen a podiatrist previously. Wasn't too happy as he felt, "They just wanted to sell me boots and orthotics."

So Sam's main concerns was he had burning sensations in his feet that would wake him up at night and also pain in his right calf that would ache, tighten up, then go away, especially with walking. He would also get aches in his hips when mowing the lawns. He felt that he would get this sensation of “heavier pains” where he would stop until the pain would settle and then keep going. And that would happen two or three times.

It would also affect him at work. Sam is a bus driver instructor so he is doing a lot of hours standing and sitting in the bus. And you could tell that he was just getting dragged down with this pain that was just constant day after day.

Sam thought that this was just how it is ad he would just have to put up with it.

When Sam came to see us, we assessed his feet, the sensations and blood flow, as this can be affected due to the diabetes. I advised Sam's GP to follow up with a vascular ultrasound to rule out if Sam's pains in his legs were related to any blood flow issues. Sam was given the all clear from his ultrasound. And then we spent some time where we thoroughly assessed his mobility, his strength and balance, which revealed he was very stiff and had significant difference left to right with his strength and balance.

From there, we developed a customized program that involved gentle hands on treatment and an exercise plan that would fit in with his workday.

Without our help. Sam would've continued to put up with the aches and pains, the feeling dragged down and just exhausted day to day.

I'm very happy to say Sam's pains have greatly improved. He mentioned he could mow the lawns with no problems, that he didn't have to stop at all, which was something brand new for him. That he also went for a walk over the weekend, which he couldn't do before. Sam also mentioned that he used to get his hip and back pain when he was sitting and now that it doesn't even bother him anymore. So it's great to see Sam improve so much, which is fantastic.

So if you or anyone you know is suffering with aches and pains in their legs, just like Sam, please call the number provided: (03) 9470 8300 or click the link below, where I'll personally assess your feet and work out your best treatment options.

OR click here: https://www.healthyfeetpod.com/contact-us/

I look forward to helping you get healthy, happy and pain free, just like Sam. Take care.

13/06/2022

Would You like help with your arthritic foot pains?

I'm starting a new "Arthritis Aches No More!" clinic next week.

It's limited to 5 People who are wanting to relieve their arthritis foot pains without the use of medications and get back to enjoying pain-free exercise.

Would you like to join?

Or if there is someone you know who is suffering with arthritis foot pains please share this email with them.

CLICK HERE to find out more:

https://www.healthyfeetpod.com/rsg2/

07/06/2022

Are you putting up with sharp, throbby, achy feet at work?

Is the pain getting to the point that it's stopping you from working?

G’day, Ben here from Healthy Feet Podiatry. Just want to share a great success story we had with the client, Karen.

Karen came to see us for pains in her Achilles, the tops and sides of her feet that she had for over 18 months. But in recent months, the pain was getting much worse.

She mentioned the pain was getting so bad that she would battle through work and couldn't wait to get out of there. One day she even had to finish early, because the pain was so bad. She was constantly taking Panadol and Nurofen. And if the pain got any worse, she was even considering doing half days or dropping a full day of work altogether, which meant less income for her.

At home, Karen said she would limp around, wasn't able to do the things she wanted to do, like gardening or housework. She was taking the dog for shorter walks because of the pain and was babysitting twice a week. Karen said, "I want to keep active. I don't want to be a couch potato." You could see it was really getting to her and impacting her in every aspect of her life.

Karen, initially thought this would get better on its own, but after 18 months, clearly wasn't the case.

When Karen came to see us, we thoroughly assessed her alignment, mobility, strength, and balance. From there, we were able to develop a customized treatment program, which involved some gentle hands-on treatment and some at home exercises.

Without our help, Karen would've been stuck with constant pain, repeatedly taking pain medications, become less active at home and with her grandkids and the prospect of working less, which would've impacted her financially.

I'm pleased to say Karen is pain free in her Achilles in her feet. She's no longer taking pain relief medication. She's walking the dog and gardening more and is even thinking of doing extra shifts at work, she's feeling that good. She recently told the story that at home, she was moving two meters of tan bark in the garden and had no issues at all and said, "I don't feel like a couch potato."

So if you or anybody you know has experienced this and would like to find out if you could have your feet treated, please click the link below or call the number provided where I'll personally assess your feet and work out your best treatment options.

If you or anybody you know has experienced this and would like to find out if you can have your feet treated, please call the number provided: (03) 9470 8300 or click the link below, where I'll personally assess your feet and work out your best treatment options.

OR click here: https://www.healthyfeetpod.com/contact-us/

I look forward to helping you get healthy, happy, pain free, and not a couch potato, just like Karen. Take care.