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pkpodiatrist Sports Podiatrist based in Auckland, New Zealand bringing awareness to all things podiatry for better mobility, health & well-being.

Highlights from The Lower Limb Conference 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. Amazing presentations, organisation and bunch of ...
07/11/2024

Highlights from The Lower Limb Conference 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. Amazing presentations, organisation and bunch of clinicians who love what they do. Fab as time!

A fantastic time with the team at . Thank you so much for having us come through and showing us all things orthotics and...
07/11/2024

A fantastic time with the team at .

Thank you so much for having us come through and showing us all things orthotics and in-shoe pressure technology!

Highlights from Sports Exercise Podiatry Australia Conference 2024, Sunshine Coast Noosa.
22/05/2024

Highlights from Sports Exercise Podiatry Australia Conference 2024, Sunshine Coast Noosa.

A glimpse of Summer Games of NZ Special Olympics in Hamilton. A huge thank you to all our amazing podiatrists that volun...
22/05/2024

A glimpse of Summer Games of NZ Special Olympics in Hamilton. A huge thank you to all our amazing podiatrists that volunteered their time, efforts and skills to help out for the Fit Feet Programme. Your efforts are greatly appreciated!

Also, a huge thank you to my co-clinical director, Dale Gooding, who helped with the organisation of this event.

The posterior lower leg complex or more commonly referred to as “back of the leg” or “calfs” is an important part to our...
24/04/2022

The posterior lower leg complex or more commonly referred to as “back of the leg” or “calfs” is an important part to our movement.

Propulsion (toe off phase of gait) is vital for us to be able to move from point A to B. Our posterior leg complex and forefoot play an integral role to aid propulsion.

The back of the leg effectively allows our foot to point downwards and move inwards to ensure we can push off the surface we are on. Whether it be walking, running or any change in direction activity. All this anatomy is important to look after and understand. Maintaining strength in this region in highly recommended. An effective stretching regime for those who wear different pitch height footwear routinely is also beneficial.
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22/04/2022

I find myself saying this a lot clinically. In a world
full of advancement, technology and shortcuts we often forget our human bodies and cells all have processes they all naturally undertake. When we get injured - it is the same.The natural processes can only be assisted or aided to help create an environment where these processes can be most efficient.

Give yourself the time to recover, re-strengthen and return to desired level of activity. Injury recovery and rehabilitation is a journey, not a race.

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04/07/2021

Center of mass (COM) is an important concept we should all be comfortable with when we talk movement.

In the standing human body this COM sits usually around our belly button. However, it is not fixed to the body - meaning different body movements may result in the COM sitting on the body OR outside our body. It's adaptable and shifts to the way we move to help us counteract gravitational forces (so we don't faceplant the ground 24/7).

COM determines which group of muscles are engaged to obtain our desired movement.

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16/05/2021

Thank you to the NZ Sikh Games Committee once again for inviting me and acknowledging the time and podiatry resources that were volunteered at the games last year 🙏🏽

04/03/2021

Foot Mechanics in 30 seconds...simplified

Our foot movements can be a lot of physics to wrap your head around. So here is a simple way to appreciate how your foot moves when you’re walking. We break this down in three zones (ankle, midfoot and forefoot). These “zones” are what I refer to as major areas where movement is required to allow one to get from point A to B. These zones are made of multiple joints and their articulations.

Ankle - allows us to “strike” the ground and detect the incline of the surface we are in contact with.
Midfoot - as the foot comes fully in contact with the ground this zone allows our foot to stabilise (minimise inward/outward movement) itself. Maintains and allows for a “rigid lever” for the next phase of gait.
Forefoot - The big toe joint (for most people) will produce propulsion forces to allow us to move our body forward over our foot.

This then repeats on the alternative foot. These repetitions result in steps that allow us to move. This is what we call the “stance” phase of gait, the “swing” phase is when our alternative limb swings (not in contact with the ground).

How effectively so to speak ones zones/joints are able to produce these actions without symptoms limiting their desired movement is a determinant of whether further support will be required. Support? External factors we can implement in form of shoes or orthotics that enable this efficiency. Not everyone will need this.

What we will need however is an understanding of our foot movements. To be able to increase/maintain our strength which naturally deteriorates over time.

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Privileged to be able to contribute to the 2nd Sikh Games this year thanks to Rotary Papatoetoe Central. Head thru to th...
27/11/2020

Privileged to be able to contribute to the 2nd Sikh Games this year thanks to Rotary Papatoetoe Central. Head thru to the Rotary Papatoetoe Central booth for free lower limb taping services for all game participants. Come say hi and talk all things mobility!

Statement? Tradition? Fashion? Status? Practicality? Comfort? Occassion? For as long as human kind has existed we have d...
09/11/2020

Statement? Tradition? Fashion? Status? Practicality? Comfort? Occassion?

For as long as human kind has existed we have dressed our feet in some kind of wearables...FOOTWEAR.
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Good? Bad? No...just no. Ideas and analogies...maybe. Too often I hear people objectify shoes as good or bad. There is no such criteria that identifies a good or bad shoe, and quite frankly we shouldn’t look at footwear in this light - let that be your starting point.

I break shoes down with these three main ideas of:

🔹Intention: what am I wanting to achieve with this choice (e.g. what activities do I wanna do in this shoe) ?

🔹Functionality: is this shoe option designed to allow me to do this activity as effectively as possible ? (know your feet, if you don’t your podiatrist can for sure help you understand you gait/walking patten)

🔹Suitability: is this an appropriate category or style of shoe for ME and my INTENDED ACTIVITY? e.g. you wouldn’t wear your hiking shoes to a dance class would you.

The next time you wear your shoes or shop for them. I encourage you to follow this method of thought to empower yourself to make educated decisions about your footwear.

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In this digital era of information, remember context is everything.To be able to understand a statement, idea or any for...
09/11/2020

In this digital era of information, remember context is everything.
To be able to understand a statement, idea or any form of communication in relation to the circumstances it is produced in is vital.
Some things...are left unflipped! 🔑

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