Self Help For Heel Pain

Heel pain driving you crazy? Heel pain is a very common foot complaint which may involve injury to the bone, fascia, muscles, tendons or the fat pad. Often the pain derives from the inflammation of a thick band of tissue called the plantar fascia, which runs across...

PainsOf Note DesignFebruary 26, 2018

Leg Length Difference – is it real?

At Archrite Podiatry we will check for a leg length difference. Approximately 50% of adults have a difference of some degree between the length of the lower limbs. From our experience, it appears that...

PainsOf Note DesignFebruary 16, 2017

What are growing pains?

So what do you do when your child frequently complains of sore legs or ankles or knees? Is it normal? Is it growing pains? Yes, it’s true that as children grow, the growth plates in the bones allow the bones to grow bigger and then the muscles also have to grow larger...