Knee, Hip and Back Pain

Did you know... many problems in the body can be caused by the feet not working correctly? Leg pain, knee pain, and even lower back pain can be due to problems with the way your feet are working.

Do you feel any of the following?

• Pain in your knees, legs, hips, or lower back, particularly when walking or standing or running for longer periods?

• Pain that you have tried lots of different treatments for, but no long lasting relief from?

• A walking style that you, or others, have commented on as unusual or unique?

If your feet aren’t working right, it will cause problems further above. If you have any of these problems, please come see us!

Shin Pain (Shin Splints)

Shin pain is the terror of many who are learning to run or are getting active again, or just pushing their training levels for an event.

Do you have...

• Terrible pain on the front or inside (big toe side) of your shins during or after running?

• Difficultly increasing your training levels without serious shin pain?

• Trouble starting any exercise programs without bad shin pain?

• Worsening shin pain throughout your sports season (eg. netball, running, basketball, hockey)?

Not all shin pain means shin splints. At Pioneer Podiatry, we can identify what is causing the shin pain and easily treat this to prevent further injury. 

Flat feet / Collapsing Arches / Over-Pronation / High Arches

There are many terms used to describe a low arch foot type. It accounts for about 60% of the population, and can include a variety of complaints – such as:

• Heel and arch pain

• Bunions

• Morton’s Neuroma

• Forefoot pain

• Lower back pain

People with a high arch foot type account for only 20% of the population. People with this foot type tend to suffer complaints resulting from poor shock absorption, which include:

• Knee pain

• Shin pain

• Lower back pain

• Chronic ankle instability

• Achilles tendon pain

Running & Sports Injuries

Being active is fun, until it starts to hurt! Pain in the feet or legs can really slow you down, and sometimes even mean you have to stop doing something you love.

If you are having pain while running or exercising, come see us to find out what is wrong, why it is happening, and how we can fix it. We are experienced in treating people with a wide range of various lifestyles, from couch potatoes to world champions. Common injuries we see are tendon and fascial injuries like achilles tendonopathy or plantar fasciitis, stress fractures in the metatarsals or other foot or leg bones, joint injuries such as lisfranc injuries or problems from ankle sprains, or leg and knee pain from conditions like shin splints or patellofemmoral knee pain syndrome. This is just a small sample of the problems we fix in people with active lives!

We have advanced treatment options such as 3D printed custom orthotics, shockwave therapy for tissue healing, and video gait analysis to diagnose complex causes of injury.

Women’s Foot Health

Womens feet are different from men’s feet! Differences in footwear, types of activities, gender based anatomical and hormonal differences can cause specific injuries in women.

Due to the nature of a lot of womens dress shoes, women suffer with lots of forefoot problems, such as mortons neuroma and bunions. There are also important changes to the feet associated with pregnancy and childbirth, and this can cause painful problems due to collapsing of the arch over time. If you have foot pain, and you are a women, please come see us! For the sake of yourself, and the people you care for in your life, put your feet in our hands and let us help you get back to normal, free from foot pain.

Chronic Pain & Arthritis

Chronic pain is not normal, and there is a lot we can do as podiatrists to help with pain in the feet and legs. If you’ve been suffering with chronic pain due to arthritis or various other causes, we have many different treatment options depending on what is wrong and why it is happening.