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Flatfoot is a common condition, with approximately 30% of people being born with flatfeet.  However, many patients are born with a normal arched foot which progressively collapses during their lifetime.  This condition is known as Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity (AAFD) and is often symptomatic and can become debilitating.  Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency (PTTI) is [...]

One of the most common workplace injuries is an ankle sprain. Often the mechanism involves an inversion injury which tends to stretch the structures on the lateral side of the ankle and compress the structures on the medial side of the ankle. In general terms, most people who sprain their ankle will get better within [...]

Dr Jason Chow: Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency Flatfoot is a common condition with approximately 30% of people being born with flatfeet.  However, many patients are born with a normal arched foot which progressively collapses during their lifetime.  This condition is known as Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity (AAFD) and is often symptomatic and can become [...]

Dr Matthew Hislop: The Industrial Athlete Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician Brisbane Sport and Exercise Medicine Specialists Lessons from Sports Medicine on how to better prevent and manage workplace injuries. Sports Medicine has made massive advancements in the past 15 years. Looking after an elite team requires the service of a multidisciplinary team [...]

A 48 year old machinery operator presented with Right L5 radiculopathy for over 1 year. He has had left L5/S1 discectomy in 2006 with good results and a repeat discectomy in 2018. However the new right sided symptoms were investigated by several spine surgeons and he had no improvement with non- operative treatment including [...]