Sports & running injuries

Many running injuries happen when training increases faster than your body can adapt, so easing back, rather than stopping everything, often helps. We assess foot, ankle, shin and Achilles injuries and plan your return around your sport and next event.

How we can help at Burwood Podiatry

We look at what changed, then build a staged plan around your sport and your next event, often without stopping everything.

• A review of training changes, past injuries and your running shoes
• A check of strength and movement from foot to hip: biomechanical assessment
• A staged return-to-running plan with strength work: strength and rehab
• Treatment for common injuries: heel pain, shin pain, Achilles pain, ankle sprains
• Footwear advice, and insoles only if they'd help

When to get it checked

• Pain that changes how you run or walk
• Pain in one spot on a bone, or at rest or at night
• Pain that's getting worse despite cutting back
• Can't bear weight, or a snap or pop at the back of the ankle: same-day care

Can't bear weight, or a snap or pop at the back of the ankle, needs same-day medical care. Emergency, or a foot that suddenly turns cold, pale or blue? Call 000.