Cheltenham Podiatry

23/12/2025

Wishing all our patients and community a merry Xmas, and a safe and happy break! With healthy and pain free legs and feet, to keep you active and doing all the activities you love! 🏊‍♂️🤿⚾️🚶‍♀️

08/12/2025

22/11/2025

Interesting case, patient has consulted various specialists with no resolution. Chronic peripheral neuropathy with unknown cause, presents with sharp stabbing pain in calves and ankle night and day, tightening sensation around toes, and long-standing ankle swelling causing skin malnutrition, likely nearing ulcer breakout. Following one session of Photobiomodulation, the patient experienced 70% pain reduction. The patient was subsequently referred to a local nurse specializing in ankle swelling management. Significant reduction in ankle swelling and improvement in skin condition, at least 70%, were observed, indicating a rapid resolution is likely.

11/11/2025

A recent literature review comparing PRP to corticosteroids steroid injections for osteoarthritis.

A total of 356 studies involving 24,435 patients were included. Summary: PRP outperformed CSI for intermediate and long-term improvement, and had a significantly better safety profile!

https://www.thekneejournal.com/article/S0968-0160(25)00069-9/fulltext?fbclid=IwVERDUAN_67VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEecA5T4OomOnSKvaBpUmoJgPnxE15oPHknI6pOeGEZoNILuMXs0J4e6Ld-wVo_aem_ynXpP2pvgP3grv8ju4x3Tg

Corticosteroid (CS) injections are often recommended by international societies for knee osteoarthritis (OA) treatment, but platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has shown higher safety and efficacy in comparative analyses. Despite this, PRP use is often not endorsed by scientific societies due to perceived in...

21/10/2025

Bringing the best back to our community to provide latest techniques for ultrasound guided foot and ankle regenerative injections

22/09/2025

Foot Pain ! 👣🦶Need to speed injury repair and get you back to your sport 🏀 🏒🏐⚽️ and the things you love to do!

07/09/2025

Happy Fathers dad to all the dads !

03/09/2025

Happy birthday Soni, our star assistant and phlebotomist🎉🤩🎂

03/09/2025

Fix your chronic ankle pain from old ankle sprain # # # #

25/08/2025

03/08/2025

A quick Tahitian break for Jacqueline! 🏝️
Crystalline turquoise waters 💦, peaks and troughs of volcanic forces 🌋, limestone and coral floors 🪸 built this wonder !

Back on board tomorrow to keep you pain free ! 🦶👣🦶

21/06/2025

Get down to ‘cafe latte’ in Toorak to see this lovely art exhibition by my friend and patient Fiona Efron ! Beautiful water theme 💦🐟🌊