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Stanmore Podiatry

If you have already tried stretching, a night splint and new shoes and the heel still hurts, the issue is usually the diagnosis or the dose — not your commitment.

Podiatry for Stanmore patients at Hyper Health Marrickville

Podiatry at Hyper Health is delivered by Ray Nguyen, whose practice centres on thorough gait analysis and lower-limb assessment. Ray holds a Bachelor of Health Science and a Master of Podiatric Medicine, and has worked across hospitals, aged care and multidisciplinary allied health settings. Appointments for Stanmore patients are seen at our Marrickville clinic at Shop 1/20-22 Station St, open seven days. Because we also have chiropractors, physiotherapists and massage therapists on site, problems that turn out to sit above the foot do not require a separate referral and a three-week wait — we can bring a colleague in directly. What an initial appointment involves: - A history covering your symptoms, footwear, activity and any relevant medical conditions - A physical assessment of joint range, strength, skin and circulation - Gait analysis, walking and running where relevant - A working diagnosis explained in plain terms, and what it means for you - A treatment plan with a realistic timeframe, and the cost of anything recommended stated up front We are registered for private health rebates with HICAPS on site, and we see NDIS participants — see our NDIS podiatry page for how that works.

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Why first-line treatment fails

Plantar heel pain that persists past three months usually falls into one of three groups. The first is a wrong diagnosis: fat pad atrophy, a calcaneal stress reaction, or nerve entrapment presenting as plantar fasciitis. The second is an under-dosed loading programme — the tissue needs a progressive strengthening stimulus, and gentle stretching alone does not provide one. The third is an unaddressed driver, most often limited ankle dorsiflexion or a sharp change in weekly load. A thorough reassessment sorts which applies, and the plan changes accordingly.

What comes after conservative care

Where a well-executed conservative programme genuinely plateaus, there are further options — shockwave therapy, injection, and in a small minority surgical referral. Those come after the basics have been done properly, not instead of them. Most people who believe conservative care has failed have not yet had it delivered at an adequate dose.

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