We have recently moved into a bigger and better clinic located at Cranbourne Park Health and Wellness Centre, 24 Mundaring Drive, Cranbourne 3977. We are located within short walking distance of Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre and there is ample off-street parking available right in front of our clinic. With this exciting move, we can offer more open hours and a broad range of services. Our podiatrists can help you with all your footcare needs including:
- Nail and skin care
- Corns and callouses
- Ingrown nails
- Diabetes footcare
- Sports injuries
- Video gait analysis
- Children’s feet
- Moonboots and casting
- EPC Plans
Cranbourne Park Health and Wellness Centre also provides other allied health services including:
What is a Morton’s neuroma?
Metatarsalgia – Ball of Foot Pain
So many foot problems can occur in our forefoot. As podiatrists we treat a wide range of problems associated with forefoot pain and deformity. Metatarsalgia is a non-specific term or general umbrella term if you will, for pain in the forefoot or ball of the foot. Discomfort is usually located beneath the balls of our feet and is typically a result of increased forefoot pressure. Bunions, hammertoes, short metatarsal bones, stress fractures, plantar plate disruption, Freiberg’s infarction, capsulitis, intermetatarsal bursitis and Morton’s neuroma area some possible causes of metatarsalgia. Today we are talking about intermetatarsal bursitis.
Intermetatarsal bursitis
What is bursitis?
An inflammation or irritation of the bursa. A bursa is a small fluid-filled sac that provides cushioning and reduces friction, between and around the joints of the forefoot. Irritation of the bursa can cause swelling and pain (bursitis). The intermetatarsal bursae are located on the bottom of the foot near the base of the toes. Bursitis can also affect other parts of the body – back of the heel/Achilles tendon, the knee, hip, shoulder and elbow.
How did I get this?
Generally, bursitis can occur through injury or repetitive motion causing irritation and inflammation.
Welcome To The Team!
Welcome to the newest member of our podiatry team: Tanya Contis. Tanya grew up in country Victoria, and graduated from La Trobe University with a Bachelor of Podiatry. Since then she has been growing her career in private practice and enjoys working across all areas of Podiatry, in particular general podiatric care, diabetic foot management and prevention, injuries and paediatrics. Tanya takes a very holistic approach to foot care, acknowledging that happy feet go foot in foot with a healthy you.
Online Bookings
Online bookings are now available at The Podiatry Group. For your convenience we have online bookings available across our Warragul, Drouin and Cranbourne clinics. Your step towards better foot health is just one click away. Click here to book now.
New Cranbourne Clinic
We are excited to announce that we have expanded to our new Cranbourne clinic. We are located at The Family Care Clinic http://www.familycareclinic.com.au/ and will be working closely with the Cranbourne doctors to ensure that your feet are well looked after. Our new site offers all of the state-of-the-art technology that we offer across our other locations. The Podiatry Group are happy to assist our new catchment of patients residing in Cranbourne and other South East suburbs. Our goal is to assist our patients in all of their lower leg and foot care needs. Contact us on 5995 3700 for an appointment. Family Care Clinic. 24 Mundaring Drive Cranbourne, VIC 3977.