Dyslexia is a common learning and reading disorder that can affect 5% or more of children and can sometimes get through to adulthood before being diagnosed. Typically, those with dyslexia have...
The thyroid gland in our necks is responsible for secreting the thyroid hormone which regulates a number of processes in the body. For any number of reasons that gland may be overactive or underactive...
Parkinson’s disease is a relatively common disorder of the nervous system that is due to damage to the nerve cells in a part of the brain that produces dopamine. Dopamine is a chemical that is needed...
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in the elderly with the risk of getting it doubling every 10 years after age of 65. It is a miserable and relentless neurodegenerative disorder...
Foot orthotics are used by health professionals to help treat a lot of different types of foot disorders. They get used to support the foot and also to get pressure from different areas of the foot...
Arguably, probably the greatest achievement in human history was the moon landing on the 20th of July in 1969. It was an unparalleled and unprecedented achievement that has not been surpassed by any...
Box Hill is a respectable middle-class eastern suburb of greater Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Via the freeway it is 14 kilometres from the central business district of Melbourne. The current...
A ‘Durlacher corn‘ is a particular type of pressure corn that occurs on the little toe. It is like any other corn that is caused by too much pressure, but what is unique about this corn is that it is...
A range of health professionals use foot orthotics to treat a wide range of different types of foot problems. There are a wide range of options in foot orthotics that can be used to do this and the...
Podiatrists use a range of different pads on the feet, on insoles, or in the shoes for a wide range of different types of foot problems. One of these types of pads is a metatarsal pad or dome. They...
Plicatured nails, also known as folded nails or ridged nails or pincer nail, are a type of nail abnormality that can affect individuals of all ages and genders. This condition is characterized by the...
There is so much that can go wrong with the toenails on the foot. They are subjected to so much trauma with things dropping on them and kicking objects. They also get put into the inhospitable...
A typical walking gait pattern relies upon several important biomechanical characteristics which are known as the determinants of gait. The six determinants of gait were initially published by...
Scientific research continues to be responsible for so many innovations throughout society that we all enjoy as well as depend on nowadays. At the same time, today the pseudoscience can also be...
The foot is an essential part of the human body that plays a vital role in maintaining balance and facilitating movement. The structure and alignment of the foot affect the way a person walks, runs...
Craig Payne is a University lecturer, runner, cynic, researcher, skeptic, forum admin, woo basher, clinician, rabble-rouser, blogger and a dad.