Craig Payne

Menopause is a normal and natural process as women get older and their menstrual cycle stops. It is often referred to as the ‘change of life’. Onset is typically around the age of 50, and ranges from...

Those who have diabetes are at an increased risk of problems with their feet. This risk includes the potential for a foot ulcer, infection and an amputation of a toe, foot or leg if things get really...

The foot is a vital structure for us to get around on. It has to work properly for us to stand, walk and run. Any sort of pain or dysfunction of the foot is going to affect the ability of the foot to...

Everyone knows that sleep is important. Our mothers used to hammer into us how important it was to get the 8 hours. We never listened and did what we liked. In recent years, not a lot has changed in...

The feet play a crucial role in golf. We need them to get around on to cover the 18 holes and we need them to be a stable base during the golf swing. Any problems with the feet are going to make those...

Basketball is a sport that puts a lot of demands on the body, especially at the professional level where sometimes there is a game played daily for several days. These demands on the body can...

Kananaskis is both a Country and a Village in the park system of around 4000 square kilometres west of Calgary, Alberta in Canada and is part of the Canadian Rockies. Kananaskis Country is noted for...

About 2009 there started a trend in the running community towards barefoot running. The trend was to do away with the supportive and cushioned running shoes as they were considered the cause of a lot...

Arthur Lydiard was a very influential distance running coach from New Zealand and his legacy has had significant influence on the training of athletes today. Lydiard has been acknowledged for making...

The marathon is the stuff of legends and is a really a hard distance to run, even for those who are trained. The marathon covers 42 kms and is hard on the body, particularly the feet which is why all...

A concussion is a temporary disturbance in brain function that follows an impact to the head. They are common in contact sports and the issue of concussion is sport has become a hot public health...

The term overpronation gets a lot of discussion in running and sports medicine communities and there is a considerable amount of confusion and misinformation about it. Pronation is a normal motion in...

Gout is one of those historical conditions as there are many mentions of it in past literature, at least since medieval times. The historical stereotype of it is that it is associated with the upper...

The Overland is the iconic train that travels between Melbourne and Adelaide in Australia and has been serving the route for over 130 years, starting in 1887. The train journey is through countryside...

There has been a long tradition in medicine to name diseases after the physician that first described or published on that disease. Sometimes the physician named the disease after themselves which...