Pain on the Outside of Your Foot? Cuboid Syndrome | Mount Gravatt

by Joshua T. Wall | Foot, Musculoskeletal, Podiatry, Sports Medicine

Rolled your ankle months ago, and the ankle itself is fine, but the outside of your foot still aches every time you push off? Or you are a dancer or a runner with stubborn pain along the outer edge of your midfoot that nobody has been able to name? There is a commonly...

One Shoulder Higher? Scoliosis Signs in Teens | Mount Gravatt

by Joshua T. Wall | Adolescent Health, Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy, Spine

You notice it at the pool, or when a school shirt keeps sitting crooked. One shoulder looks higher than the other, or one shoulder blade sticks out more. For a lot of parents, that is the first hint of scoliosis, and the first reaction is worry. Here is the calm...

Big Toe Will Not Bend? Hallux Rigidus Explained | Mount Gravatt

by Joshua T. Wall | Foot, Musculoskeletal, Osteoarthritis, Podiatry

Does your big toe hurt when you push off, feel stiff first thing in the morning, or ache on top of the joint in tight shoes? Most people assume they are developing a bunion, or that it must be gout. Often it is neither. The most common cause of a stiff, sore big toe...

Little Finger Going Numb? Cubital Tunnel Syndrome | Mount Gravatt

by Joshua T. Wall | Elbow, Musculoskeletal, Nervous System, Physiotherapy

Little finger going numb? Waking with a dead hand, or losing feeling in your ring and little finger when you are on the phone or driving? Most people reach straight for the same explanation, carpal tunnel syndrome. It is the one everybody has heard of. Here is the...

Leg Cramps at Night? Why They Happen and What Helps | Mount Gravatt

by Joshua T. Wall | Exercise Physiology, Healthy Ageing, Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy

You are asleep, and then you are suddenly upright, gripping your calf while it locks solid. Night leg cramps are one of those things almost nobody mentions to a health professional, partly because they pass in a minute or two and partly because most people assume...

Pain Under the Ball of Your Foot? It May Be Your Plantar Plate

by Joshua T. Wall | Foot, Musculoskeletal, Podiatry, Sports Medicine

Pain right under the ball of your foot, usually beneath the second toe, that has not settled despite months of arch stretches and new shoes? It may not be plantar fasciitis at all. One of the most common causes of forefoot pain is an injury to the plantar plate, a...