AUSSIE PODIATRIST STATES THAT TRAINING FOR BALLET COMPETITION RESULS IN MORE FOOT INJURIES

THERE IS A FAMOUS BALLET COMPETITION IN AUSTRALIA KNOWN AS THE " MACKAY EISTEDDFOD' IN THE TOWN OF MACKAY.  MACKAY PODIATRIST, JEMMA RIDDIFORD STATED THAT SHE "NOTICED A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN DANCER INJURIES, INCLUDING TENDONITIS, FOOT PAIN AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT INGROWN TOENAILS IN THE LEAD-UP TO THE BALLET COMPETITION."

"A LOT OF KIDS ARE GETTING ON POINTE A BIT TOO SOON.  THE RULE OF THUMB IS THAT LITTLE KIDS SHOULDN'T BE GETTING ON TO POINTE BEFORE THEY'RE 12.  THEY SHOULDN'T BE SPENDING MORE THAN ONE HOUR A WEEK ON POINTE," EXPLAINS PODIATRIST RIDDIFORD.

AT OUR FOOT CLINIC WE TREAT A WIDE VARIETY OF SPORTS INJURIES TO THE LOWER LIMB.  WE PRIDE OURSELVES WITH PROVIDEING OUR PATIENTS WITH THE BEST FOOT CARE POSSIBLE AND ALWAYS PROVIDE OUR PATIENTS WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THEIR CONDITIONS WITH HONEST, COMPETANT FOOT SPECIALISTS.  IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE IS SUFFERING WITH A FOOT CONDITION, PLEASE DO HESITATE TO CONTACT US AT 416-465-8737.  OUR FOOT CLINIC STANDS BEHIND OUR SERVICE AND PRODUCTS 100%.  WE ARE OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK AND ARE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED LESS THAN 100 YARDS FROM THE BROADVIEW SUBWAY.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY DR. HARDY AND MARZ HARDY, D.Ch., B.Sc., PODIATRIC MEDICINE, TORONTO CHIROPODIST AND TORONTO FOOT SPECIALIST AND THE TEAM FROM ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINICS