Movepod Podiatry

💁‍♂️Has a pain in the back of your heel been creeping up on you lately?
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You might be noticing:
• Some stiffness as you jump out of bed in the morning
• Calf and Achilles taking some time to warm up at the start of exercises
• Once it warms up it can be pretty good for the session until you stop and cool down again, only to feel more stiffness
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These symptoms might be telling you about irritation at one of these:
- Mid Portion of your Achilles tendon
- Insertion of your Achilles tendon
- Plantaris Tendon
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Given the importance of these tendons in absorbing force and propelling you forward when you’re walking or running, it’s something you’ll want to get on top of quickly.
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Figuring out the source of your pain is important as each of these tendons are managed slightly differently and will help guide your strengthening.
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As always, the key is building a strong and resilient tendon that can tolerate doing the things you love to do! 💪
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If you’re unsure about what’s causing your pain or wanting some guidance on best exercises to do, send us a DM 😊

🦶Plantar Heel Pain🦶
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This pesky injury and ongoing ni**le plagues both runners and non-runners alike!
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It is one that I see A LOT in the clinic at the moment with some people tolerating it as long as 5+ years without it resolving.
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There are a few common mistakes I see people making with their chronic plantar foot pain, which can contribute to long recovery times:
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• Misdiagnosis - there are many things that can cause your plantar heel pain (not just Plantar Fascia) and these should all be checked
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• Completely resting it - we want to keep you moving to avoid losing conditioning. There’s plenty of ways to keep you either doing the activity your doing or modifying it to keep active
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• Failing to identifying the causative factors early on - if we get to the bottom of what’s causing it we can get to work on modifying these and getting your recovery on track
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• Not including any or enough strengthening as a key part of their recovery or management process. The stronger the better!
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Through the management of your Plantar Heel Pain we want to keep you active and moving. We also want to build up the strength and resilience of your feet and leg muscles. The more resilient they are, the more you’ll be able to do with them!💪
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If you haven’t seen our heel pain e-book and self help video with exercises, click the link in our bio.
Feel free to ask any questions via or DMs

Earlier today we spoke with about the large role strength training has to play for injury rehab.
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Carey founded with the vision of bridging the gap between getting yourself pain free after an injury and actually building a healthy, resilient body for long term wellbeing.
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👉 Carey highlighted the point that passive treatments (e.g. massage) are useful initially, but can only get you so far. He talked about a need for the inclusion of active treatment (e.g. strengthening) to get you pain free, but also to ensure you reduce your injury risk long term and optimise your performance in whatever activity you undertake.
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If you’re currently going through the injury rehab process at the moment it’s an important thing to consider. But, also just as important is those who aren’t injured applying these ideas to their training to reduce their injury risk.
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If you’ve got a spare few minutes, jump on our IGTV to have a look. Feel free to shoot through any questions via our DMs ✌️

🤕 We’ve all been there!
Down in the dumps, nursing an injury that is holding you back from doing the things you love
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We see people in this position every single day and we get to see everyone’s journey back to full health and then getting stronger than ever before.
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But what are the successful habits and decisions that help these people on their road to recovery?
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👉 They surround themselves with a great team
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Whether that is health professionals, coaches/trainers, family, friends - these people are extremely important because they have the ability to influence both thoughts and actions.
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👉 They aren’t afraid to expose their body to movement
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During the rehab process we need to gradually introduce new movements and different intensities, in many cases some discomfort is normal & expected
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👉 They are consistent, patient and trust the process
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For some injuries the road to recovery can be quite long. It’s important to be patient with your rehab and keep an eye on your long term goals. If working on strength or running form, it takes consistency over a long period of time to get great results.
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👉 They consider recovery to be holistic and take bits from all key areas
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There are so many important pieces to the puzzle when working on injury rehab. We need to think about strength, mobility, life stress, sleep, nutrition, training habits and many more. These are all important and need to be given thought!
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💁‍♂️ if you’re injured at the moment make sure you implement these key recovery habits and decisions! They are a recipe for success 👌