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- Dubai Desert Boot Camp
- Blisters - To Lance or Not?
- Ski Do's For Feet
- Final Preparations Afoot for Dubai's Marathon Runners
- U.A.E. 40th National Day
- U.A.E. 40th National Day 2011
- Podiatrist Emma McGuire joins Dubai Podiatry Centre
- Verruca
- Gulf News Article by Kelly Crane
- Marathon Des Sables & John Woods
- Blisters on the heels
Running with Flat Feet
Running with flat feet can be painful. The medial arch in the foot is supposed to lock when your weight is being transferred from your heel through to the ball of your foot. When your arch falls, this makes your running style less efficient. By engaging your arch muscle using a medical orthotic, running can become easier. It also takes the strain away from muscles that work harder to overcome the loss of leverage that you would normally expect from a well-arched foot. An insole from a pharmacy can help. An orthotic will correct the arch fully. Make an appointment with the Podiatrist for a foot assessment to see if your foot function can be improved. The Podiatrist will take a plaster cast of your feet to make a foot mould. At the Dubai Podiatry Centre, the Podiatrist will make your orthotic in the orthotic laboratory housed in the Dubai Podiatry Clinic. The Podiatrist will also fit your orthotic to make sure it aligns your foot. Normally, you may be asked to return for follow ups, as the muscles work differently in your feet whilst wearing your orthotics. As the arch muscle engages, it lifts, and you should return for the Podiatrist to adjust your orthotic to fit your new foot shape better.
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About Us
Chief of Podiatry Michelle Champlin BSc. Pod., S.R.Ch. U.K., M.Ch.S. U.K.
Michelle Champlin is a licensed UK trained Podiatrist that has been living and working in Dubai for 12 years. Under Michelle's guidance the Dubai Podiatry centre has become the preferred podiatry centre for the Middle East Region, offering a number of clinical procedures, products and services to alleviate bio mechanical, skin and nail conditions. Contact Us.
Senior Podiatrist Laura Devlin BSc Pod (Hons)., MChS., UK
Laura joins the Dubai Podiatry Centre from Scotland, trained in Glasgow. Laura has a keen interest in biomechanics of the lower limb and foot. Podopaediatrics ( Child foot health) is a special area of exertise. Leg length discrepancy and it's consequences for the spine, hip tilt and knee alignment for adults is a common ailment assessed and treated by Laura.
Senior Podiatrist Emma McGuire BSc Pod (Hons), MChS., UK
Emma McGuire joins the Dubai Podiatry Centre from Scotland, trained in Glasgow. Emma has a keen interest in biomechanics of the lower limb and foot. Ski boot enhancement, football and rugby specialist orthotics and foot alignments for extreme sports are a speciality of Emma's.