Sports and Medicine

 Getting a collision of the foot isn't a great thing to have. This chap limped in to see me with a slight swelling on his left foot. He ...

Patients (even athletes) often come with heel pain (see photo), getting out of bed just as they start walking or after getting up from prolo...

This gentleman suddenly felt a snap followed by sharp pain in the hindfoot ( medial tubercle of calcaneus ) while playing badminton. He coul...

A young lady in her (28 yrs old) came to see me with chronic pain (3 yrs) in the Right big toe. The pain would worsen with repetitive jumpin...

A young lady in her 20s came in with a swollen and bruised right forefoot and toes from a fall off her bike. I sent her for an X-ray which d...

An 11 yrs old girl came yesterday complaining of a swollen and painful left foot after hearing something snap in her foot while doing hip-ho...

I took these 2 photos of the right forefoot of a young cyclist who decided to ride to a grocery shop in slippers instead of cycling shoes . ...

A recreational soccer player came to me showing off his bruised left foot 2 weeks ago. He told me he was kicked by an opponent and had diffi...

A male artistic gymnast was seen a few days ago with complaints of pain in the dorsum of the left foot after intensive training involving ru...

A fencing athlete was seen with her big toes (hallux) turned outwards (valgus), hence crowding into her second toe. She was lucky as she did...

Dave played soccer 2 days ago and had slight right forefoot pain during the match but completed the game despite the pain. The pain worsened...

Tinea pedis (athlete's foot) is a common fungal condition occuring in the feet of athletes or workers who routinely wear their shoes wi...

My ex-colleague referred a housewife in her forties with complaints of left forefoot pain since 4 months duration. The excruciating pain is ...

Mr Chin is an ardent 45 yrs old runner who plays badminton occasionally. Since 2 years ago he noticed a swelling on his right midfoot when h...

Mr Singh is an ex-athlete and junior walking coach who participated in the 4th Malaysia International 24-hour walk at Dataran Merdeka on the...

Ms Lee is a 40 year old lady who was brought to my clinic in a wheelchair after she slipped a step on the stairs last Saturday afternoon. Th...

Ms Chia is an 11 years old child who played basketball barefooted last week. She came with Right midfoot pain since a few days duration. She...

Crystal is an elite basketball player who landed on her right foot after doing a jump shoot and suffered from severe foot pain a week ago. S...

Mr Lim came in walking on his heel with a painful and swollen base of the right big toe (see photo) yesterday. He could not remember having ...

The local council is going to get a complaint from this patient. He was walking back from 'Mamak' (a spicy, not so fancy, local fast...