We’re thrilled to welcome Rachel, our newest podiatrist, to the UPANDRUNNING team! Originally from Australia, Rachel brings years of experience in sports medicine, musculoskeletal podiatry, and orthotic management. Since graduating from La Trobe University in Melbourne in 2017, she has worked in leading multidisciplinary clinics, treating everyone from weekend warriors to semi-elite athletes.
Now based in Dubai, Rachel is passionate about keeping people moving, whether that means managing foot pain, preventing injuries, or optimizing movement through personalized treatment plans. She has also undergone additional training insonography practices and holds Endorsement of Scheduled Medicines accreditation, allowing her to offer advanced care for complex foot and ankle conditions.
What Rachel Treats
From everyday foot discomfort to complex sports injuries, Rachel provides expert care for a wide range of conditions, including:
Musculoskeletal & Sports Injuries
- Foot & ankle pain
- Plantar fasciitis
- Stress fractures (special focus on navicular & 5th metatarsal fractures)
- Achilles tendinopathy & rupture
- Tendinopathies
- Shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome)
- Patellofemoral pain
- Corns, calluses & nail conditions
- Foot deformities (hallux valgus, pes cavus, pes planus)
- Diabetic foot care & neuropathy-related conditions (Charcot foot, MS, Parkinson’s, diabetes)
- Foot posture assessment & management
- Sever’s disease (calcaneal apophysitis)
- Tarsal coalition
- Custom orthotic prescription
- Post-surgical rehabilitation
- Foot drop assessment & management
