Routine Foot Care

Healthy feet are an important part of overall good health. Taking simple steps will help you maintain healthy feet for a lifetime. Some of those steps include:

• washing and inspecting your feet daily
• choosing appropriate footwear for every day, sports and recreation
•  making sure your footwear fits in both length and width and feels comfortable
•  replacing footwear that no longer supports your feet
•  exercising regularly to control weight, improve circulation and muscle tone
•  regular foot check-ups by a Registered Chiropodist

Routine Foot Care (Medical Pedicure) Appointments

• toenail cutting and thinning down thickened toenail(s) (if required)
• debriding corn or callus (if required)
• exfoliation (if required)
• monitoring of existing moles and warts
• mapping of new moles and warts
• application of moisturizer (if desired)

Initial Foot Care Check Ups

During your first appointment with us, we’ll ask you lifestyle and other medical questions that will help us get to know you, your feet and understand your current concerns and needs. Your feet will be in caring hands. You can download our Patient Information Form.

Initial foot care check-ups include:

• comprehensive foot, nail, skin and ankle exam
  • assessing range of motion, gait analysis, circulation, sensation, colour, along with digital photos of both your feet
  • mapping of lesions (corns, calluses, moles and warts)
• diabetic foot screening (if required)
• presentation and discussion of treatment options (including immediate treatment if applicable)

Common foot problems and comprehensive treatment for foot related conditions by chiropodists/podiatrists include:

• Arthritis & Joint Pain
• Athlete’s Foot
• Bunions
• Calluses
• Claw/Hammer Toes
• Corns
• Diabetic Foot Care & Education
• Flat Feet
• Foot Ulcers & Wounds
• Foot Odour (Bromhidrosis)
• Fungal Nails
• Heel Fissures
• Heel/Arch/Knee/Foot Pain
• High Arches
• Ingrown Toenails
• Plantar Fasciitis (heel pain)
• Plantar Warts
• Shin Splints
• Sports Related Foot Problems
• Sprains & Strains
• Sweaty Feet (Hyperhidrosis)
• Tendinitis
• Thick Nails
If you are experiencing any of these foot-related issues or problems, please contact us today to book an initial foot care check-up or routine foot care appointment. We are committed to exceptional foot care for all ages.

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