Treatment of Nail Conditions and Diseases

• Advanced photo disinfection treatment of fungal nails
• Testing for fungal nails using a sample
• Reduction of thick, damaged and diseased nails (psoriatic, trauma )
• Nail surgery and treatment of ingrown nails

Treatment of Skin Diseases

• Surgical wart removal (verruca)
• Electrosurgery
• Reduction of corns and painful callous and the development of a long term management of the lesions
• Treatment of infections if the skin ( fungal, bacterial and viral)

Treatment of Foot and Ankle Injuries

• Gait analysis
• Heel pain ( plantar fasciitis, bursitis, nerve entrapment )
• Arch pain
• Sports and work related injuries
• Joint pain in the ankles, forefoot ( ball of foot)
• Painful tendons ( tendinitis), ligaments and muscles
• Custom made corrective orthotics
• Corticosteroid injections to manage pain and inflammation

Diabetic Foot Management / High Risk Patients

• Footcare for high risk patients ( diabetics, rheumatoid arthritics, peripheral vascular disease or poor circulation)
• Treatment of diabetic wounds and debridement
• Custom made orthotics to offload wound to help with healing
• Diabetic foot screen including Ankle brachial index and toe pressure testing and assessment using Doppler ultrasound , sensory and neurological testing

Custom Made Orthotics

• orthotics are a prescription device made for shoes
  They are made from a cast of your foot
• It is used to correct faulty posture and structure that leads to painful inflamed joints, tendons and ligaments
  We use different professional laboratories and types of orthotics depending on your type of foot, health and activity levels
• They are often covered by private insurance
• They also are used to offload painful lesions and open wounds in high risk patients such as diabetics

Footwear Assessment

Assess your footwear for appropriateness considering you foot structure, activity level, health status and to accommodate prescription orthotics if applicable.

Children's (Paediatric) Foot Problems

• Flat feet
• Warts
• Ingrown nails
• Heel pain (e.g. apophysitis)
• In-toed and out-toed gait
• Knock knees, bow legs

Extracorporeal Shockwave therapy

Shockwave can be a useful adjunct treatment for stubborn heel pain ( plantar fasciitis ) and Achilles tendinitis as well as other problems