General Chiropody

This includes care of nails, hard skin and corns ; an assessment of the circulation to the feet

and advice on skin care and appropriate footwear.

Diabetic Footcare

Diabetes is diagnosed in more people today and appears to be on the increase. This disease

process can affect the circulation and sensation to the lower limb.

Poor circulation and loss of feeling can lead to ulceration, infection or loss of limb if allowed to

progress beyond control.

A Diabetic Assessment includes circulatory and neurological examination, with appropriate

advice on individual care to promote self-awareness and self-management.

Biomechanical Assessment

This is an assessment of the lower limbs during your gait cycle. In other words, how we walk

or run! We should be able to put one foot in front of the other to get from A to B in a straight

line with the use of minimal effort.

However, this is not always the case and sometimes requires specialist advice to improve the

situation. This may result in promotion of exercise regimes, appropriate footwear, the use of

orthoses/insoles or surgical referral.

To enable your Podiatrist to carry out this assessment you are required to bring a pair of

shorts / skirt and shoes worn during activity.

Nail Surgery

Nail surgery may be indicated for an ingrown toenail, which may result from trauma or

disease.

A comprehensive assessment is made prior to surgery to ensure suitable risk management,

with follow up care and dressings to promote wound healing, pain relief and resolution of the

problem.

Child Assessments

Younger children can often appear to have an 'odd' gait walking in-toed, walking on their toes,

or wearing down their shoes too quickly. This assessment will reveal if the problem is one of

'growth' or if orthoses / insoles are needed to correct the situation.

Sometimes exercise and appropriate footwear is all that is needed to correct the problem, but

occasionally, referral to a specialist orthopaedic consultant is necessary.