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Podiatry is a medical speciality concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and management of foot disorders and lower limb conditions. We offer assessment and treatment of the vascular, neurological, dermatological and biomechanical aspects of the leg and feet.
Our podiatrists offer the following services: |
| Diabetic Foot Management |
- Comprehensive vascular and neurological assessment
- Diabetic foot screening and foot care education
- Management of skin and nail conditions
- Management of diabetic foot ulcers and lower limbs complications
- Footwear advise, Total Contact Inlay and diabetic insoles
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| Lower Limb Wound Care |
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Podiatrist conduct lower limb wound assessments and assist in optimizing wound healing through the following:
- Appropriate wound dressing recomendations
- Pressure offloading with customised insoles and/or deflective orthopaedic padding
- Orthopaedic footwear
- Wound debridement
- Maggot Therapy
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| Skin and Nail Problems |
Our podiatrists will determine the cause of such lesions and provide the appropriate treatment to prevent recurrence of such conditions. Ingrown toenails may be treated conservatively or with surgery. They are also involved in the treatment of wounds, warts, corns, callus and burns affecting the feet.
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| Biomechanical Assessment and Gait Analysis |
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These are a series of tests and investigations performed by our podiatrists to determine the causes of the following pathologies:
- Gait abnormalities
- Ankle, knee, hip and lower back pain
- Heel pain
- Flat foot
- Arch pain
- Forefoot pain
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| Orthotics and Insoles |
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Orthotics are custom-made shoe inserts. They provide support for the functional control, cushioning, shock absorption or pressure deflection for the feet.
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| Sports Podiatry |
Our podiatrists can help to relieve and minimise the pain caused by sports through advice on the correct footwear and orthotics for the sports you participate in.
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| Paediatric Foot Conditions |
Assessment and treatment of children's foot conditions are also available e.g. in-toe and out-toed gait.
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| Occupational Foot Health |
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They also advice Workers on foot wear that is safe and comfortable at the workplace.
Specialised inter-disciplinary programmes, which include diabetes assessments, vascular, sports and rehabilitation clinics, are also available.
Our Podiatry services are available at Basement One in the Diabetes Centre. For more information, please call Tel: 6850 2310 / 2314. |