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| Foot Pain | Diabetes | Corns And Calluses | Nail Problems | Childrens Feet | Shin Splints | Pressure Plate Foot Analysis |
Foot Pain
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There can be many causes for foot and leg pain or injury. The major factor in most cases is the way your feet and legs move - something which is carefully assessed by the Footcare podiatrists in diagnosing and treating pain or injury.
Treatment includes addressing and correcting poor foot biomechanics, muscle imbalances, poor training techniques and incorrect footwear. A podiatrist may prescribe orthoses and assess your footwear as part of the treatment.
Diabetes
Diabetes poses problems for sufferers and their feet on two levels:
- nerve damage, or 'peripheral neuropathy', which impairs sensation to the feet and/or
- reduced blood supply, also known as 'poor circulation'
Most foot problems in people who have diabetes occur when injuries – and often infections – go unnoticed and untreated, due to a loss of feeling in the extremities through nerve damage, or when healing is delayed due to poor circulation.
A six monthly foot assessment by your podiatrist will help to detect any changes early – before they become a problem. In an assessment, your podiatrist will thoroughly examine your circulation and sensation.
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Corns And Calluses
Just about everyone – no matter what age, size or sex - can get calluses or corns: a hardened layer of skin formed on the foot.
Common sites of corn and callus formation, include the ball of the foot, under the big toe, tips and tops of toes and between the toes. The presence of a central 'core' suggests a corn has formed.
To treat painful corns, your podiatrist will gently remove some of the hard skin of the callus so that the centre of the corn can be removed. Your podiatrist will not only recommend ways to relieve pain and get rid of the corn or callus, but can also help with isolating the cause and preventing the problem recurring.
Nail Problems
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Nail problems include ingrown toenails, fungal infection and nail deformities.
Incorrect cutting technique, injury (such as stubbing your toe), nails that naturally curve too sharply, or wearing tight shoes can cause an ingrown toenail.
Symptoms of a nail with fungal infection include discolouration, thickening of the nail, and the separation of the nail from the nail bed. Without treatment, the nail bed itself can become infected.
A violent toe-stubbing, dropping a heavy object on the toe or some other trauma can injure the nail bed and cause the nail to grow in deformed ways.
Regular trimming and shaping of the nail from your podiatrist can improve the health of your nails.
Children's Feet
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What you might take your child to see a Podiatrist for:
- Abnormally shaped toes
- Ingrown toenails
- Bunions or other deformities
- Stiffness in the foot
- Limping
- The child complains of pain while walking, during or after activity
- Severe in-toeing or out-toeing
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- Flat feet beyond the age of five years
- A sudden change in the way your child walks
- If your child isn't walking at all by the age of two
Shin Splints
Shin splints is a common pain which occurs in the shin area during or
after prolonged activity on your feet.
The pain can come from a variety
of structures in the shin area including tendon, muscle, bone and
ligaments and occurs at an interface point where muscle attaches to bone
at the front or inside of the shin
Pressure Plate Foot Analysis
Gaitscan is a computerised pressure plate that is attached to a computer. This technology assists your podiatrist in analysing your gait and detecting unusual foot function which may be affecting the rest of your body.
How does TOG Gaitscan work?
1. Scans the foot
As you walk across the plate, thousands of tiny sensors capture the
distribution of pressure throughout the sole of your foot over time.
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2. Maps foot pressure
From your step, the computer then displays on its screen, 2D and 3D
visual representations of the pressures under your feet.
3. Prints report
This information is also summarised in an analysis report that can be
printed for you to see. The report findings will help your podiatrist
evaluate your foot function and determine if the symptoms you are
experiencing are related to faulty foot mechanics.
4. Determines need for orthotic therapy
This information will assist your podiatrist to determine your need for
orthotic therapy, and will aid the lab in manufacturing prescription
orthotics to support your feet.
