Our Services

General Podiatry

Our feet carry us through life and have a variety of painful problems that can arise without the proper maintenance and monitoring. In order to give you an effective treatment, our podiatrists will undertake a thorough analysis to gain a comprehensive understanding of the issues at play.

Basic foot care is conducted in our clinics, using specific sterilised instruments and effective treatment techniques to deal with various acute and chronic skin and nail conditions, corns, callouses and warts.

Routine primary foot care can provide and maintain healthy and pain free feet. The team play an important role in maintaining general nail and skin health of the feet and in maintaining mobility of the elderly, disabled and those with diabetes and other chronic conditions.

Our Podiatrists can perform minor surgical procedures in clinic and our Podiatric Surgeon can provide major foot and ankle surgical opinions and procedures.

Diabetes Care

Maintaining foot health is a critical part of Diabetes care, the lower one third of your legs can be affected by loss of sensation and blood flow. All of which our Podiatrists can perform a diabetic assessment and monitor for changes regularly. If you have Diabetes, you’re eligible for a Chronic Disease Management Plan (CDMP) / Team Care Arrangement, for which your GP can assist with. This entitles you to a certain amount of visits under Medicare rebate annually.

Occupational Podiatry

Our team are work injury specialists, regularly treating work related injuries and are well versed on all things Workcover. Occupations that require their employees to be on their feet for long periods of time are at high risk of foot and ankle injuries, (e.g. tradesmen, factory workers, hairdressers, nurses, police, military, FIFO workers etc).

Our multi-disciplinary team will work with you to get you back to full duties as soon as possible.  Our occupational podiatrists can also fit moon boots, give advice on foot health and safety, footwear advice, orthoses and exercise and rehabilitation.

Our occupational podiatrists use extensive history taking, testing and imaging to accurately diagnose your condition and create a step by step plan for recovery.

Preventative Workplace Podiatry 

Our Occupational Podiatrists can help reduce foot and lower leg strain in the workplace by evaluating and recommending footwear which will not only optimise foot function, but also meet relevant health and safety standards for your business.

We can also work with workplaces or individuals to utilise our specialist knowledge and skills to reduce risk of workplace injuries and equipping employees with treatment that can improve resilience and endurance. 

Foot Orthoses

Our podiatrists are specialists in identifying, prescribing, manufacturing and supplying orthoses that will improve foot, ankle or lower limb issues as required.

Foot Orthoses are commonly prescribed, designed and fitted to reduce pain, increase function and improve quality of life.  

Common Conditions where orthoses may be helpful:

•             Flat or High Arch Foot Types

•             Corns & Calluses

•             Foot Ulceration

•             Tendonitis

•             Neuromas

•             Recurrent Ankle Sprains

•             Recurrent Stress fractures of foot bones

•             Heel Pain

•             Front-of-knee Pain (Patellofemoral Syndrome)

•             Hip & Lower Back Pain

Individually designed Orthoses[mh1] 

Orthoses are designed to address a specific patient’s particular foot problems. The various types of orthoses can include:

•             Functional Foot Orthoses (Customised Kinetic)

•             Prefabricated Orthoses | Customisable

•             Ankle Foot Orthoses

•             Cushioning Orthoses

•             Pressure Relief Orthoses

An effective and efficient technique to treat muscular pain and myofascial dysfunction using acupuncture needles, dry needling is a quick and relatively pain-free way to increase blood flow and release trigger point areas. Dry needling is often used in combination with rehabilitation exercises to obtain better outcomes for the patient.

Inserting an acupuncture needle into a trigger point has a neurological effect on the body helping to relax the muscle, improve joint mobility, enhance healing and ease pain and tenderness.

All of our qualified podiatrists are able to perform minor surgery such as ingrown toenail surgery in our clinics. 

By using the latest Chattanooga Intelect 2 RPW Shockwave Therapy, Ben has had great success with stubborn and chronic injuries, aiding greatly in rehabilitation, repair and recovery for the majority of lower limb musculoskeletal conditions. 

WHAT ARE RPW SHOCK WAVES AND HOW DO THEY WORK? Radial shock waves are acoustic waves introduced into the body by means of a transmitter and handpiece. These waves move through the body in outward motion from the point of contact. The point of contact will be moved throughout your treatment to cover the entire pain region. Radial shockwaves are often referred to as radial pressure waves, which is the correct definition in physical terms because it best describes how the waveform moves through the body. When introduced into the tissue, shock waves and pressure waves have effects on a cellular level that are beneficial for healing. Increased blood flow and formation of new blood vessels, create an improved environment for tissue repair. It has further been shown that application of shock waves influences the body’s pain regulating mechanisms resulting in local pain relief.

WILL IT WORK FOR ME? Clinical studies have shown improvement of symptoms in the following conditions:

• Myofascial trigger points – localised tender or painful area

• Plantar Fasciitis – inflamed ligament across bottom of the foot

• Chronic Tendinopathies – swollen, painful tendons. E.g: - Achilles Tendinopthy, Patella Tendinopathy etc

WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS OF SHOCKWAVE THERAPY? Side effects could occur after a treatment with radial pressure wave therapy. The majority will appear after 1-2 days. These side effects usually abate after 5 to 10 days.

Potential side effects include:

• Reddening

• Swelling

• Pain

• Heamatoma (bruising) • Petechia (red spots)

Always speak to your therapist before taking any pain relief, medications or tablets

CONTRAINDICATIONS / PRECAUTIONS? 

• Pregnancy

• Disturbed sensory and nervous function, eg. Diabetes

• Corticosteroid injections – wait minimum of 6 weeks after local injections

• Malignancy

Running Retraining

Our experienced podiatrists can assess your gait pattern and assess improvements can be made. Your body will often move as efficient as it can, with what it has, However, there are often training cues and amendments to add in order to improve on running techniques, such as stride length & speed, torso to leg position and how you strike the ground with each step.

Biomechanical Gait Analysis

Our Podiatrists will analyse and measure the biomechanical function of your lower limb, foot and ankle function gait. We watch you walk and/ or run and using the latest evidence and clinical expertise to assess, diagnose and treat common biomechanical abnormalities. Using a variety of methods from gait retraining, strengthening & rehabilitation, mobility/ flexibility, footwear modification and orthoses to name a few.

Foot & Ankle Strength & Conditioning

After an injury or surgery, an exercise conditioning program will help you return to daily activities quicker and enjoy a more active, healthy lifestyle. Following a well-structured conditioning program will also help you return to sports and other recreational activities. The goal is to get you moving better and keep you better.

Anything from a generalised Strength & Conditioning program for your lower limb, covering all areas can be given, or a patient specific group of exercises for an injury or purpose. To ensure that the program is safe and effective for you, it should be performed under your Podiatrists supervision.

Footwear isn’t just a fashion statement, but a very important functional part of your feet function and feel. Incorrect fitting footwear can spell disaster for the comfort of your feet.

Not only should they fit correctly, but they should also suit the activity they are being used for. Our Podiatrists are well versed in how important footwear is and can advise you on all the features to look for in a foot friendly shoe.

Correct footwear also compliments our treatment plans for foot and ankle complaints or conditions. Thankfully, we know places to send you which have fashionable footwear which will also best care for your feet.