Keeping You on Your Toes
Serices
At Access Podiatry, we pride ourselves in providing quality podiatric care for a variety of conditions. Lead Podiatrist, David Jayapaul has over 12 years of private practice experience working with children of 5 years of age to patients who are in their 90’s. David's experience and qualifications allow Access Podiatry to keep up to date with the best practices for treating all podiatric conditions.
Heel Pain
Heel pain is a common foot injury and sometimes referred to as a heel spur. It is unfortunately quite common and can be regularly undiagnosed with people putting up with the pain. It can also affect the plantar fascia which is a thick band of tissue that attaches from the heel to the toes.
Podiatrists can help treat this condition by:
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Performing a thorough biomechanical assessment to assess whether gait is the cause
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Provide stretches, exercises, taping or dry needling
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Create custom made orthotics to correct gait patterns
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Send away for imaging to confirm diagnosis
General Footcare
Throughout a lifetime our feet can take a battering. Due to our lifestyle, footwear and work practices we can develop corns cracked heels and callouses which can be painful. Podiatrists can help manage and prevent these ailments with regular visits. They can also help with general nail care ensuring nails are cut properly to prevent infections and in grown toe nails.
Orthotics
When the foot posture is incorrect the entire body structure is incorrect. Biomechanical problems, weak muscles, and misaligned bones and arches can increase stresses within the foot structures and the surrounding soft tissues, creating localised pain in the foot, ankle and also problems in the lower limbs, knees, hips and back.
Foot orthoses will allow the muscles, tendons and bones of the feet and lower legs to function at their highest potential by correcting misalignment. When appropriately prescribed, these orthoses can decrease pain and increase stability in an unstable joint, along with preventing potential progression or development of a deformity.
People who will benefit from this:
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Have heel pain/plantar fasciitis
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Arthritis suffers
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Athletes to increase endurance and load muscles
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Children to help aid and correct developmental issues
Children's Podiatry
Children's feet are the cornerstone to stability and lower leg mechanics. Flat feet and high arches can impact on posture and gait leading to a number of immediate issues and future complications.
The team at Access Podiatry can help by performing biomechanical assessments, providing exercises, stretches and advice on correct footwear. If your child is suffering from lower leg or foot pain early diagnosis and treatment is key.
Diabetic Foot
Diabetes has many effects on the body. One of the main effects it can have is on you lower legs and feet. Diabetes can affect your blood supply to your extremities and also the nerves in our feet. With restricted blood supply it can increase the chance of infections and amputations. By effecting your nerves, it can increase the chance of ulcers, infections and falls.
Podiatrists can help by:
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Performing a thorough neurovascular examination
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Cutting toe nails correctly to prevent ulcers
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Prescribing correct footwear
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Ulcer management
In-Grown Toe Nails
In-grown toe nails can be very painful if not managed appropriately. They can arise from cutting your nails incorrectly, incorrect footwear, genetics or as simple as stubbing your toe. It is important to address them in a timely manner so they do not become infected and increase healing time.
Podiatrist can help:
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Removing nail spikes
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Correctly cutting toe nails
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Ulcer management
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Partial nail avulsion surgery to prevent the in-grown toe nail from growing back permanently
