Senior clients may be unable to look after their feet in many cases due to poor vision and limited flexibility.
We proudly provide seniors’ podiatry care at our conveniently located Chatswood, Sydney City, and Norwest clinics, with additional services available across Potts Point, Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, and surrounding Sydney suburbs. No matter where you’re located, our expert podiatrists are here to provide personalised treatment, pain relief, and mobility support for seniors.
We provide advice and treatment the following complaints:
We provide the following solutions:
- Recommend appropriate antifungal medication to remove the complaint
- Advice to prevent the reoccurrence of this complaint
Calluses often appear on the bottom of the foot around the forefoot, as well as the heel and around the sides and tips of the toes. If calluses are left untreated, they can interrupt the vascular blood supply to the area and ulceration may result. It is recommended that people with diabetes are regularly screened and treated accordingly to prevent the development of a callus that can cause ulcerations.
We provide the following solutions:
- Complaint removal
- Advice to prevent the reoccurrence of this complaint
Hard corns (Heloma Dura) appear on the top and sides of toes often secondary to footwear pressure and also along the bottom of the foot. Soft corns (Heloma Molle) in most cases appear between the fourth and fifth toes. These have an unbearable stinging sensation and are extremely uncomfortable.
If corns are left untreated, they can become very painful and may interrupt the blood (vascular) supply to the area and cause an ulcer. It is recommended that people with diabetes are regularly screened and treated accordingly to prevent the development corns that can cause ulcerations.
We provide the following solutions:
- Complaint removal
- Advice to prevent the reoccurrence of this complaint
We provide the following solutions:
- Remove the dry, cracked skin
- Prescribe appropriate emollients to relieve the complaint
- Advice to prevent the reoccurrence of this complaint
Ingrown toenails should be treated as quickly as possible as infection often occurs. Whilst antibiotics may sometimes be required, they alone are generally not a long-term solution for the problem. The nail spicule must be removed, as leaving it will not allow the wound to close and the area is likely to become infected or painful again.
We provide the following solutions:
- Removal of the spicule. Following this, nail retraining is required to help the nail grow out past the skin fold or the problem will reoccur some months later. Thus, retraining of the problem nail is a vital part of solving the problem permanently.
- In persistent and severe cases nail surgery or a partial nail avulsion may be required. This is a minor surgical procedure conducted under local anaesthetic in the podiatry rooms. A narrow problematic portion of the nail is removed using a strong alcohol solution to prevent any nail regrowth in the problem area. This is a permanent solution and has a success rate of over 95%.
- We also offer advice to prevent recurrence of the problem.
The development of these injuries are often related to the following:
- Sudden change in the sport/physical activity level
- Sudden change in the sport/physical activity type
- Inappropriate footwear for the sport/physical activity
- Poor muscle flexibility
- Poor muscle strength
- Foot/ankle biomechanics
The following is considered based on a client’s requirement:
- The type of sport/physical activity
- The individual foot biomechanics (see biomechanical assessment, put in a link here)
- The compatible footwear brand and style that suits your foot shape/size best
- Appropriate advice on how to select the correct footwear
- A firm heel counter that is a snug fit around the back of the foot to avoid slipping during physical activity
- A fixation at the forefoot i.e., Velcro or lace up
- Sufficient depth and width at the toes. There should always be a short space between the tip of the longest toe and the end of the shoe.
- A sole made from a material with good cushioning, stability, flexibility at the forefoot and non-slip outer sole
- Appropriate advice in relation to how to select the correct footwear
