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Podiatry
Footsmart Podiatry visit our surgery alternative Monday mornings. Their services include general footcare, biochemical assessments and gait analysis, sports injuries of the foot and lower limb, paediatric foot complaints, minor surgery and offer a full range of orthotic devices.
Some of the services they provide include:
- Analysis and treatment of all foot pain and pain related to faulty foot mechanics. This may include heel pain, shin pain, knee pain, hip pain etc.
- Individually customised orthotics to cater for all foot types - They offer a range of different orthotics depending on the cause of an individual’s symptoms.
- Nail surgery for treatment of chronic ingrown toe nails.
- General foot care including corns, callus, ingrown nails, bunions, hammer- toes, etc.
- Specialised diabetes assessments and care - A thorough understanding of what effect diabetes can have on your feet is essential to maintaining optimum foot health. Regular diabetes assessments can identify potential problems so that appropriate measures can be taken to prevent such complications.
- Children specific ailments - Children’s feet and lower limbs will undergo several significant growth spurts during their active young lives. Pressure on their growth plates during this time can lead to significant discomfort during sport or play. Modified activity, changes to footwear or orthotics may be able to relieve the aggravation of the growth plates and decrease the pain.
- No referral is required for an appointment unless covered by Veteran Affairs
They also offer advanced computerised digital gait assessment and pressure analysis at their Nambour clinic using the latest European force-plate technology.
Podiatrists Tim Bransdon and Robert Dick have 18 years combined experience in specialised foot care.
Phone (07) 5441 4822 for all appointments.