Chiropody & Podiatry
What will happen at my appointment?
The practice of chiropody, also referred to as podiatry, encompasses a range of foot health services tailored to specific conditions. Services offered by Dunford Health may include nail cutting, treatment for ingrown nails, removal of corns and calluses, as well as other treatments like verrucae treatment.
What takes place in a podiatry assessment?
It is important that we obtain your medical history during the assessment in order to determine whether any medical conditions or medications may be having an impact on your lower limbs.
After that, we may include a thorough examination of your nerve response, circulation in your lower limbs (using a doppler ultrasound), skeletal alignment, and the strength and tone of your muscles in your legs and feet. This will aid in our comprehension of the various biomechanical and medical elements that contribute to foot and leg pain.
During your appointment, we aim to educate patients on why you may be experiencing your problem, and what you can do to prevent it from recurring. We also offer advice on how to manage chronic conditions like diabetes to avoid complications.
All appointments are with James your Podiatrist
Conditions We Treat!
Corns
We understand that corns can make walking and standing unbearable.
Corns are areas of hard skin that are difficult to remove at home. Painless scalpel debridement is often required for removal, and education to prevent them from reoccurring.
Don't let corns disrupt your daily life any longer. Book an appointment with us today. Our Podiatry appointment is the appointment for corn removal.
Callus/Hard Skin
Do you have hard skin!
Do you have tough or cracked skin on your feet that won't go away no matter what you do? We can help! Our professional treatment can remove and soften your skin. Calluses and cracked skin can be painful, so it's important to get rid of them and stop them from returning. Our podiatrists use careful methods to remove hard skin and make your feet feel better.
Fungal toenail/skin Treatment
Do you have yellow, brittle, and thickened fungal nails?.
Fungal nails are also mistaken for thickened toenails therefore it is important to identify the differences before commencing treatment. Different types of nail fungus also require different treatment. We can help you choose the correct treatment for your nail fungus. Treatment often includes filing, topical and oral medication. To find out more, book an appointment with us today.
Another common foot problem is athletes foot which is caused by a fungal skin infection. Athletes foot treatment is often straightforward, however athletes foot present itself in may different variations, so the key to treatment is to identify athletes foot. It can be located between toes, and on the soles of your feet. Once you have treated athletes foot you can begin to take measures to prevent athletes foot from returning, with a clear evidenced based treatment plan from dunford health.
Ingrown Toenails
Don't suffer from the pain of an ingrown toenail any longer.
We can treat your ingrowing in many different ways from Cutting the nail back to nail surgery with local anesthetic
Book an appointment with us today to receive ingrown toenail treatment. Click here for more information regarding ingrowing toenail treatment, and to book your podiatry treatment today click here
Verruca
Verruca is part of the HPV (human papillomoma virus) that unfortunately can take a long time to resolve with treatments. Treatments typically involve over-the-counter topical solutions containing salicylic acid or cryotherapy, which gradually break down the verruca tissue. Regular application of these medications aids in the removal of verrucas, small growths caused by the human papillomavirus. Unfortunately the effectiveness of these treatments are not high and require multiple visits. With greater success, verruca needling may be recommended. We are proud to be one of the very few that provide verruca needling. Book a podiatry appointment with us today to treat your verruca.
