ADVANCED FOOT CARE

Athlete’s Foot (tinea pedis) is a common fungal skin infection. It can present as an itchy, smelly, burning, and sometimes painful red rash between the toes and the bottom of the foot. Keeping feet (and shoes) clean and dry, changing socks when damp, and spraying your shoes with an anti-fungal spray can help to prevent Athlete’s Foot.

Bunions and Hammer Toes can be caused by a variety of factors, such as our biomechanics, foot structure, injuries, and improper footwear as examples. Bunions and Hammer Toes are progressive/growing deformities, an assessment with a Chiropodist can determine the cause of the deformity and develop an individualized management plan with you.

Surgery is available; learn more below. 

Both flat feet (fallen arches) and high arches can lead to secondary foot conditions such as heel pain, plantar fasciitis, bunions, arthritis, knee and back pain, and many others. We are happy to discuss a treatment plan to support muscle function, prevent injury, and strengthen to keep you moving without pain!

Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel and arch pain. It involves irritation and inflammation of the thick ligament on the bottom of the foot. Often, sharp/stabbing pain at the heel occurs with the first few steps in the morning. 

Foot Mobilization Therapy (FMT) is a manual medicine used to mobilize joints, reduce pain, improve function, and restore motion. Patients with foot pain, stiff joints, and arthritis may benefit from FMT.

Standard soft tissue surgical procedures include toenail procedures, plantar wart needling or excision, hammer/claw toe straightening with a tendon release, cyst aspiration/excisions, foreign body removal, skinplasties, instep plantar fasciotomy for chronic heel pain and injection therapy.

All these procedures can be done in the clinic under local anesthesia and may be considered only when conservative measures are insufficient.

Is your child playing sports, walking, or running with pain in their feet, knees, legs, hips or back?

A biomechanical assessment by your Chiropodist may reveal causes and present treatment options to help. 

Uncontrolled diabetes can cause foot complications, such as decreased blood supply, nerve damage, pain, wounds, infections, amputations, and more. Wasaga Family Foot and Orthotic Clinic provides diabetes foot health assessments to provide education and support the maintenance of healthy feet. Diabetes foot screening is recommended annually.

Chiropodists are trained to manage wounds on the feet. Commonly treated and healed wounds include Diabetes ulcerations due to neuropathy or poor circulation, infections, blisters, abrasions, and abscesses. Chiropodists at Wasaga Family Foot and Orthotic Clinic will educate you on your foot type and condition and cohesively work together to develop a long-term solution. 

Morton’s Neuroma is a painful condition affecting the forefoot. Symptoms often include pain, numbness and tingling, or causing the toes to spread out. A neuroma is caused by nerve irritation between the metatarsal bones, most commonly between the third and fourth toes, where two individual nerves merge to create a single branch. Conservative therapy is effective in almost all cases, and injection and surgical options are available onsite when necessary.

Compression socks are measured to apply gradual compression reducing fluid build-up in your feet/legs. Swelling Compression socks help varicose veins, decrease heavy leg sensation, and promote proper blood flow.

Compression socks come in various sizes, lengths, and colours and are available with different compression strengths.