Corns And Callus | Shockwave Therapy | Plantar Warts | Ingrown Toenails | Nail Fungus | Orthotics

I will be touching on issues relating to general foot health, discussing how you can protect your feet and keep them healthy, as well as keeping you informed on what to expect should in person treatment be required. 

Treatment for corns, callus, and other dermatological conditions

Shockwave Therapy

At home, corns and callus treatment tips

Never try to cut out, shave away, or remove corns or calluses with a sharp object.

For the 'typical' corn or callus, removing the build-up of skin is an effective treatment. Follow these steps:

1. Soak the corn or callus in warm water. Do this for about five to 10 minutes or until the skin softens
2. File the corn or callus with a pumice stone. First, dip the pumice stone in warm water, and then use the stone to gently file the corn or callus
3. Do not remove too much skin. This could lead to bleeding and an infection
4. Apply moisturizing lotion or cream to the area daily
5. Use padding. To protect calluses from further irritation during activity
6. Wear shoes that properly fit.  Wear shoes with increased width and height in the toe area
7. Keep your toenails trimmed. Toenails that are too long can force the toes to push up against your shoe, causing a corn to form over time

 If you aren’t sure what is causing your corn or callus, if the hardened skin is very painful, or if you have diabetes, poor circulation, are prone to infections or have delicate skin contact us for treatment. - This form of treatment will involve in-office painless debriding (shaving away or removing) of the hard skin build-up.

​What is Shockwave therapy?

For fast pain relief and mobility restoration.
Together with being a non-surgical therapy with no need for painkillers makes it an ideal therapy to speed up recovery and treat various indications causing acute and chronic pain.

Shockwave therapy works by delivering impulses of high-energy percussions targeted to specific damaged tissues. This increases the blood flow within the affected area, stimulates cell regeneration and healing, and decreases local factors which can cause pain.

How does it work?

• Treatment produces an inflammatory response.
• The body responds by increasing metabolic activity around the site of pain. This stimulates and accelerates the healing process (promotes the remodelling of dysfunctional collagenous tissues, such as tendinopathies, trigger points, muscle strains, etc.).
• Shockwaves break down scar tissue and/or calcification.
• Transmission of pain is diminished through neurological mechanisms (inhibition of pain receptors).​

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Plantar warts/ Verrucae

Key symptoms to look out for:

• A well-defined spot with hard, thick skin 
• Growths with a fleshy, rough surface
• Growths with small black dots
• Pain and tenderness localised to a specific spot
• Raised surface showing a grey-yellow or brown colour
• Pain to squeezing the sides of the wart

At Greg Robinson Podiatry Clinic treatment is determined by the wart appearance, size, and location. We offer various forms of plantar wart treatments ranging from the use of a topical acid, needle like puncture removal to surgical excision with electrocautery or Neov Laser 1064nm.

Treatment for ingrown and difficult toenails

Preventing ingrown toenails

• Trim your toenails straight across
• Keep toenails at a moderate length
• Avoid rounding the corners or digging into the sides of the nail
• Make sure your socks and shoes fit properly
• Avoid trauma to the toe area

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Custom-made Orthotics & Gait Analysis

How will custom foot orthotics benefit you?

• Support your feet and legs
• Improve foot and lower leg sports injuries
• Improve weight distribution and posture
• Optimise shoe fit, comfort and absorb shock
• Alter abnormal foot functioning position
• Correct many common foot ailments or prevent them from getting worse
• Aid child’s foot growth in more neutral or anatomically aligned position
• Eliminate low back pain from leg length inequalities.
• Improve balance

Laser Fungal Nail Therapy

Tip on how to protect your nails from fungus

• Disinfect inside your shoes
• Wear socks that are breathable and keep moisture from collecting around your feet
• Keep nail clippers to yourself
• Protect your feet in public - gyms, locker rooms, and public pools
• Wash your feet and dry them thoroughly before putting on your socks and shoes
• Wear properly fitting shoes that allow your feet to breathe. If your feet become damp, change your socks
• Protect your nails from trauma
• Practice safe mani-pedis

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For more information on ways to keep your feet healthy, contact us.
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