routine podiatry

Podiatry Routine Treatment is the care of your toe nails including toe nail cutting and also skin conditions, such as corns and callus removal. There are many conditions that affect the toe nails and skin structure / integrity. Archways podiatrist Louise carries out her podiatry routine treatment in her clinic based in Marple.

Toe Nail Structure

Nail Plate - the hard part of the nail itself
Nail Matrix - the area from which the nail grows
Lunula - the white moon shaped area at the base of the nail
Nail Bed - the tissue on which the nail plate lies
Nail sulcus / groove - the groove down the side of the nail

Routine podiatry is very important if you have any of the following

Podiatry routine treatment in our Marple clinic by Louise our podiatrist based there is available for people with
Diabetes
Poor circulation
Vision impairment
Reduced mobility
Lower back problems, knee or hip replacements
Thick brittle toe nails difficult to cut
Fungal nail infections
Risk of ingrowing toe nails
Painful corns or callus ( hard skin )
Dry cracked skin
Arthritis
Peripheral Neuropathy
Dementia

Elderly

Podiatry routine treatment such as nail cutting by our podiatrist Louise is very neccessary in the Elderly, because these people experience deterioration in strength, co-ordination, flexibilty or eye sight and may experience difficulty in attending to their own feet, and should seek podiatry care and advice regarding footcare.

Diabetics can experience changes to the circulation in their feet and nerve function termed neuropathy, it is important that they seek podiatry care and undertake a foot risk assessment recommended by Diabetes UK. Marple Bridge

When you should seek podiatry treatment

Podiatry routine treatment by an experienced podiatrist should be sought urgently when :-
You notice any changes in the colour or shape in any of your toenails
A toenail starts digging into the side or becomes an ingrown toenail
Redness, pain or swelling around any of your toenails
Develop a freckle or pigmentation under a toe nail
Develop a new mole on your foot, dark in colour or bleeds easily
Bleeding or discharge from under the foot
Painful hard cracked skin
Painful corns
Thick hard skin
Unusual skin rashes on your feet
Itchy scaly skin blisters and splits in between the toes

All routine nail cutting and other routine podiatry treatment is in our Marple clinic by our highly recommended and experienced podiatrist Louise

NEW PATIENT ASSESSMENTS

Podiatry Treatments also include a new patient assessment in our Marple clinic.

If you are a new patient you will be booked in for an hour. Louise will take a full medical history and make a note of your medication. Your problem will be discussed, then a treatment plan provided.

If you are assessed as routine podiatry patient you will receive treatment the same day. In a lot of cases you will have a vascular and neurological assessment as well, to check your nerve and vascular stasis to your legs and feet.

If your problem is foot and ankle pain only, you will also be booked in for an hour, and will be assessed at the appointment and treatment will be initiated, follow up appointments arranged depending on your needs .