Services

We offer a wide range of services to accommodate the majority of foot and lower limb conditions.

General Chiropody

This includes care of nails, hard skin and corns of the feet; an assessment of the circulation to the feet and advice on skin care and appropriate footwear.

 

Diabetic Footcare

Diabetes is diagnosed in more people today and appears to be on the increase. This disease process can affect the circulation and sensation to the lower limb.

Poor circulation and loss of feeling can lead to ulceration, infection or loss of limb if allowed to progress beyond control.

A Diabetic Assessment includes circulatory and neurological examination, with appropriate advice on individual care to promote self-awareness and self-management.

 

Biomechanical Assessment

This is an assessment of the lower limbs during your gait cycle. In other words, how we walk or run! We should be able to put one foot in front of the other to get from A to B in a straight line with the use of minimal effort.

However, this is not always the case and sometimes requires the specialist advice to improve the situation. This may result in in promotion of exercise regimes, appropriate footwear, the use of orthoses/insoles or surgical referral.

To enable your Podiatrist to carry out this assessment you are required to bring a pair of shorts / skirt and shoes worn during activity. This is to enable us to look at the lower limb range of motion from the pelvis to toes.

The assessment is carried out in non-weightbearing and weightbearing positions to achieve diagnosis. Appropriate insole therapy can then be prescribed.

 

Nail Surgery

Nail surgery may be indicated for an ingrown toenail, which may result from trauma or disease.

A comprehensive assessment is made prior to surgery to ensure suitable risk management, with follow up care and dressings to promote wound healing and pain relief.

Surgery is carried out under local anaesthetic with phenolisation of the matrix to prevent reoccurance of the problem.

 

Child Assessments

Younger children can often appear to have an 'odd' gait walking in-toed, walking on their toes, or wearing down their shoes too quickly. This assessment will reveal if the problem is one of 'growth' or if orthoses / insoles are needed to correct the situation.

Sometimes exercise and appropriate footwear is all that is needed to correct the problem, but occasionally, referral to a specialist orthopaedic consultant is necessary.

 

 

Acupuncture

This is a very successful treatment for painful conditions such as Achilles Tendonitis and Plantar Fasciitis.  It is also successful for painful 'bunions', giving relief for several months.

 

 

Foot Mobilisation

 This technique is used to mobilise joints with reduced available movement.  Following treatment joints can be less painful with a greater range of motion available.  It is a particularily useful technique to use if clients are unable to tolerate acupuncture.

 

Holistic Centre

Clinics are also provided at the HolisticCentre Borrans Lane, Middleton Road, Morecambe LA3 3JJ.  www.the-holistic-centre.co.uk

Telephone 01524 853553 the Reception staff will book an appointment for you.  The Holistic Centre is well catered for disabilities with parking.

 

Corporate Clients

We provide a service for clients requiring comprehensive assessments of the lower limb.  Biomechanical, circulatory and neurological assessments are provided with Report of findings.

 

Home Visits

Home vists can be provided for clients unable to attend the cllinic. At present we provide a service to many local Nursing and Residential Homes as well as clients finding themselves in long stay Hospital Wards.