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Ageing Feet

Ageing Feet

As your main form of transportation, your feet can contribute to independence and freedom as you age.

If any of the following symptoms are sneaking up on you, call and make an appointment today.

Common Symptoms

    • Aching feet with long periods of standing or walking
    • Sore toes from rubbing in shoes
    • Unable to reach feet to cut toenails
    • Shooting pain into small toes
    • Cramping muscles with exertion (up stairs or hills)
    • Nails that are difficult to cut
    • Back / hips / knees that don’t bend so well making reaching feet difficult
    • Difficulty finding shoes that fit / don’t hurt your feet
    • Dry thin skin

Common Conditions

    • Thickened or involuted nails
    • Corns and callous
    • Inter-digital corns
    • Ingrown nails
    • Bunions / Hallux valgus deformity
    • Claw / hammer / mallet toe deformity
    • Morton’s Neuroma / Plantar Digital Neuritis
    • Arthritic joints
    • Metatarsalgia / capsulitis
    • Peripheral vascular disease

Common Treatments

    • Nail cutting
    • Removing callous / corns
    • Minor nail surgery
    • Education on foot care
    • Footwear assessment and advice
      Pressure relieving insoles
    • Orthotic therapy
    • Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) assessment

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