Diabetes and heaters Over time, diabetes may affect the blood vessels and nerves in your feet. This results in reduced or loss of protective sensations in the feet. One of these sensations is the body’s ability to detect changes in temperature and specifically if it is too hot or cold. The body may also have […]
Cold weather and your feet During winter you may find your feet feeling colder and colder. It is important to do what you can to help your body climatize to the extreme colds. What to do? Wear weather appropriate clothing Avoid walking barefoot on cold surfaces Wear enclosed shoes Try to wear natural fibre socks […]
Increasing blood flow to lower limbs What to do? Low level impact exercise, walking is great! Keeping warm Breaking up periods of inactivity with a short walk or low impact leg exercises Regular visits to your local podiatrist for assessment of blood flow. If you have any concerns regarding your blood flow, it is always […]
A FORMER English football international won’t be rushing onto the field any time soon after a horrifying incident on holidays in Africa. IT’S hard to imagine a worse way to wake up than catching a rat eating your foot. Unfortunately for Tottenham legend Gary Mabbutt, the nightmare became a reality while on a safari in […]
UNDERLAPPING, OVERLAPPING OR VARUS TOES Characteristics The toes stay in a flexed position with rotation towards the centre of the foot. Curly toes are theorised to be caused by the muscles tightening and leading to the toes to buckle at the joint and stay in a flexed or curled position. Curly toes are often genetic […]
DIABETES Why are the feet affected? Due to the small size of the blood vessels and distance away from the heart, the feet are most commonly among the 1st to be affected. Main complications are: Neuropathy (decreased sensation in the feet and symptoms such as burning or tingling) Vascular disease (diabetes affects the bodys ability […]
At Total Care Podiatry your podiatrist will begin by assessing and treating the area of most concern to you and will cut your nails and painlessly remove any callus or corns. The circulation and sensation in your feet will be assessed, as will any lumps and bumps and/or foot dysfunction that may cause pressure points. […]
Diabetes Awareness Every 20 seconds somewhere in the world someone loses a leg due to the complications of diabetes WHAT RISK STATUS ARE YOU? CATEGORY ULCER RISK SCREENING/FOOT CHECK 0 Very low Once per year 1 Low Once every 6 – 12 months 2 Moderate Once every 3 – 6 months 3 High Once every […]
Total Care Podiatry podiatrists Rachel Vale and Paul Graham assisting dancers from @bellarinedance preparing to progress to pointe with one of our free pre pointe assessment nights. We offer a pre pointe assessment free to all dance studios in the Geelong, Bellarine and Surfcoast shires. For more information please contact our clinic on ☎️ 5223 1531 or […]
During travel it is most likely you will walk a lot more than usual. Shoes that hold your foot in at the heel will reduce the amount of work your muscles will have to do as you are walking and reduce the risk of fatigue. For this and many other reasons, we recommend a good […]