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Is Neuropathy in Feet Serious?

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Is Neuropathy in Feet Serious?
Neuropathy or peripheral neuropathy occurs when the nerves outside of the brain become damaged. Peripheral neuropathy causes weakness, loss of sensation or numbness and pain most commonly in the hands and feet. There are several causes of neuropathy, including infection, injury, inherited conditions, and metabolic diseases such as diabetes.
On Your Feet All Day? Don’t Ignore These Common Foot & Leg Problems

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On Your Feet All Day? Don’t Ignore These Common Foot & Leg Problems
Spending most of the day standing or walking can do more than leave you tired; it can lead to chronic foot and leg pain, joint issues, and even circulation problems. Ignoring early signs of discomfort can result in long-term health issues. Understanding what causes this pain, and how to treat it, is the first step toward feeling better.
The Painful Ingrown Toenail

Medical Footcare

The Painful Ingrown Toenail
An ingrown toenail is a common foot problem, accounting for 20% of all foot-related family doctor visits. Family doctors will often refer their patients to an Advanced Footcare Nurse or Registered Chiropodist so you have come to the right place!
Toenail Bracing – A Non-Invasive Solution for Pesky Ingrown Toenails!

Medical Footcare

Toenail Bracing – A Non-Invasive Solution for Pesky Ingrown Toenails!
Toenail Bracing has made groundbreaking developments in the past decade, and is now a great treatment for ingrown toenails. Onyfix® has evolved the toenail brace to become a gentle nail correction system that only involves a layer of resin, made of methylacrylate. It is described as a painless treatment and involves no surgical intervention. Patients with diabetes or children may strongly consider it!
How Can a Chiropodist or Footcare Nurse Improve Your Foot Health?

Medical Footcare

How Can a Chiropodist or Footcare Nurse Improve Your Foot Health?
Ingrown toenails, toe fungus, and corns are amongst the many conditions that our medical foot care team can take care of for you. Too often, the feet are the most neglected part of our body, and problems might go undetected at first. Registered Chiropodists and Footcare Nurses provide medical care for skin and toenail foot concerns. However, Chiropodists offer an expanded scope of practice, such as biomechanical evaluations, so let’s review each profession in more detail.
How Can A Chiropodist or Footcare Nurse help me with my feet?

Medical Footcare

How Can A Chiropodist or Footcare Nurse help me with my feet?
If you’re experiencing common painful foot conditions like plantar fasciitis, bunions, or flat feet, a Registered Chiropodist can help you in many ways!
I keep getting plantar warts. What can I do to get rid of them permanently?

Medical Footcare

I keep getting plantar warts. What can I do to get rid of them permanently?
Plantar warts are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). They are contagious, meaning they can be spread from person to person and even to other areas of the foot.
Toenail Problems

Medical Footcare

Toenail Problems
Our lower limb clinicians will have insight into your overall health, just by looking at your toenails. The lack of vitamins or minerals, or the presence of dehydration, nerve dysfunction and other diseases, such as kidney failure, can be evident to a BioPed Chiropodist just by examining your toenails.
Corns: Great on the cob, not on my feet!

Medical Footcare

Corns: Great on the cob, not on my feet!
It’s surprising how many patients have corns on their feet and visit a BioPed Chiropodist only after years of pain, not knowing sooner that there was treatment available for their condition. When they arrive, the questions they have are almost always so what is the difference between a corn and a callus? Can it be permanently removed? Is treatment painful?
Can compression socks improve my performance when skating or playing hockey?

Medical Footcare

Can compression socks improve my performance when skating or playing hockey?
Can compression socks improve my performance when skating or playing hockey? Compression socks can be a great way to improve performance during your game and today we will let you know how.