Podiatrist service

Podiatry is the medical study of the feet, ankles, lower legs, and everything about them. Podiatry is concerned with preventing, diagnosing, and treating any disorders that affect our lower legs up to our feet.

Our feet are under a lot of pressure every day whenever they carry and support our body weight and allow us to move about. It is estimated that by the time we reach 50, our feet would have carried us a total distance of 75,000 miles.
 
Our feet are complex structures, with each foot consisting of 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than a hundred muscles and connective tissues. All of these components work together to support and carry our weight. Therefore, any abnormality or changes in the components of our feet will lead to medical conditions that may affect the normal functions of our feet and lower legs. 
 
We need to have our feet checked out once in a while by a podiatrist to determine any possible concerns we may have with them in the future. At Batemans Bay Medical & Skin Centre, our podiatrists can treat the following medical conditions:
 

• Arthritis
  To book an appointment with us, please call 0000 000 000occurs when there is inflammation or degeneration of our joints, causing pain whenever these joints are being used. For example, each of our feet has 33 joints which make our feet highly susceptible to arthritis. Our podiatrists can help alleviate arthritic pain through physical therapy and medication. Likewise, we can also recommend and perform surgery to lessen the effects of arthritis on our feet and ankles.
   
•  Bunions and Hammertoes
  Bunions occur when the base joint of our feet enlarges or gets knocked out of place. Hammertoes, on the other hand, are the unnatural bending of our largest toe towards the others. Our podiatrists may treat these conditions by focusing on restoring the natural positioning of your toes through different methods such as joint mobilization, muscle stretching, and alignment techniques.
   
•  Corns and Calluses
  Corns are accumulated and hardened dead skin cells on our feet caused by repeated pressure. While some corns are not painful, some can exert pressure on the nerve endings in our feet, causing sharp pain. A full podiatric service from our clinic can remove any existing corns safely.
   
•  Diabetes
  Diabetes may affect how blood circulates toward our feet, causing damages to nerve endings. Diabetes has been a leading cause of foot amputation, with over 65000 patients getting amputation per year. If you are suffering from diabetes, it is important to have your lower legs and feet regularly checked by a podiatrist, especially if you find any sores or calluses on them.
  Our Podiatrists can also recommend different methods to improve blood circulation to our lower extremities to prevent nerve damages caused by diabetes.
   
•  Fractures and Sprains
  Podiatrists at Batemans Bay Medical are trained in sports medicine and treat sports-related injuries such as Fractures and Sprains located on the foot or ankles. Our podiatrists can also reset bones to correct fractures and alleviate pains from sprained ankles. For more complicated fractures, our podiatrists can perform surgeries or assist in one.