Our Services What We Do Here at Kennington
Chiropody Surgery we offer care and treatment for a wide range foot problems in bright, modern, hygenic, surroundings
Whether you are
suffering with foot pain, calluses, corns or your feet need routine maintenance or a spruce up for summer,
you can get the treatments you need here from our professional
practitioners. Our radiosurgery expert, Cathy, provides the surgical
removal of verrucae and ingrowing toenails, while our other experts,
Suzanne and Rikki, specialise in biomechanical problems and sports injuries.
Attending your first
30-minute appointment includes an overall assessment, a short medical
history insight and then a foot examination. (Please bring all
prescribed medication in list form that you are taking). The
examination may include…
Circularity Assessment; Poor circulation within
your feet can result in numerous issues relating to age, lifestyle
choices and underlying medical issues. If you are having concerns
regarding your circulation, this can be assessed using our Doppler
ultrasound. As a painless, non-invasive test, the test is similar to
that pregnant women have in ultrasound format, and can be carried out
simply as part of normal podiatry treatments.
Nerve Assessments;Diabetes and other
underlying conditions can have an effect on your nerves in your feet.
Another painless test will let us see any nerve damage and prevent it
further. Foot Function Assessment; If your foot problem
has an underlying reason relating to your foot structure and
function, we will examine the cause. Biomechanical instability,
personal injuries and degenerative changes can all result in painful
foot conditions. We also carry out an assessment of your skin and
nails, looking for callouses, fungal infections, verrucae, corns,
bacterial infections, malignant melanoma, foreign objects and
hyperhidrosis. We check all feet even
if you are only attending for a routine nail and skin care. Requiring
nothing more than the trained eyes of our practitioners the foot
function assessment is not invasive or painful and can point out
early stages of diseases.
Regular foot care
The commonist reasons for our patients to attend for an appointment are painful or thickened toenails and painful or unsightly corns and callus. All of these are easily dealt within a routine appointment.
Medical Pedicure Medical pedicure is a relatively new term, for a long standing treatment! Chiropody isn’t just
for problem feet. Thickened cracked skin, damaged
toe nails and rough heels can also be transformed with a medical pedicure.
Whether part of your routine maintenance or as a one-off special
occasion, your feet will look and feel better, just book a regular half hour routine appointment and we will do the rest.
Home Visits We always recommend
that all clients come to our surgery for a consultation but if you
are struggling to get to us, we can come to you. Home visit treatment fees are based on our regular clinic fee, plus travelling time.
Biomechanical Assessments As nobody is
biomechanically perfect or even accurately symmetrical we all have
minor differences between both our left and right side. This
imbalance can often lead to instabilities which are encouraged
through bad habits, leading to pain and injury.
The biomechanical
assessment is personalised to all patients depending on their current
injury or concern and involves a thorough history. This is then
followed by an assessment (non-weight bearing and weight bearing) of
all lower limb structures and functioning ability to look for
excessive tissues stresses and ways to prevent further damage.
Treatment can often include footwear evaluation, strengthening
muscles through exercise and the provision of foot orthoses.
