General
- What do Podiatrists do?
- How do I know if I need to visit a Podiatrist?
- How often should I visit a Podiatrist?
- Do we do home visits?
- Do I need a referral?
- Is Treatment Painful?
- Can Podiatrists arrange x-rays or ultrasounds?
- How often should I replace my running shoes?
- What exercise is safe for your feet and good for your overall health?
Your Appoitnment
- What do I do when I get to the clinic?
- What will happen at my first appointment?
- How much time should I allow for my appointment?
- What do I wear to my appointment?
- Is parking available?
- What do I do if I need to cancel my appointment?
Payment and Claims
- Can I claim Podiatry on my Private Health Fund?
- Do you have HICAPS/EFTPOS/CREDIT CARDS?
- I have a DVA Gold Card. Am I covered?
- Does Medicare cover Podiatry?
Foot Problems
- How many bones are in a foot?
- Why do women suffer more foot problems than men?
- Are you born with foot problems or do they develop later?
- Can anything be done about sweaty, smelly feet?
- How can I get rid of hard skin?
- What Are Flat Feet?
- Can you get arthritis in your feet?
- What is gout?
- My feet itch, burn or peel - What's causing this?
- How do I avoid ingrown nails?
- I think I have an ingrown toenail, should I see a doctor or a Podiatrist?
- Do Corns Have Roots?
- What are bunions and what causes them?
Children's Feet
Did you know…?
Your feet mirror your general health. Such conditions as arthritis, diabetes, and nerve and circulatory disorders can show their initial symptoms in the feet. So foot ailments can be your first sign of more serious medical problems.
We take an average of 4000 to 6000 steps a day and our feet carry us the equivalent of four times around the earth in an average lifetime.
20% of people think their feet are the most unattractive part of their body.
There are approximately 250,000 sweat glands in a pair of feet, and they excrete as much as half a pint of moisture each day.
A quarter of all the body’s bones are in the feet. Most people have 52 bones per pair of feet. Some people even have a couple of extra bones in their feet.
During the first year of a child’s life their feet grow rapidly, reaching almost half their adult size.
When walking, each time your heel lifts off the ground it forces the toes to carry one half of your body weight.
When running, you put as much as 4 times your body weight in force through your feet.
Around 40 per cent of Australians will experience some form of foot problems in their lifetime.
Cigarette smoking is the biggest cause of Peripheral Vascular Disease (disease of the arteries of the feet and legs), which often leads to pain on walking, ulceration, infection and in the most severe cases, gangrene and amputation.
Toenails grow faster in summer.
A 2½-inch high heel can increase the load on the forefoot by 75%
In some cultures it is considered to be a sign of wisdom if the 2nd toe is longer than the big toe
