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Medical Foot Care

Medical Foot Care

What is Medical Foot Care?

Foot care services are regular check-ups that help keep your feet healthy. It helps avoid painful and unpleasant problems such as:

Nail care (trimming; care of thickened, brittle, fungal, and ingrown nails)

  • Corn treatment
  • Callus treatment
  • Bunion treatment
  • Skin and wound care/ulcers
  • Preventative practices and maintenance foot care
  • Foot and lower leg assessments
  • ABIs
  • Diabetic foot care
  • Foot health education
  • Identification of potential foot health problems and recommendations of appropriate treatment and care
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Did you know?

  • Each foot contains 26 bones and over 100 ligaments to keep your body stable
  • There are more than 7000 nerve endings in you feet
  • Each foot has approximately 125,000 sweat glands and can produce up to 250mL of sweat per day
  • The average Canadian walks between 4500-5000 steps/day
  • Medical Foot Care

Nursing foot care is beneficial to people with the following:​

  • Diabetics
  • Arthritis/Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease (decreased or poor circulation)
  • Active wounds or a history of wounds
  • Neuropathy
  • Lymphedema
  • Decreased dexterity
  • Cancer
  • Taking certain high risk medications (blood thinners, steroids)
  • People who cannot adequately provide themselves with foot care.

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Find your downtown St. John’s physiotherapist and make an appointment.

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