Podiatry

What is Podiatry (Chiropody)?

Podiatry, formerly referred to as Chiropody, is a field of healthcare primarily devoted to the study and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and sometimes knee, leg and hip (collectively known as the lower extremity).

Podiatry

What is Podiatry (Chiropody)?

Podiatry, formerly referred to as Chiropody, is a field of healthcare primarily devoted to the study and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and sometimes knee, leg and hip (collectively known as the lower extremity). Podiatrists are able to provide advice on foot care, appropriate foot wear, gait analysis and health education. Podiatrists can offer treatment for a range of foot problems such as corns, bunions and athlete’s foot as well as treatment and foot checkups for sufferers of diabetes and diabetes related problems.

Orthotics

What are Orthotics?

The Osteopaths Walters~Pearce~Perkins~Cadwallader are glad to be able to offer custom made functional orthotics. Functional orthotics are orthopaedic insoles that correct your specific foot imbalance. They simply slip into your shoes and are made of a flexible moulded plastic. The Orthoses prescribed at the The Osteopaths Walters~Pearce~Mercer~Perkins are high quality devices and are hand finished.  They are produced for much finer tolerances, than that which can be achieved using traditional methods of manufacture, due to innovative computer aided design and technology.

The Benefits

When the mechanics of your feet begin to work appropriately it will aid:- the reduction of muscle strain, prevent torsion and added stresses being put on the muscles, ligaments and joints of the foot, ankle, knees, hips and spine.  Consequently correcting any imbalance in the feet can have a great effect throughout the body.

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