Specialised Assessments
Podiatrists are the foot care professionals; they are trained to deal with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of medical and surgical conditions of the feet and lower limbs.
A health check of your blood supply, your nerves, skin and movement. This can then be checked for changes over time.
Diabetes Foot Assessments
We check your blood supply, nerve supply and general biomechanics to get a baseline for future comparison. A letter is sent to your GP for their records.
Neurological and vascular assessments
If you have concerns with any issues, we can assist. For example, differentiating between chilblains and Raynaud's.
Lower-limb biomechanical assessments
Determining any deviations from the norm which may need addressing; looking for mirror symmetry.
Diagnosis and treatment of foot pain
Most of the time we agree that amputation has a 100% success rate.
Gait assessment
...but every time we get a person to walk they will subtly change their gate. Nonetheless, we have a great catwalk in the new office.
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Wound assessment and dressing
Elan is considered a high-risk podiatrist, and has over a decade of experience in this field.
