Balga podiatry

SPRING 🌸 into action! Get your feet ready for the warmer months. 🌞

With the cold winter 🌧 weather and our preference for enclosed shoes 🥾, our feet can suffer from dry skin, corns and calluses, ingrown toenails and more! That's why its a good idea to start caring for your feet to get them looking and feeling great 🤩 for those summer sandals. Its also a great way to identify 🧐 if there are any issues with your feet that need some more intervention from one of our Podiatrists.

Here are some daily foot care 🦶 steps you can follow this spring:
🌸 Wash your feet daily, making sure you dry between the toes afterwards
🌸 Use a pumice stone to gently remove hard skin
🌸 Use an exfoliating scrub to gently remove dry, flaky skin
🌸 Moisturise your feet with Urea cream
🌸 Cut your toenails straight, not curved
🌸 Check last year's spring & summer footwear. Throw away anything that doesn't fit properly, or looks worn through.

If you notice any skin or nail issues, call us on ☎️ (08) 6269 2038. Our Podiatrists 👩‍⚕️ will have your feet looking Spring-ready in no time! 🙌

💥 Achilles Tendonitis 💥

Achilles Tendonitis is when the tendon running from your calf muscle to the back of your heel bone 🦵 becomes inflamed or sustains micro-tears, causing pain in the back of the heel. 😣

This can be caused by:
💥 Incorrect Footwear
💥 Inappropriate stretching before and after sport or exercise
💥 Biomechanical dysfunction
💥 Overuse
💥 Lack of flexibility
💥 Overtraining

If you're suffering from pain along the back of your heel, seek help from one of our Podiatrists. Book an appointment on ☎️ (08) 6269 2038

As you get back into exercise 🏃‍♂️ with the weather warming up, you need to keep in mind that simple exercises with repetitive movements can worsen previously sustained injuries 🤕 such as Plantar Fasciitis, Achilles Tendonitis and Shin Splints.

Plantar Fasciitis is a result of injury to the plantar fascia and is the inflammation in the ligament that runs along the bottom of the foot. 🦶 It often presents as pain and stiffness in the arch or the bottom of the heel, commonly after periods of rest 😴 or first thing in the morning. ☀️

Our Podiatrists 🧑‍⚕️ can diagnose Plantar Fasciitis, prescribe custom made orthotics, advise some useful stretches and use deep tissue massage to help relieve your pain. If you're experiencing heel pain, get it checked out by booking an appointment on ☎️ (08) 6269 2038

Did you 🤔 take a break from exercising over the winter period and want to get back into the swing of things now that the weather is going to be warming up? ☀️ After a lull in exercise, our feet 🦶 and lower limbs 🦵 can become prone to injury if exercise is not approached correctly. Here are some tips to keep you and your feet safe:

⭐️ Increase the amount of exercise you complete gradually
⭐️ Warm up before exercise and stretch to cool down after
⭐️ Wear the correct supportive shoes appropriate for your activity

Doing these three 👌 things will help prevent foot and lower limb injuries as you continue to exercise. If you do sustain an injury 🤕 and you are experiencing persistent pain, bruising/discolouration or loss of stability then come and see one of our Podiatrists. Call ☎️ (08) 6269 2038 for an appointment.

Do you 🤔 have persistent warts that you've tried and failed to get rid of? SWIFT microwave therapy might be your next option.

The benefits of SWIFT therapy are:
✅ 83% success rate
✅ Rapid treatment time of about 1-2 seconds
✅ No dressings required
✅ No anaesthetic
✅ No smoke
✅ No self-care required
✅ No pain post-treatment
✅ Few treatments needed, most require about 3

We offer SWIFT therapy at select locations. For more information SWIFT therapy, which clinics offer it and pricing, please contact the us on ☎️ (08) 6269 2038.