Foot problems we assess and manage in Burwood

You don't need a diagnosis to book: pick the area that sounds familiar, or book a 30-minute assessment from $112 and we'll work it out together, with a plan to get you back to what you love doing. Not sure if it's urgent? Podiatrist, GP or emergency? Not sure what it is? Try the foot pain self-check.

Heel, ankle and leg pain

• Heel pain & plantar fasciitis: Worst on first steps or after rest
• Achilles pain: Stiffness or pain above the heel
• Ankle sprain not settling: Still swelling or giving way
• Shin pain & shin splints: Builds with running or jumping
• Sports & running injuries: Pain after a training change, or recurring

Toenails and skin

• Ingrown toenails: A sore edge or red, swollen skin
• Fungal or thickened nails: Yellow, thick, crumbly or lifted nails
• Corns & calluses: Hard skin that hurts
• Plantar warts: A rough, painful spot, like a corn
• Cracked heels: Dry, split skin that stings or bleeds

Forefoot, arches and foot shape

• Ball-of-foot pain: Pressure, burning or a pebble feeling
• Morton's neuroma: Burning or tingling between the toes
• Bunion pain: Pressure at the big-toe joint in shoes
• Flat feet & high arches: Arch, flat-foot or foot-shape concerns
• Orthotics not helping: Still sore, or unsure they still suit

Children's feet

• Children's feet: start here: Toddlers to teens; walking, shape and sport
• Sever's disease: Heel pain after sport, often 9 to 13
• Toe walking: Still on tiptoes after about 2 to 3
• In-toeing: Feet turning in when walking
• Flat feet in children: Normal, or worth a check?

Diabetes and circulation

• Diabetic foot checks: Yearly or risk-based checks; Medicare care plans
• Diabetes & circulation: Foot pulses, cold feet, calf pain when walking

Emergency, or a foot that suddenly turns cold, pale or blue? Call 000.