Foot Care Services
What to expect during your foot care
The Footcare Nurse will take a history including:
• underlying disease
• history foot health
• current medications
The Nurse will then thoroughly examine your feet documenting:
• foot structure
• foot health
• circulation
The Nurse will ask to examine the shoes that you are currently wearing to ensure that they are safe for your feet.
The Nurse will talk with you throughout the exam and treatment and will share the information on prevention and health promotion.
Treatment includes:
• trimming nails
• filing nails
• reducing thick nails if needed
• calluses and corns reduced or removed
• removing ingrown part of nail if required
You will then receive a relaxing and gentle massage to promote circulation and lymphatic drainage.
The nurse may make recommendations for you to visit your medical doctor if problems are discovered during the brief history and physical examination. It is your responsibility to follow through on this recommendation for your best health and safety.
Expect that your first appointment to take 45 minutes.
Optimally the visit should visit every 4-6 weeks for people with underlying medical conditions and 6-8 weeks for maintaining healthy feet.
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