What We Do

Podiatrists are University trained health professionals who deal with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of
foot conditions. Now for some of you this may make perfect sense but for most people you are saying okay so exactly what foot
conditions ???? The are the most common complaints we have on arrival at Canning Vale Podiatry Clinic are:

“Can you tidy up my feet?”

Corns, calluses and heel fissures cause many people a great deal
of pain as well as not looking so good cosmetically. We can help
with this. Unfortunately there is no cure for these conditions
however with careful removal of the thickened skin and advice
for home treatment we can improve the condition of the skin
greatly.

In the current era many people are willing to pay
beauticians a large sum of money to smooth the skin on the
feet. As podiatrist we are trained and very skilled in using
a small scalpel blade to remove the thickened skin and enucleate
the corn if required. This service will gain a rebate through your
private health insurance.

“My heel/shin/knee hurts when I walk/run?”

We have all ages of people and all levels of fitness present
to us with this complaint. You don’t have to be a professional
sport star to suffer injuries to your lower limb. These injuries
can be in the form of overuse chronic injuries or acute tears
of ligaments, tendons and muscles. In some cases these
injuries can be due to our foot movements throughout the
walking or running cycle. If a building is built on a poor fitting
it will move and crack. This is no different to a body standing
on poorly positioned feet hence why so many complaints can
be related to the poor foot position.

Our management at Canning Vale Podiatry involves an
assessment of your stance and gait plus looking at wear
patterns of various shoes. The treatment will then involve
a variation of stretching exercises, mobilisation, change of
shoes, use of orthotic therapy or a combination of these.
We provide both standard off-the-shelf orthotics and fully
customised orthotics

“My teenager is complaining of a red,
sore looking big toenail?”

Ingrown toenails can affect all ages of people and all types of
toes. We can help with this. Many people believe a dose of
antibiotics will clear an ingrown toenail however in most
cases the offending piece of nail is still present and the
infection will return after a few weeks/months. Here at
Canning Vale Podiatry Clinic we can offer a simple
management plan to treating the ingrown toenail including
conservative care or minor surgical procedures using a local
anaesthetic if required. Brie herself suffered severe ingrown
toenails as a teenager due to the shape of her great toenails
and underwent a minor surgical procedure at 16. This allows
her to now exhibit a great deal of compassion for all sufferers.

“I just can’t reach/see my toes anymore?”


Whether it is because of a bad back, worsening eyesight,
losing flexibility in the legs or just getting a slightly larger
stomach! No need to worry Canning Vale Podiatry Clinic is
here to help. We are able to cut your toe nails if you can’t
and your partner/children don’t want to anymore.

This service will gain a rebate through your private health
fund. On average the nails need to be cut every 6-8weeks
but this does vary between people.

At Canning Vale Podiatry Clinic we treat many other foot complaints including plantar warts, fungal nail infections and diabetic
related issues. If your complaint requires further investigation we can refer for both x-rays and ultrasounds which gain Medicare
rebates. We will also work closely with your physiotherapist or other allied health professional if required