Podiatry

Podiatrists are health professionals who prevent, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate medical and surgical conditions of the feet and lower limbs.
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The student-led Podiatry Clinic at the Rockhampton Health Clinic is supervised by highly qualified and experienced registered podiatrists.

Appointments will be undertaken by Podiatry students ranging from their 2nd year of study to their 4th year of study. These appointments will be supervised by highly qualified and experienced registered podiatrists.

The appointments generally follow a three step an approach of: history taking, performing assessments and undertaking a treatment plan. Appointments generally take between 60-90 minutes.

Our clinic provides a range of specialised services to help patients in the management of a wide range of lower limb problems, including:

  • Foot, leg, knee, and hip injuries
  • Foot orthotic therapy
  • Nail surgery (under local anesthetic)
  • Sports taping, shockwave therapy, dry-needling, and therapeutic ultrasound
  • Skin and nail problems, including but not limited to corns, callouses, warts, ingrown nails, fungal nails and athletes’ foot
  • Diabetes and chronic disease management and education
  • Neurological and vascular assessments
  • Biomechanical assessment
  • Walking and running gait analysis
  • Range of motion and strength testing, using specialised equipment
  • Falls and balance problems
  • Children’s foot and leg assessments and treatment
  • Treatment of conditions including but not limited to plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendon problems, Forefoot pain, ankle injuries, shin splints, knee pain, and sporting (e.g. running) injuries
  • Footwear assessment and education

All standard appointments are $45 and $35 for healthcare card holders and pensioners.

There are additional fees for extras or more complex services such as orthotics and nail surgeries, extra costs will be explained at the time of your first appointment.

Note: Services are provided by students and therefore are not covered by Medicare or Private Health Insurance.

Skin and nail problems is something podiatrists will see regularly, some of the common things we can treat are:

  • Hyperkeratosis and heloma durum’s – these are also known as callus and corns
  • Nail Pathologies – including thickened or fungal nails
  • Warts – also known as verruca
  • Ingrown nails –There are many treatment options for ingrown nails which include conservative treatments, nail bracing right through to more invasive procedures such as nail surgery.
For some people, neurological and/or vascular testing are assessments that we can perform to further understand how the nerves are functioning or how well someone's blood flow may be to their feet. These are commonly performed in diabetic foot checks, or people with other complex medical conditions or have other risks for disease to their lower legs such as smoking. These assessments include using specialised equipment such as doppler ultrasounds and photoplethysmogram’s to detect blood flow and a range of different functional testing for sensation and function of the nervous system.

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