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Warnock Podiatry Service (NQ) can provide you with a comprehensive range of foot assessments and advice - in one consultation period.
- A vascular assessment - locate the foot pulses and listen to the quality of the pulse with Doppler Ultrasound equipment
- Explain vascular symptoms: leg pain with exercise, rest pain
- Assess the nerve supply to both feet - how well can your feet feel/sense stimuli?
- Assess your footwear requirements
- Assess the area(s) of your feet that are risking the health of your feet
- Advise you how you can best care for your feet
- Advise you of other health professional who could help with the management of your diabetes
Foot care can prevent the onset of major foot problems. People who have had diabetes for more than 10 years are at much higher risk of developing diabetic foot complications. This can lead to insensitive feet, injury without pain, ulceration, infection, gangrene and amputation. The role of the podiatrist is to provide education to the person with diabetes, so that they can determine when it is important to seek expert help. The podiatrist will treat foot problems and work with the person's other health professionals.
This will often include doctor, dietitian, diabetes nurse educator, endrocrinologist, pharmacist, optometrist and dentist.
Footwear is essential to provide the foot with protection and support. We can provide you with assistance and advice to obtain the most effective footwear for your feet.
Diabetic feet that have "active foot lesions" must be seen by a podiatrist.
Active foot lesions include corns and callouses, split heels, soft corns and other abnormal skin complaints. Theses lesions can be considered to be pre-ulcerative lesions, and place the foot at high risk of complications.
When complications do occur, such as an ulceration, Warnock Podiatry Services (NQ), have the facilities and expertise to assess and treat these conditions.
Jason Warnock was acknowledged by Queensland Health for being part of the group involved with developing the "Best Practice Guidelines for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes for Podiatrists."
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