Podiatry Services in Darwin
At Acacia Podiatry, we provide a wide range of podiatric services in Darwin, including orthotics, children’s foot care and footwear advice. Read on to find out about some of our common services or get in touch with our professionals today.
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Orthotics
Orthotics come in many varieties, shapes and sizes. While there are many products out there reported as "orthotic support", an orthotic is truly only more than an insole if it has proper clinical input behind it. Otherwise, it is more likely guessing with an insole.
Orthotics or "orthoses" as they are correctly called, should be designed for a specific purpose, as part of a treatment plan. Provision of orthotic support should have a clearly defined purpose that weighs up the positive and negative possible outcomes, just as for any medical intervention.
This why it is called an orthotic prescription. Your orthotics, whether fully customised or semi-customised, are set to a specific set of measurements and data, where particular materials are used, based on the condition, footwear needs and type of use they will undergo. If an orthotic is prescribed alongside other treatments, the adjunct treatments are just as important. Orthotics are part of a plan to help improve your condition.
At Acacia Podiatry, we are an orthotic specialist podiatry service in Darwin and Palmerston. We hope you come to love what your orthotics can do for you and endeavour to make careful considerations to your care to help you get back on your feet.
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Footwear Advice & Adjustments
Shoes play such a significant role for our feet and legs. Because of this they can both help and hinder problems in your legs and feet.
Studies find that more than half of people use footwear every week that aren’t a correct size for their feet. This includes everyday shoes such as casual shoes, work and school shoes and shoes for exercise.
In addition to helping people with advice on these shoes, we often assess and assist with footwear such as work boots and combat boots.
For advice on correct fit, the right type of shoes, growing feet and even for helping with balance, podiatry shoe advice at Acacia Podiatry will make sure you can be more comfortable, even in Darwin conditions!
Not all shoes can be made to suit all feet and legs. Sometimes a little bit of extra help can make all the difference in getting shoes to work for you. At Acacia Podiatry, we have experience with custom footwear. Our knowledgeable team interact regularly with shoe shops in Darwin, so we can recommend and adjust footwear suited to your needs.
We are happy to help with minor adjustments such as shoe raises for limb length issues, fitting issues, and adjustments to increase comfort. We also carry a full range of Archies Thongs for when your feet need a bit of freedom from shoes!
If you need some attention to your shoes, feel free to get in touch and see if we can help.
Shockwave Therapy
Shockwave therapy is a relatively new treatment for pain that helps to treat injured or chronically affected soft tissue. It has been shown to be quite effective in treating conditions such as heel pain and achilles tendinitis.
Shockwave therapy works by stimulating changes to the affected tissues improving healing, reducing inflammation and pain and reducing calcium and fibrous tissue buildup.
Shockwave therapy is a safe and effective treatment that is tolerated well by most patients and provides noticeable results after a few treatment sessions.
With the addition of shockwave therapy to our clinics, we can provide a greater level of care and pain management to our patients.
General Foot Care
If you are finding it hard to look after your feet and nails, find the right care with Acacia Podiatry. Understanding the benefits of regularly caring for your feet and leaving them feeling better after treatments is a very satisfying and rewarding part of our role as podiatrists.
Podiatrists are experts in providing regular care for issues such as difficult nails, calluses and general health care of your feet. Think of Acacia Podiatry as your foot doctor. Just like a check-up with the dentist, taking care of your feet regularly is important.
If you’re looking for great podiatry in Darwin and Palmerston, we’d be more than happy to look after you. Feel free to call or book to make a time to let us take care of your feet.
In some severe cases of ingrown toenails, surgery may be necessary. Contact our team today to make a consultation.
Injury Management
The lower limb is involved in so much of the physical activity we undertake, whether it be sport and exercise, or just the demands of day-to-day work. It’s no wonder that podiatrists in Darwin see foot, ankle and knee injuries as a major concern.
Often not simple and at times frustrating, getting the right management and diagnosis from your podiatrist is key to prevent long periods off the job or away from sport and exercise. If you are suffering with recent or chronic lower limb injuries, Acacia Podiatry can provide the right help and advice to get you moving again.
We provide a variety of braces and walkers (such as moon boots), strapping and padding options, as well as strengthening and stretching/conditioning exercises to go along with our assessments and other treatments, such as orthotics and footwear advice.
We also provide a holistic approach working with other practitioners such as your physiotherapist, GP, sports doctor or orthopaedic surgeon to get the best outcome possible.
Biomechanical Assessment
Podiatrists study the role of human movement and lower limb forces in great detail, as this helps provide information about pain and postural or movement issues for patients. A comprehensive biomechanical assessment is usually made up of joint range and function testing, muscle and movement testing, gait analysis and further detailed examinations that may relate to your pain or posture problems.
A biomechanical assessment usually follows a detailed medical history and initial assessment of your problem. Your podiatrist will review you both barefoot and in your regular or related footwear, so we often ask patients to bring shoes along for these consults.
These assessments allow us to provide specific management for you to address posture and alignment, poor joint function or injury and changes in movement and gait due to pain. At Acacia Podiatry, we provide a thorough service in our Darwin and Palmerston clinics to make sure our patients get great value and the correct advice from each consult.
Nail Bracing
A common source of pain and discomfort can be problems with nail curvature. We usually call these nails involuted where part or all of the nail plate curves inwards. This can result in a number of issues including pain from inflamed or ingrown nail edges, difficulty with cutting nails and concerns about the appearance.
In addition, nail care and nail surgery, this method is a preferred option for some patients, allowing for a non painful and non invasive treamtent that uses a special composite to guide and reshape the nail plate without the need for any significant patient input.
If you feel this may help you, feel free to contact our clinics to find out more or book a time to discuss with our podiatrists.
Sports Podiatry
Injuries, movement issues and pain that occur in higher intensity activities require a change in podiatry management skills compared to more sedentary issues. The forces the body experiences, as well as load and repetition to tissues, means that having a clear understanding of how to manage sports-related complaints is essential.
We offer our patients in Darwin and Palmerston detailed assessment and treatment options that can be individualised to work alongside your goals and with other key people, considering physical trainers, physiotherapists and team commitments.
Your podiatrist will also discuss and assess any issues related to your care that can be activity-specific, from running to netball, martial arts and football. At Acacia Podiatry, we can also help alleviate foot issues that arise with cycling. If you are noticing symptoms starting or even if you have a past history of pain or injury and are wanting to increase exercise, feel free to contact us for help.
Digital Gait Analysis
Podiatry has come a long way in the last decade with the availability of technology that can help treat and diagnose lower limb problems. With a vast number of options now available, finding the right quality options that will benefit your assessment is especially important to getting your treatment right.
When assessing your lower limbs and feet, often our biomechanical assessments will include slow motion and high-quality digital video to analyse all parts of your movement. Combined with your pressure analysis, function and findings of pain or other ailments, this allows for a correct diagnosis.
When undertaking digital analysis, we try to ensure that all of our patients understand and benefit from our services. This form of assessment is used to help inform your podiatrist, not diagnose all aspects of your problem.
3D Scanning
When it comes to providing mechanical or supportive options such as foot orthotics, modern 3D scanning allows us to accurately fit and design options that are customised individually to your foot shape and movement. Taking the guesswork out of manufacturing supportive and corrective devices has been a big part of digital changes and 3D scanning in the last few years. Acacia Podiatry has the right equipment to ensure that you receive top-quality assessments and treatment options for your feet.
