Chiropody

At Integra Health Centre, we are thrilled to have a chiropodist in Toronto as part of our incredible team. While our services also include physiotherapy in downtown Toronto, chiropody specifically involves treatment of problems and diseases relating to your feet.

Chiropody services are offered at our two clinics in downtown Toronto, both accessible through the PATH. Our chiropodist in downtown Toronto has significant training and has engaged in extensive postgraduate courses to be able to provide the most comprehensive treatment plans possible.

What can a Chiropodist do?

At Integra Health Centre, your chiropodist can help:

• Treat specific health issues (such as arthritis, diabetes and sports injuries_
• Prescribe therapies for ongoing treatment
• Prescribe necessary medications to treat ailments of the foot or ankle
• Diagnose and treat skin or nail diseases, deformities, ulcers, tumors and fractures

Why You May Need a Chiropodist

Foot pain, whether you are experiencing pain at the nails, skin, heel or ball of your foot, should not be ignored. Your foot health is an integral determinant of the quality of your life.

At Integra Health Centre, our chiropodist can help you navigate through your pains and ailments involving your feet to help better your overall lifestyle. Our chiropodist looks to address your pain as soon as possible to be able to treat it, as well as prevent further complications down the road.

A Registered Chiropodist is a primary health care professional who specializes in the assessment, management and prevention of dysfunctions, disorders and diseases of the foot.

Here are a few benefits of visiting a chiropodist for a foot check:

Checking For Nail Abnormalities

Your toenails are much more susceptible to changes and infections than your fingernails — mainly due to their vulnerability to damage or trauma. Toenails can become thickened, discoloured, curved and painful.

If you start noticing these changes, book an appointment with our Chiropodist at Integra Health Centre to help safely manage these changes and determine the cause, ruling out fungus or an ingrown toenail.

Checking for Skin Disorders

Your feet spend a lot of time in a closed space — either in a pair of shoes or a pair of socks. If you exercise regularly or if your feet are naturally sweaty, this introduces another factor: moisture.

All these things increase the chance of getting Athlete’s foot or a plantar wart. Hard calluses and deep corns can also cause pain. However, these issues can easily be treated by a chiropodist.

Correcting Foot Function

It’s likely that the underlying cause of your foot pain is from how your foot moves through your gait.

With time, these abnormal movements can cause strain — and sometimes, even permanent damages in the soft tissues and joints. Addressing the issue sooner, rather than later, with proper footwear advice, stretches, taping and/or custom foot orthotics has immense benefits for you and your feet.

A foot specialist knows the ins and outs of foot health and is able to treat a very wide spectrum of foot problems with various treatment options. Get your feet on the right path toward good health today.

Integra Health Centre isn’t just any physiotherapy clinic in Toronto. Our team offers various services from chiropody to pelvic floor physiotherapy in the Toronto area. Our goal is to help each patient that walks through our doors and improve their life.

Call Integra Health Centre to book an appointment with one of our registered chiropodists. For Orthotic Assessments, please call our office to book an appointment today!