Podiatric Services

Podiatric Services Treatment & Diagnostics in Chembur, Mumbai

Podiatric Services

Podiatrists are medical specialists in diabetic feet. Podiatrists have perfect knowledge of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of foot disorders. 

We tend to ignore our feet while maintaining our health. However, healthy feet are a vital component of our total well-being. Foot issues can have a significant influence on your quality of life. If they arise, podiatrists can help as they are experts in the care of the feet, ankles, and lower limbs. They can help in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of diseases, including:

• An ingrown toenail 
• Plantar fasciitis, a degenerative condition of the plantar fascia and a common cause of heel pain 
• Skin conditions affecting your feet
• Sprains occur when ligaments get torn.

They can also help with foot problems caused by underlying medical issues like diabetes and arthritis.

What are the most common foot issues treated by podiatric services?

• An ingrown toenail 
• Blisters from a fungal infection in the toes
• Warts or hard, granular growths on the heels or balls of the foot.
• Corn and hardened layers of skin that form because of friction and pressure
• Calluses or hard patches of skin
• A bunion, a bony lump that develops at the bottom of the big toe's joint.
• Nail fungus
• Foot infections where cellulitis is often the first sign of a soft-tissue infection
• Smelly feet 
• Heel pain 
• Heel spurs due to calcium deposition on the inside of the heel bone
• Flat foot
• Neuroma, a painful condition, benign growth of nerve tissue 
• Arthritis, especially osteoarthritis
• Foot injuries 

What are the treatment options offered by podiatric services?

• Corrective orthotics (foot braces and insoles)
• Flexible casting and orthopedic casting systems for immobilizing and supporting fractured body parts
• Amputations 
• Foot prosthetics
• A bunionectomy surgery 
• Wound treatment

You can request an appointment at Apollo Spectra Hospitals, Chembur, Mumbai. 

Call 1860 500 2244 to book an appointment.

Conclusion

Bunions, heel pain, spurs, hammertoes, neuromas, ingrown toenails, warts, corn, calluses, sprains, fractures, infections, and trauma are all common foot problems treated by podiatrists.