{"id":1655,"date":"2025-04-26T16:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T16:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/?page_id=1655"},"modified":"2025-04-26T16:35:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T16:35:58","slug":"podiatry-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/index.php\/podiatry-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Podiatry Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1655\" class=\"elementor elementor-1655\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65c2002 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65c2002\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efc5f96\" data-id=\"efc5f96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddda70a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddda70a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Podiatry Services\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1387934 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1387934\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e77986\" data-id=\"3e77986\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd976f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd976f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6069201\" data-id=\"6069201\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f77a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0f77a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"322\">Foot health is an important part of overall wellbeing. To support you, we invite you to book an appointment at ERA Doctors for a podiatry assessment. This service is for anyone at risk of foot issues, including diabetes-related problems, pain, or mobility challenges.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"571\">The goal of the podiatry check is to detect, prevent, or reduce foot complications early. It\u2019s always better to act before problems arise. During your visit, we\u2019ll review your foot health, lifestyle, and medical history to help identify any risks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-848b08b\" data-id=\"848b08b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b84f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66b84f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Podiatry-Limb-Salvage-Surgery-Best-Diabetic-Foot-Podiatrist-Surgeon-300x254.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1666\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Podiatry-Limb-Salvage-Surgery-Best-Diabetic-Foot-Podiatrist-Surgeon-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Podiatry-Limb-Salvage-Surgery-Best-Diabetic-Foot-Podiatrist-Surgeon.jpg 551w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d2d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5d2d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Podiatric Ailments :\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e3c85d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e3c85d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Arthritis :<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1672 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-220002-300x181.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-220002-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-220002.png 564w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Arthritis is a prevalent condition that often begins in middle age, causing pain, swelling, and stiffness in joints like the ankles, knees, and feet. Symptoms include inflammation, morning stiffness, temperature variations, and flare-ups influenced by diet or inactivity. Overloading and repetitive movements, alongside tight tendons and ligaments such as the Achilles tendon and plantar fascia, can lead to compensatory mechanisms, joint instability, and toes deformation.<\/span><\/p><p>Causes and Contributing Factors:<\/p><p>\u25cf Overloading and Repetitive Tasks: Prolonged stress on joints.<br \/>\u25cf Ligament &amp; Tendon Stiffness: for example, tightness of Achilles tendon forces<br \/>compensatory movements.<br \/>\u25cf Lifestyle Factors: Sedentary habits\/long hours standing or certain diets<\/p><p><strong>Ingrown toenails:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1671 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-215851-300x256.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-215851-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-215851.png 581w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Ingrown toenails are a common foot issue that can affect people of all ages. Several factors contribute to their development, including: <\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0Wearing small or tight shoes <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0Improper nail-cutting techniques <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0Sweaty feet and hypermobility <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0The shape and thickness of the nails <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0Certain activities or occupations <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Trauma, genetic predisposition, and being overweight<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> However, many of these factors are secondary to the chronic or acute trauma caused by tightness in the Achilles tendon and plantar fascia. This tightness forces the foot into a compensatory position during walking, running, or even standing. It causes the foot to roll and apply constant or repetitive pressure to the corners of the nails (sulci). Over time, this pressure can lead to thickening of the nails and skin, particularly at the corners, eventually causing the nail to pierce the skin. This results in pain, discomfort, and sometimes infection.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Plantar Fibromatosis (Ledderhose Disease):<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1670\" src=\"http:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-215352-300x201.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-215352-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-215352.png 549w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1669\" src=\"http:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-215306-300x205.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-215306-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-215306.png 515w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Plantar fibromatosis is a rare, benign fibro<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">us tissue disorder resulting in the formation of nodules along the plantar fascia. The exact cause of this condition isn&#8217;t fully understood, but several factors might contribute such as Genetics (Dupuytren&#8217;s contracture), ongoing trauma or stress to the plantar fascia, health condition like connective tissue disorder (Peyronie&#8217;s disease) and more common in middle age, particularly men.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ccb393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ccb393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Podiatric Procedures:\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da84e5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da84e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Partial Nail Avulsion Procedure:<\/strong><\/p><p>A Partial Nail Avulsion (PNA) is a minor and\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1667 size-full\" style=\"font-weight: inherit;\" src=\"http:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-214644.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-214644.png 696w, https:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-26-214644-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/>simple surgical procedure used to treat ingrown<br \/>or damaged toenails. During the procedure, the<br \/>affected portion of the nail is carefully removed<br \/>to relieve pain and prevent further complications.<br \/>In some cases, a chemical (such as phenol)<br \/>may be applied to the nail bed to prevent<br \/>regrowth. The toe is <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">numbed with local<\/span><\/p><p>anesthesia, ensuring a comfortable experience for the patient. Recovery\u00a0typically involves minimal<br \/>discomfort, and most patients resume normal activities within a few days.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c9dfbf elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2c9dfbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4febe1\" data-id=\"f4febe1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00be51b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00be51b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not Sure What You Need?<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa04921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa04921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Walk into our clinic and let us take a closer look to suggest the best treatment you need. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8279a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8279a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/eradoctors.com.au\/index.php\/book-online\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book an Appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Podiatry Services Foot health is an important part of overall wellbeing. To support you, we invite you to book an appointment at ERA Doctors for a podiatry assessment. This service is for anyone at risk of foot issues, including diabetes-related problems, pain, or mobility challenges. 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