DIABETIC

FOOT CARE IN KNOWLE, SOLIHULL

At Gait & Rehab Clinic our team of podiatrists are
registered with the Health & Care Professions
Council to provide diabetic foot assessments and
treatment of at-risk feet.

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Why Do Diabetics Need Foot Care?

People with diabetes are particularly prone to foot problems. Raised blood glucose levels, also known as blood sugar, can damage the sensation in your feet.

This can also affect your circulation, which can lead to you getting less blood supply to your feet. Without a good blood supply, you may have problems with cuts and sores healing. You may also get cramps and pain in your legs or feet.

If you don’t get these foot problems treated, they could lead to foot ulcers, infections and, at worst, amputations.

Our thorough assessment will provide you with the information you need to help prevent diabetic complications. Depending on your risk category: either low, medium or high, we'll prepare a management plan for the care of your feet, and liaise with other health care professionals involved in your care.

WHY CHOOSE US?

HCPC REGISTERED PODIATRISTS

COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT

EVIDENCE BASED TREATMENT

STERILE INSTRUMENTS

PRIVATE CONSULTATION

INSURED WITH RCOP

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

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WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR APPOINTMENT

History

Your practitioner will take a full medical, medication & lifestyle history if you have never visited the clinic before, or review it if you have. All your information is taken in a private room and stored on our secure database for your privacy & security.

Assessment

Before any treatment, your practitioner will undertake a visual, physical and neuro-vascular assessment of your feet to benchmark the progression of diabetes on your foot health. If required, a treatment plan will made to keep you risk and pain free.

Treatment

Once you and our practitioner are happy with the treatment plan, you will be treated in a clean environment, with sterile instruments (if needed) together with the latest technology so we can provide the highest standard of care in-line with evidenced based medicine.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are your treatment fees?

We aim to provide professional, affordable foot care at all times. Our treatment fees therefore reflect the high standard of care we provide.

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How many treatments will I need?

Our purpose is to keep our diabetic patients pain free and risk free.

At the initial appointment, diabetic patients have a neuro-vascular assessed so we can ‘benchmark’ them based risk. The risk depends on many factors such as medical history, mobility, disease progression, lifestyle and foot health.

We take all these factors into account and recommended a treatment plan that can vary from monthly to 6 monthly depending on your individual need.

Who can receive this treatment?

With a few exceptions, most people will benefit from a routine foot appointment as we always assess your general and lower limb health together with the treatment we provide.

Routine podiatry is as important as regular dental and optical check-ups in maintaining your general health and wellbeing.

What is involved in a diabetic foot care assessment?

We'll use the best equipment to check your assess your foot health status:
- a doppler to listen to the pulses in your feet;

- monofilaments and tuning forks to check the sensation;

- our 3D footscanner will show us any pressure points that may cause problems in the future.

From our findings we can assess your risk category, i.e. low, medium or high.

We'll compile a report of our findings and prepare a management plan for your ongoing care. We will share our findings with other health care professionals involved in your care.

What other treatment might I need?

We advise regular routine podiatry appointments to maintain optimal foot health and to prevent problems escalating. We'll advise on the recommended interval depending on your particular foot issues and your risk status.

If we notice pressure points on your feet, a gait analysis appointment can provide us with additional information and allows us to prescribe custom orthotics to offload these points.