New Patient Podiatry Consultation  

      Are you a new patient to Positive Podiatry.

•  If you are attending for general foot care mainly nail care and callus          debridement or ingrown toenail book a 30-minute appointment $75.

• If you are attending for diabetic foot assessment book 40-minute appointment- $80.

• Musculoskeletal pain appointments for foot or leg pain in an adult or child, please book a 40-minute appointment- $80.

Established Patient General Consultations

Regular care 30minutes -$70 

Established patient who attends for regular podiatry care.  This might involve the cutting of toenails and removal of corns and callus.

Regular patients also get the benefit of preventative care including assessing arterial flow with doppler ultrasound and toe pressure and checking protective sensations.

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Kids Foot Assessments

New Patient - 40min- $80

Review - 30minutes- $70

For children attending for foot or lower extremity pain.

Experienced Child Podiatrist Jodi Tanner - Postgraduate Paediatric  Podiatry  training at University of South Australia.

Podiatry Care -Medicare Referral Chronic Diseases Management Plan.​

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• You require a CDM referral from your GP.

• Medicare card.

• Current list of medical history and medications.

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New Patient Podiatry Appointment

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Have you been referred for general footcare.

Make a 30-minute appointment.

CDM + $20.

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If you are attending for foot pain or diabetic foot assessment or high-risk foot assessment. You will require a 40-minute appointment.

CDM +$30.

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Regular Podiatry Appointment

 

Do you attend for regular general care and foot check.

30-minutes appointment

CDM + $10  

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Longer appointments will be charged additional fees.

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Musculoskeletal assessment for foot or leg pain.

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Musculoskeletal appointment -1-hour $110.

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Foot Orthotics. 

Casting for Custom foot Orthotic $50.

Custom-made foot Orthotics $590.

Semi-custom Orthotics ( Do not require cast- ordered on prescription) $300.

Off-the-self Orthotics (Do not require cast) $90+

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A biomechanical /musculoskeletal  assessment is performed to help identify potential causes of your foot pain.

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Foot Orthotics

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Custom- Made Foot Orthotics- Range $590-$650

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The process of making custom made devices.

 

1. A musculoskeletal assessment determines if a custom-made foot orthotic is required. Often changes in footwear are all that is required to treat foot pain. Many people do not require a custom foot orthotic to treat foot pain.

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2. Orthotic materials are dictated by:

• Persons body weight

• Footwear used

• Foot function - hypermobile or rigid foot structure.

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3. A non-weight bearing Plaster-of-Paris cast of your feet is taken. It is used to make a custom made orthotic.​

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4. Our custom foot orthotics are made to the highest quality.

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5. Being made from a cast of your foot. We can use materials that are more durable and provide excellent stability. This is particularly important if you require midfoot stability in conditions such as plantar fasciitis, lateral foot pain - peroneal pathology, Moreton's neuroma or ball of foot pain.

 

6. These orthotics can provide medial and lateral rearfoot stability. Help promote normal foot function and limit excessive motion.​

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Off-the-shelf Orthotics  ($90 -$150).

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We dispense a wide variety of off-the- shelf modifiable foot orthotics.

Which are commonly used in children and foot problems where the podiatrist believes they are appropriate. Depending on an individual foot structure, function and that individuals foot problems. 

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​Research supporting Foot Orthotics use.

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• IMPROVE FOOT STABLITY AND BALANCE.

Certain populations such as the elderly and people with hypermobile foot and leg problems a foot orthotic can help improve foot stability and balance.

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• EXCESSIVE MIDFOOT AND REARFOOT PRONATION.

We see commonly, people with excessive rearfoot and midfoot pronation to have foot and ankle pain. Foot orthotics can reduce excessive foot motion and often help treat pain.

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• PLANTARFASCIITIS AND CALCANEAL APOPHYSITIS (SEVERS DISEASE)

Orthotics can help reduce vertical impact loads to the heel. Reducing pain and disability.

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• TENDONITIS

Foot orthotics can improve the line of pull of tendons and improve their mechanical advantage. This includes tibialis posterior tendonitis and dysfunction which is seen in middle aged women. ​

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• FOOT ULCERS

Foot orthotics are commonly used to reduce plantar pressure in neuropathic ulcers.​

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• PAINFUL RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Custom foot orthotics are recommended in the treatment of people with Rheumatoid Arthritis to reduce pressure to the ball of the foot pressure in high arch foot types.

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• PAIN 1st METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT - BUNION PAIN.

Research suggests foot orthotics can help reduce 1st Metatarsophalangeal joint = bunion pain.

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