WHEN SHOULD YOU CALL A CHIROPODIST / FOOT SPECIALIST

posted: Jul. 31, 2016.

 

 

Please contact Academy Foot and Orthotic Clinics if you experience one of the following:

• Persistent pain in your feet or ankles
• Changes in the nails or skin on your foot

• Severe cracking, scaling or peeling on the heel or foot
• Blisters on your feet

 

 

Diabetics with poor circulation who develop athlete’s foot should also contact us.

 

The following are signs of bacterial infection:

• Increased pain, swelling, redness, tenderness or heat
• Red streaks extending from the affected area
• Discharge or pus from an area on the foot
• Foot or ankle symptoms that do not improve after 2 weeks of treatment with a non-prescription product
• Spreading of an infection from one area of the foot to another (e.g. under the nail bed, skin under the nail, the nail itself, surrounding skin)
• Thickening toenails that cause discomfort
• Heel pain accompanied by a fever, redness (sometimes warmth) or numbness
• Tingling in the heel or persistent heel pain without putting any weight or pressure on your heel
• Pain that is not alleviated by ice or over-the-counter painkillers