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