Children’s Podiatry

A children’s podiatry appointment starts with a consultation and assessment which helps which is then followed by carefully examining their walking and gait patterns if necessary. We understand that children may be a bit nervous about their appointment and we take a very gentle and caring approach in everything we do.

Children’s feet differ from those of adults as they are not completely moulded. Podiatrists are trained to look at developmental milestones and patterns of growth of children’s feet and can diagnose and treat children’s foot problems by carefully examining the feet and legs. We also consider other factors such as family history, sports or other physical activities, shoe wear and additional medical conditions.

Common conditions we treat include:

• Heel pain / Sever’s disease

• Knee Pain

• Osgood-Schlatter disease

• Ankle sprains

• Growing pains

• Shin splints

• In-toe walking

• Out-toe walking

• Flat feet

• Warts (verruca plantaris)

• Skin infections

• Ingrown Toenails

• Sports injuries