Our Services

At Comfort Steps Podiatry, we are committed to helping you feel your best. That's why we offer an extensive range of services to ensure that every patient receives the care and attention they deserve. From diagnosis to treatment, we have everything you need to achieve optimal foot and leg health.

General Nail, Corns & Callus Management

Our Podiatrists are able to treat a wide range of nail problems and skin conditions. We offer basic nail care as well as assisting with problematic nails including fungal infections, ingrown toenails and nails post trauma. We are able to provide treatment for callus, corns, warts and other skin pathologies. We can assist you with a plan that provides long term management or preventing re-occurrence of such pathologies.

Warts (Verrucae Pedis)

Warts are viral infections that commonly occur on our feet. They can present at any age but are most commonly seen in children. Some warts may resolve on their own without treatment whilst others can increase in size, multiply and become painful. At Comfort Steps Podiatry we offer a number of treatment options that we can discuss with you in clinic, however our latest and newest treatment on offer is Swift. Swift is a microwave technology which is highly effective at resolving warts.

Swift Wart Therapy

Swift is a medical microwave technology which is highly effective in treating warts. It uses microwave (non-ionizing radiation) to raise the temperate of the wart to 42-45 degrees. This results in something called “heat shock” within the skin cells, which helps your immune system to recognise the wart virus and initiate a response to destroy it.

Nail Surgery

Our Podiatrists are able to perform surgical nail removal of ingrown toenails when conservative nail treatments are unsuccessful. Nail surgery involves the administration of local anaesthesia to remove and cauterize the offending nail edge or nail plate.

Orthotic Therapy

A foot orthotic (or pair of orthoses) are devices used within your shoes to provide support, stability and offload areas when you are on your feet. They are designed to change the way we walk and move by correcting troublesome foot and lower limb positions. Depending on your individual condition, Comfort Steps Podiatry can provide traditional plaster casting techniques or use the latest 3D scanning technology to create the right orthoses for you. Various materials and manufacturing processes are available including 3D printed orthoses. We also stock a range of prefabricated orthoses which we can adapt and modify to best suit your individual foot needs.

Dry Needling

Dry needling is a therapy used to release myofascial trigger points via the use of fine acupuncture needles. However, this is not acupuncture. The therapy aims to relieve tension in overused or overloaded muscles to improve overall muscle and tissue function. Podiatrists at Comfort Steps Podiatry can use dry needling as part of a treatment plan in managing any foot or leg pathologies.

Injury Management & Rehabilitation

Our podiatrists will work with you in providing appropriate care and treatment pathways in any sporting injury, post-surgical rehabilitation or medical complication to improve your overall health and well being. We aim to assist you in restoring your function to your achievable and attainable goals.

Biomechanical Assessment

At Comfort Steps Podiatry we provide static and dynamic evaluations of your posture and function. Our podiatrists can perform this through various clinical assessment tools, observation and quantifiable clinical measures. Such evaluations may include gait assessments and muscle testing.

Mobilisation

Foot mobilisation is a hands on skill used to assist with improving foot function and relieving foot or leg pain. The aim of this therapy is to improve the mobility and alignment of the joints, allowing soft tissues to work more efficiently in their most optimal position. This can assist with pain reduction for some and allow for better movement patterns. This therapy can be used as part of a treatment plan in any foot or leg pathology.

Diabetes Foot Assessments

Comfort Steps Podiatry Podiatrists are all well trained in the management of Diabetes and the feet. We provide complete neurological (nerve testing) and vascular (pulse testing) assessments to provide an overall risk rating of the feet. Any significant findings are reported back to your general practitioner. We work with you to ensure you have the best outcomes for your feet and avoid any associated complications with Diabetes.

Paediatric Assessments

At Comfort Steps Podiatry we happily assess children of all ages and take special pride to promote healthy leg and foot development in all children. We can assess any childhood foot or leg pain, growth development or functioning concerns that you may have. Our friendly podiatrists will ensure they provide age appropriate assessments, education and treatment plans.

ESWT – Extracorpeal Shockwave Therapy

Extracorpeal Shockwave Therapy is a treatment tool used to treat acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain. It is a non-surgical treatment that assists with speeding up injury recovery time and reducing pain. It is a useful tool in rehabilitation. Shockwave Therapy works via the production of an acoustic wave which is spread through the device handpiece into the body. The body then responds with increased metabolic activity to promote the breakdown of scar tissue/calcification and enhance the healing processes of bones, tendons and other soft tissues. Shockwave can be used in conditions such as Achilles Tendionpathy, Plantar Fasciosis and Osgood Schlatters.

K-Laser Therapy

K-Laser is a class IV laser that delivers red near-infrared wavelengths of laser light in order to induce therapeutic effects. It can aid with increasing circulation, decreasing inflammation, reducing pain and enhancing tissue healing. It can enhance tissue repair by bio-stimulation and accelerate natural healing of the body by reducing inflammation and pain.

Dermoscopy

Dermoscopy is a technique our podiatrists have completed training in which uses a device called a dermatoscope. It is a technique that allows closer visual inspection of the skin and nails. It can be used to gather additional information about skin lesions or nails to assist decision making as to if a lesion is to be monitored or needing to be referred to a doctor/skin specialist.

Footwear

Comfort Steps Podiatry Podiatrists are able to help you with your footwear needs in providing footwear advice and assessments. Our clinic is also a stockist for Dr Comfort, Revere and Orthoheel brands. We also stock a range of Humphry Law socks