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November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Our Oakville Chiropodists offer foot care for people with diabetes. Foot care and diabetic foot care and check-ups can be essential for the overall health and life of a person with diabetes. Diabetes can cause nerve damage, or neuropathy, and poor blood flow / circulation … Continue reading Foot Care & Diabetes Awareness Month
Read moreMany people have early signs of fungal toenails (onychomycosis) without even knowing it. Toenail fungus is caused by a group of fungi called dermophytes. Toenails may become thickened, brittle and deformed. Toenails may also be discoloured, looking yellowish or brownish. Toenails may even fall off. Fungus lives and thrives in … Continue reading Fungal Toenails? – From an Oakville Chiropodist
Read moreIngrown toenails can be annoying, uncomfortable and even painful. If they are treated improperly or a person has decreased sensation in the feet, they can become infected and even dangerous. Like many things, preventing ingrown toenails before they even happen ensures you don’t have to deal with them. While there … Continue reading Preventing Ingrown Toenails – From an Oakville Chiropodist
Read moreDid you know: Ingrown Toenails can be treatment and managed by Chiropodists. What is an Ingrown Toenail? A toenail that is “ingrown” is curved and grows into the skin. This usually occurs at the sides of the nail or the borders of the toenail. This can irritate the skin, causing … Continue reading Painful Ingrown Toenail?
Read moreHeel Fissures (Cracked Heels) It’s coming up to warmer weather where we like to take our shoes and socks off and let our feet breath! Transitioning to bare feet can cause the skin and heels to get dry. This dryness can lead to fissures or cracked heels to develop in … Continue reading Treating Cracked Heels – From an Oakville Chiropodist
Read moreIn order to better service the local Halton Communities of Oakville, Milton and Burlington, Chiropodist Brittney Wirtz will be increasing her availability. Beginning in March she will now be taking patients for foot and toenail care on Wednesdays in addition to Fridays and Saturdays. She continues to be excited to … Continue reading New! Extended Chiropody Hours
Read moreIn addition to providing Direct Billing for Massage Therapy and Physiotherapy through Telus Health for many insurance companies, Oakville’s Palermo Physio and Wellness is now able to provide direct billing for Green Shield Insurance. If you would like us to bill directly to your private insurance on your behalf please … Continue reading Now Offering Direct Billing for Green Shield.
Read moreBeginning January 22, 2014 our Oakville Physiotherapy and Wellness Centre will be a satellite location for a drop-in program being offered by the Oakville Parent-Child Centre. This organization offers different program for the community that are both registered and drop-in. This one will be Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:30. It … Continue reading Fun Parent-Child Time!
Read moreFigure Skating is a deceptive sport it has the appearance of elegance and grace but requires substantial power, strength and control. Alignment of the body during spins and jumps requires core control and the ability to know where you are in space. Because of the repetitive nature of the sport … Continue reading Helping Figure Skaters from the Bottom Up!
Read moreA commonly asked question when people see the services our Oakville clinic offers is “what is a Chiropodist”? Many people have private insurance coverage for foot care provided by a Chiropodist (Foot Specialist) – this may also be under Podiatry (these are equivalent qualifications). This covers the scope of practice … Continue reading Routine Foot and Nail Care
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