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SERVICES OFFERED:
BEN STEELE PODIATRY CAN ADDRESS ANY FOOT RELATED CONCERNS YOU HAVE. FROM ROUTINE CARE TO INGROWN NAIL OPERATIONS TO SPORTS INJURIES.
With lower overheads, Ben can spend the time needed to fully assess and treat your foot concerns. Don't pay top dollar to be rushed through by new graduates. At Ben Steele Podiatry you get the best of both world's, quality treatment from an experienced podiatrist at a reasonable cost.
HOME VISITS AVAILABLE
FOOTCARE:
ONCE OFF TREATMENTS OR REGULAR ROUTINE TREATMENTS (for those who can't attend to their own footcare needs)
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DIABETICS, AGED CARE, INGROWN NAILS, CORNS, CALLOUS, CRACKED HEELS, FUNGAL NAILS, WARTS.
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Or maybe you just want a pamper session, from a qualified healthcare professional using sterilized equipment in a personal setting.
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DIABETICS:
Foot health checks play an important role in maintaining mobility and health for diabetics. The two main areas of concern are circulation and nerve sensation to the feet, being an extremity. Ben can monitor both these factors as well as educate you on good footcare, footwear and exercise. Long term diabetics are advised to use a podiatrist for their footcare.
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SPORTS OR WORK INJURIES:
Generic plans off the internet don't work. Individual treatment plans are the key to successful outcomes. One size does not fit all. Most injuries are multifactorial, in other words they are caused by numerous factors. Only by addressing them all will you get fast and complete resolution of your pain and symptoms. Only by addressing the underlying causes will you prevent the injury flaring up again once you return to activity.
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Ben will take a thorough injury and activity history, diagnose your injury, assess your biomechanical, gait, strength and mobility to determine what has contributed to your injury and what needs to be addressed to return you to play.
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That's not to say every patient needs multiple treatment options. Some only need to modify their training and do some exercises. Some patients just want orthoses. If your GP has prescribed Shockwave, that's fine too.
Ben has options to address your injury. ​
BIOMECHANICAL AND GAIT ASSESSMENT:
Poor posture, walking or running form can put greater stress on our Muscularskeletal tissues and contribute to developing certain injuries. Especially when combined with hours on our feet or thousands of steps per day.
Whilst they aren't the only cause of injury, whilst excess pronation for example doesn't guarantee injury, poor biomechanics can leave you vulnerable in the first place, and hamper your body's healing process.
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We all have asymmetries, but Ben can help you discover which ones matter in this instance, for your body and your pathology. (whilst also pointing out your strong points)
ORTHOSES:
Orthoses can help address poor biomechanics and gait, helping improve alignment, reduce forces and strain on stressed tissues. As well as improve balance and stability and off load pressure areas.
Ben can discuss and supply the right orthotic for you. Be it custom or prefabricated, depending on your circumstances. ie occupation, sports, footwear, biomechanics, finances...
SHOCKWAVE THERAPY:
Shockwave is a great treatment intervention when your injury recovery has stalled. If you've tried all the other protocols and nothing has worked, give Shockwave a try. It is safe and relatively painless. Reboot your healing process with this state-of-the-art German machine.
EXERCISE REHAB:
Passive therapies like massage, manipulations, dry needling, foam rolling, shockwave and orthoses are great for reducing pain and symptoms, but unless we address the underlying strength or mobility issues, successful return to activity can be short lived.
Exercise rehab builds up our tissues' capacity to tolerate the loads/demands we put on them day to day.
Once we know where your body sits right now, and what your goal activities are, we can plan a program (together) that fits into your lifestyle. A program that begins at a safe load and progresses forward.
Every patient's finish line varies. Your goal may simply be returning to standing or walking, playing with Grandkids. Perhaps running a Park run or a marathon or sprints. Or it may involve the agility or power of return to sport. Each individual goal demands a different level of exercise rehab.
TRAINING PROGRAM ADVICE:
Training errors are considered by many to be the major cause behind many athletic injuries. (assuming no biomechanical/strength issues). Learn how to manage your workload better. Train smarter not harder to get the best performance and stay injury free longer. Consistency and gradual progression in training is key.
EDUCATION:
Ben will talk you through the whole rehab process. Understanding your condition goes a long way to achieving a successful outcome. Easing pain, regaining confidence in your body and understanding why you are doing the exercises he prescribes. Knowing what you can and can't do.
There are also many other factors that impact your ability to heal; including sleep, nutrition, stress management.
Training errors are a major cause of athletic injuries, know how to manage your workload better.
Understand why complete rest is often not your best bet.
SECOND OPINION:
Your injury hasn't healed? Maybe the diagnosis was incorrect. Maybe your orthoses are providing insufficient support or correction. Maybe the exercises you were prescribed were too aggressive or not aggressive enough or not progressed far enough. Either way, sometimes another set of eyes and ears may notice the missing piece of the puzzle.
NO ISSUE IS TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE. DON'T BE EMBARRASSED, BEN HAS SEEN IT ALL.
TREATMENTS
30 min
90 Australian dollars30 min
80 Australian dollars15 min
60 Australian dollars30 min
75 Australian dollars1 hr
Device dependant