Podiatry & Chiropody

Alan Juriansz MSc, DPodM, MChS.

Jennifer Juriansz DPodM, MChS.

The practitioners are all State Registered and have extensive experience of treating all foot and foot related problems.

Including:

Skin Disorders such as

Callouses - thick hard skin formed from pressure and friction
Hyperkeratosis - dry cracked skin on the sole of the foot
Corns - small thick lumps of concentrated callous. May be hard, soft or vascular and very painful
Verrucae - viral infections, a type of wart. May be frozen or burnt away.
Ulceration - where the skin breaks down.

Nail Disorders such as

Ingrowing toe nails - where the nail edge presses into the skin, often cutting through causing inflammation.
Fungal nails - a type of athletes foot can spread to the nails causing discolouration and crumbling.
Distorted nails - caused by damage the nails can grow very thick and misshapened.

Foot Function problems such as

Heel and Arch Pain - often caused by strain on ligaments due to over pronation (flattening of the arch)
Weak Ankles - often caused by over supination (too high arches)
Shin, Knee, Hip and Low Back Pain - which may be caused by excessive rotation in the leg as a result of poor foot function.

Specialised treatments include:

-minor surgery under local anaesthesia for verrucae and ingrowing toe nails
-gait analysis and assessment of foot function
-individually designed insoles and orthotics to improve foot function

Alan works at the clinic from Tuesday to Friday
Jennie works at the clinic on Mondays and Thursdays
Kurt works at the clinic alternate Saturdays and Wednesdays.
Emma works at the clinic alternate Saturdays

For more information on specific conditions see seperate pages