What do My Feet have to do with it?
Your feet have a direct impact on the rest of your body. Like the foundation of a house, your feet support the weight of everything above them. When a small problem develops in your feet, a subtle change in the way you walk will cause a chain reaction of adjustments in your posture and walking mechanics. These changes can put stress on joints higher up in your body, and lead to more serious problems. Orthotics are shoe inserts that may be required as part of your Podiatry treatment plan to support, align, or improve the function of your foot. Over time, Orthotics bring you relief from fatigue and pain, allowing you to enjoy daily activities comfortably.
What can I do?
Victor Feet First is able to fit you with many different types of orthotics designed to suit your individual requirements taking into consideration your foot mechanics, activities, and required cushioning. Before prescribing your orthotics a thorough biomechanical assessment Is completed to determine your individual prescription. A 3D scan is taken of your feet to capture your individual foot shape. Your orthotics are then made using the latest 3D printing technology or computer milled depending on what materials are chosen to make your orthotics. After fitting your orthotics we offer comphensive follow-up including fine tuning or correction of any problems experienced in wearing the orthotics.
Victor Feet First is also able to fit you with premade orthotics if don’t require a custom orthotic. These are often used for children who can grow out of their orthotics quickly.
We offer a money back guarantee if your custom orthotics don’t reduce your foot pain!
Warts
Warts are a common contagious infection in the outer layers of the skin which are caused by the HPV (Human Papillomavirus). Warts are generally very difficult to get rid off, even more so on the feet as they are excellent at evading the body’s immune system. Frustrated with the ineffectiveness of current treatment with acids and cryotherapy (freezing), Victor Feet First now offers Swift Microwave Therapy. Research has shown Swift Microwave Therapy to be the most effective wart treatment available even on long starting warts that have not responded to previous treatments. Most warts will resolve after 3 Swift treatments or less.
Benefits of Swift treatments:
- Rapid treatment time
- No dressings required
- No need to self-care
- Pain relief post treatment
- Few treatments needed
- Highly effective
For further information, visit treatverruca.com
Children’s Feet
Children’s feet differ from those of adults, as they are not fully formed. Minor foot problems left untreated can turn into major problems later in life. As a mother of 2 young children, Leanne understands the importance of looking after your child’s feet to give them the best start and to enjoy an active life. Children are more susceptible to particular growth-related sports injuries, so regular checkups are advised to ensure correct movement and steady development. It’s also incredibly important that your children are wearing the correct footwear during these stages of rapid growth! Our team will assess and monitor your child’s shoe size and recommend the appropriate footwear.
A check up for your child’s feet is recommended if:
- You notice uneven shoe wear
- You notice any skin rashes, hard skin lumps or bumps on your child’s feet
- Your child complains of recurrent pain in the feet and or legs
- Your child is constantly tripping or falling
- Your child fatigues quickly or has trouble keeping up with other children
- Or you have any other concerns about your child’s feet
- Or just for your own peace of mind
Toenails
Toenails can undergo change at any given time in life, whether you’re old or young. They can become thick, brittle, curved, discoloured, infected, bumpy or grooved. As we grow older, we become more susceptible to developing toe nail problems. Victor Feet First will check the condition of your toenails and provide a range of treatment options to restore comfort and confidence.
We Can Offer:
- Cutting of toenails – Our professionals will do the job correctly to reduce pain and discomfort, and improve the appearance of your nails. Cutting them jagged or too short can make you susceptible to a range of issues!
- Ingrown toenail surgery – We perform ingrown toenail surgery under a Local Anesthetic. You are able to walk immediately afterwards and there are no stitches required.
- Nail Bracing – This is a non-surgical treatment option to remedy ingrown toenails, whereby a curved nail plate cuts into the lateral nail groove to stimulate a reaction from your body that will help heal the infection.
PACT Med
Victor Feet First offers PACT photodynamic therapy as a treatment option for toenail fungus. It’s an alternative to treatment with antifungal nail lacquers and prescribed oral medications. It can be frustrating to apply the lacquers daily or weekly, especially considering it takes at least 3 months to see improvement, given the slow growth of toenails. Furthermore, prescribed oral medication can interact with other medications and produce adverse effects, making them unsuitable for some people. Treatment with PACT med involves application of the PACT fungal nail gel. The dye in the gel selectively targets the fungal cell wall which makes them sensitive to light. The fungal cells can then be destroyed upon exposure to light of a specific wavelength. This results in a chemical reaction that kills targeted cells without harming healthy tissue.
Drs Remedy Enriched Nail Care
- A range of nail polish to minimize the appearance of dry brittle and discoloured toenails
- NO harmful chemicals such as Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, Camphor or DBP
- Contains biotin, tea-tree oil, garlic bulb extract, lavender, wheat protein and vitamins C and E to improve the health of your nails
- Range of colours
- No appointment required to purchase Drs Remedy Nail Care Products
Diabetes
Diabetes places you at increased risk of foot problems. Your feet are supplied with blood to keep them healthy, and they also have lots of nerves as a warning system. Diabetes can lead to nerve damage which reduces feeling in the feet and/ or poor circulation. Most foot problems in people who have diabetes occur when injuries and often infections go unnoticed and untreated or when healing is delayed by poor circulation. Exercise is important for good management of diabetes, so foot health is important to mange every aspect of diabetes
How can I detect any changes early?
At Victor Feet First, we provide you with regular Diabetes Foot Assessments to determine your risk of developing complications. From your Assessment we can devise a treatment plan to prevent you from developing these issues down the track. This may include:
- Diabetes foot care education
- Regular podiatry treatment for toenails and calluses
- Pressure relieving insoles
- Communication with your Doctor
- Regular reviews every 12 months or more often if required.
Footwear
Victor Feet First has a variety of footwear options from credible brands such as Revere, Vionic, Orthaheel and Anodyne. Each range consists of comfortable and stylish footwear that can accommodate orthotics if required, and is podiatrist approved for optimal support. There’s also options with extra depth and width for hard-to-fit feet, and our team will provide you with a free measure and fitting service—with no appointment required.
Revere Footwear
Revere Footwear have a personalised fitting system that enables customers to find the perfect fit, every time. The shoes come with adjustable straps with extensions that are accustomed to the fit of your sandal without compromising the style of the upper design. Each pair also has a removal footbed to accommodate Orthotics if required.
Vionic Footwear
Vionic Footwear is focussed on aligning science and style to fulfill the needs of men and women. The shoes include biomechanical footbeds that support you from the ground up. Feet were designed to walk on soft natural surfaces like soil and sand. Yet today, we spend most of our time standing, walking, and running on hard, flat and unnatural surfaces. The biomechanical footbed helps to hug your arches and support your natural footprint so you can take the day in your stride.
Anodyne
Anodyne provide comfortable footwear with extra depth and width for hard-to-fit feet. They’re recommended for diabetics, with carefully engineered footbeds that have a full-fitting-centres for supportive everyday wear. The team believe that everyone’s needs and requirements are different, so they offer a diverse range of shapes and styles to ensure everyone can maintain a healthy and active lifestyle without compromising comfort.
Sports Injury
“Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional and mental states” – Carol Welch.
Many sporting injuries are caused by a mechanical problem where the load on the injured tissue exceeds what the tissue can take. At Victor Feet First we will assess your foot and leg mechanics to develop an individualised treatment plan that may include orthotic therapy, taping, gait retraining and footwear modification to reduce mechanical load. We also offer stretching and strengthening programs to improve your tissue’s capacity, retraining it to handle the load to prevent future injuries.
Common Conditions we treat include:
- Plantar fasciitis
- Heel pain
- Achilles tendonitis
- Shin pain
- Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy
- ‘Top of foot pain’ Dorsal midfoot interosseus compression syndrome
- Ball of foot pain
- Blisters
- Children’s growth-related sports injuries.
Heel Pain
Heel pain is one of the most common conditions treated by Podiatrists. The greatest incidence of heel pain is seen in middle-aged men and women, but it’s also seen in those who take part in regular sporting activities, are overweight, or in people who spend alot of time on their feet. Heel pain can also occur in children, usually between ages 8 and 13, as they become increasingly active in sporting activities. Plantar Fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain, and this is when there is inflammation of the long band of tissue that connects the heel and the ball of the foot. Pain is worst when taking the first few steps out of bed in the morning or after long periods of rest.
Treatment involves reducing the stress on the heel bone so your Plantar Fascia can heal. At Victor Feet First, we will complete a thorough assessment to determine the cause of your heel pain before prescribing you with an individualised treatment plan to get you back enjoying your activities of choice—pain free. A treatment plan may include stretches, massages, strapping, changing footwear and orthotic therapy.
- Orthotics
-
What do My Feet have to do with it?
Your feet have a direct impact on the rest of your body. Like the foundation of a house, your feet support the weight of everything above them. When a small problem develops in your feet, a subtle change in the way you walk will cause a chain reaction of adjustments in your posture and walking mechanics. These changes can put stress on joints higher up in your body, and lead to more serious problems. Orthotics are shoe inserts that may be required as part of your Podiatry treatment plan to support, align, or improve the function of your foot. Over time, Orthotics bring you relief from fatigue and pain, allowing you to enjoy daily activities comfortably.
What can I do?
Victor Feet First is able to fit you with many different types of orthotics designed to suit your individual requirements taking into consideration your foot mechanics, activities, and required cushioning. Before prescribing your orthotics a thorough biomechanical assessment Is completed to determine your individual prescription. A 3D scan is taken of your feet to capture your individual foot shape. Your orthotics are then made using the latest 3D printing technology or computer milled depending on what materials are chosen to make your orthotics. After fitting your orthotics we offer comphensive follow-up including fine tuning or correction of any problems experienced in wearing the orthotics.
Victor Feet First is also able to fit you with premade orthotics if don’t require a custom orthotic. These are often used for children who can grow out of their orthotics quickly.
We offer a money back guarantee if your custom orthotics don’t reduce your foot pain!
- Warts
-
Warts
Warts are a common contagious infection in the outer layers of the skin which are caused by the HPV (Human Papillomavirus). Warts are generally very difficult to get rid off, even more so on the feet as they are excellent at evading the body’s immune system. Frustrated with the ineffectiveness of current treatment with acids and cryotherapy (freezing), Victor Feet First now offers Swift Microwave Therapy. Research has shown Swift Microwave Therapy to be the most effective wart treatment available even on long starting warts that have not responded to previous treatments. Most warts will resolve after 3 Swift treatments or less.
Benefits of Swift treatments:
- Rapid treatment time
- No dressings required
- No need to self-care
- Pain relief post treatment
- Few treatments needed
- Highly effective
For further information, visit treatverruca.com
- Children's Feet
-
Children’s Feet
Children’s feet differ from those of adults, as they are not fully formed. Minor foot problems left untreated can turn into major problems later in life. As a mother of 2 young children, Leanne understands the importance of looking after your child’s feet to give them the best start and to enjoy an active life. Children are more susceptible to particular growth-related sports injuries, so regular checkups are advised to ensure correct movement and steady development. It’s also incredibly important that your children are wearing the correct footwear during these stages of rapid growth! Our team will assess and monitor your child’s shoe size and recommend the appropriate footwear.
A check up for your child’s feet is recommended if:
- You notice uneven shoe wear
- You notice any skin rashes, hard skin lumps or bumps on your child’s feet
- Your child complains of recurrent pain in the feet and or legs
- Your child is constantly tripping or falling
- Your child fatigues quickly or has trouble keeping up with other children
- Or you have any other concerns about your child’s feet
- Or just for your own peace of mind
- Toenails
-
Toenails
Toenails can undergo change at any given time in life, whether you’re old or young. They can become thick, brittle, curved, discoloured, infected, bumpy or grooved. As we grow older, we become more susceptible to developing toe nail problems. Victor Feet First will check the condition of your toenails and provide a range of treatment options to restore comfort and confidence.
We Can Offer:
- Cutting of toenails – Our professionals will do the job correctly to reduce pain and discomfort, and improve the appearance of your nails. Cutting them jagged or too short can make you susceptible to a range of issues!
- Ingrown toenail surgery – We perform ingrown toenail surgery under a Local Anesthetic. You are able to walk immediately afterwards and there are no stitches required.
- Nail Bracing – This is a non-surgical treatment option to remedy ingrown toenails, whereby a curved nail plate cuts into the lateral nail groove to stimulate a reaction from your body that will help heal the infection.
PACT Med
Victor Feet First offers PACT photodynamic therapy as a treatment option for toenail fungus. It’s an alternative to treatment with antifungal nail lacquers and prescribed oral medications. It can be frustrating to apply the lacquers daily or weekly, especially considering it takes at least 3 months to see improvement, given the slow growth of toenails. Furthermore, prescribed oral medication can interact with other medications and produce adverse effects, making them unsuitable for some people. Treatment with PACT med involves application of the PACT fungal nail gel. The dye in the gel selectively targets the fungal cell wall which makes them sensitive to light. The fungal cells can then be destroyed upon exposure to light of a specific wavelength. This results in a chemical reaction that kills targeted cells without harming healthy tissue.
Drs Remedy Enriched Nail Care
- A range of nail polish to minimize the appearance of dry brittle and discoloured toenails
- NO harmful chemicals such as Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, Camphor or DBP
- Contains biotin, tea-tree oil, garlic bulb extract, lavender, wheat protein and vitamins C and E to improve the health of your nails
- Range of colours
- No appointment required to purchase Drs Remedy Nail Care Products
- Diabetes
-
Diabetes
Diabetes places you at increased risk of foot problems. Your feet are supplied with blood to keep them healthy, and they also have lots of nerves as a warning system. Diabetes can lead to nerve damage which reduces feeling in the feet and/ or poor circulation. Most foot problems in people who have diabetes occur when injuries and often infections go unnoticed and untreated or when healing is delayed by poor circulation. Exercise is important for good management of diabetes, so foot health is important to mange every aspect of diabetes
How can I detect any changes early?
At Victor Feet First, we provide you with regular Diabetes Foot Assessments to determine your risk of developing complications. From your Assessment we can devise a treatment plan to prevent you from developing these issues down the track. This may include:
- Diabetes foot care education
- Regular podiatry treatment for toenails and calluses
- Pressure relieving insoles
- Communication with your Doctor
- Regular reviews every 12 months or more often if required.
- Footwear
-
Footwear
Victor Feet First has a variety of footwear options from credible brands such as Revere, Vionic, Orthaheel and Anodyne. Each range consists of comfortable and stylish footwear that can accommodate orthotics if required, and is podiatrist approved for optimal support. There’s also options with extra depth and width for hard-to-fit feet, and our team will provide you with a free measure and fitting service—with no appointment required.
Revere Footwear
Revere Footwear have a personalised fitting system that enables customers to find the perfect fit, every time. The shoes come with adjustable straps with extensions that are accustomed to the fit of your sandal without compromising the style of the upper design. Each pair also has a removal footbed to accommodate Orthotics if required.
Vionic Footwear
Vionic Footwear is focussed on aligning science and style to fulfill the needs of men and women. The shoes include biomechanical footbeds that support you from the ground up. Feet were designed to walk on soft natural surfaces like soil and sand. Yet today, we spend most of our time standing, walking, and running on hard, flat and unnatural surfaces. The biomechanical footbed helps to hug your arches and support your natural footprint so you can take the day in your stride.
Anodyne
Anodyne provide comfortable footwear with extra depth and width for hard-to-fit feet. They’re recommended for diabetics, with carefully engineered footbeds that have a full-fitting-centres for supportive everyday wear. The team believe that everyone’s needs and requirements are different, so they offer a diverse range of shapes and styles to ensure everyone can maintain a healthy and active lifestyle without compromising comfort.
- Sports Injury
-
Sports Injury
“Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional and mental states” – Carol Welch.
Many sporting injuries are caused by a mechanical problem where the load on the injured tissue exceeds what the tissue can take. At Victor Feet First we will assess your foot and leg mechanics to develop an individualised treatment plan that may include orthotic therapy, taping, gait retraining and footwear modification to reduce mechanical load. We also offer stretching and strengthening programs to improve your tissue’s capacity, retraining it to handle the load to prevent future injuries.
Common Conditions we treat include:
- Plantar fasciitis
- Heel pain
- Achilles tendonitis
- Shin pain
- Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy
- ‘Top of foot pain’ Dorsal midfoot interosseus compression syndrome
- Ball of foot pain
- Blisters
- Children’s growth-related sports injuries.
- Heel Pain
-
Heel Pain
Heel pain is one of the most common conditions treated by Podiatrists. The greatest incidence of heel pain is seen in middle-aged men and women, but it’s also seen in those who take part in regular sporting activities, are overweight, or in people who spend alot of time on their feet. Heel pain can also occur in children, usually between ages 8 and 13, as they become increasingly active in sporting activities. Plantar Fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain, and this is when there is inflammation of the long band of tissue that connects the heel and the ball of the foot. Pain is worst when taking the first few steps out of bed in the morning or after long periods of rest.
Treatment involves reducing the stress on the heel bone so your Plantar Fascia can heal. At Victor Feet First, we will complete a thorough assessment to determine the cause of your heel pain before prescribing you with an individualised treatment plan to get you back enjoying your activities of choice—pain free. A treatment plan may include stretches, massages, strapping, changing footwear and orthotic therapy.