General Foot Care
Family Foot Care
Foot health issues will affect 4 in 5 individuals at some time in their lives reducing their ability to enjoy life to the fullest. The Wilson Foot Health Clinic treats all types of foot conditions, disorders and ailments from simple to complex problems. We care for all ages, from the very young to the very senior. Feet are for life and taking proper care of your feet is necessary throughout the lifecycle! Whether you suffer from general foot pain, or are seeking relief from a specific foot health issue, the Wilson Foot Health Clinic can help. We offer full assessments, advanced treatments and foot care, education, and prevention programs.
Skin Conditions
Skin Infections – a common skin infection is Athlete’s Foot. This is a fungal infection that afflicts the skin. Typical symptoms include: moderate to severe itching, redness, skin blisters and peeling. This can be successfully treated with a topical medication. Other common skin diseases of the foot include: psoriasis, anidrosis (dry, cracked skin), eczema and dermatitis, all of which can be helped with appropriate care.
Cracked dry skin around heels and toes is treated successfully with gentle skin debridement and specialised prescribed skin conditioners.
Athlete’s Foot is a fungal skin infection caused by Trichophyton or Epidermophyton and causes itchy, red, cracked or scaly skin. Skin between the toes is usually affected with itchy skin/ blisters. This condition, also called tinea pedis, is very contagious, and is often picked up in showers, locker rooms, swimming pools and other public areas.
Shoes create a humid, dark and warm environment which allows the fungus to grow. The fungus can spread from the feet to other parts of the body by contaminated bed sheets or clothing.
Heel Pain - Arch Pain
The care plans for these conditions are unique and we achieve very high success rates within about 4 weeks depending on the severity of the case.
PLANTAR FASCIITIS
HEEL SPURS
ACHILLES TENDONITIS
OTHER TENDONITIS (intrinsic muscle tendons)
Heel Pain and Arch Pain can be caused by several soft tissue inflammatory conditions including Plantar Fasciitis, Heel Spurs, and Achilles Tendonitis. These painful conditions are treatable with specific, prescribed, and targeted physical therapies; instruction and self-care education; condition specific exercises; footwear technical advice and prescription orthotics for certain cases.
Non-invasive physical therapies include ExtraCorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (see Specialized Services )and Ultra Sound treatments. Generally the longer the condition remains untreated the more challenging it is to treat.
Toenail Conditions
Nail Fungal Disease and Medical Laser
Fungal Nail Disease is caused by fungal infection of the nail bed. This causes discoloration (turns nail yellow, orange, brown ,white, green or black) and causes the nail to disintegrate and break up. In the past this condition has been very challenging to treat, however The Wilson Foot Health Clinic NOW OFFERS the LEADING MEDICAL LASER TREATMENT OF FUNGAL NAILS (WITH OVER 83% SUCCESS RATES ! )
Also available: the best in its class TOPICAL FUNGAL NAIL PAINT, a compound of 3 potent nail fungicides in a solution that reaches the nail bed.
Thick, Discolored Toe Nails
These may be caused by injury to the nail matrix by shoe pressure, fungus, toe misalignment, foot hypermobility, trauma or hereditary factors. Certain styles of footwear can cause repeated damage to the growth plate at the base of the nail. Usually, treatment is painless with therapeutic buffing, clipping and topical medication. MEDICAL LASER THERAPY may be indicated as an option.
Toe and Joint Deformities
Bunions, Tailors Bunion Hammer Toes, Claw Toes, Trigger Toes are deformities of toe joints which often result in pain, pressure calluses and corns or blisters, discomfort, pain and difficulty fitting into regular footwear. Causes vary from arthritis, heredity factors, influence of footwear, underlying systemic or neuromuscular disease (e.g. Diabetic Neuropathy, Charcot Marie Tooth Disease, Multiple Sclerosis).
Toe deformities can be addressed through prescribed devices for toes or joints and small effective devices or discrete joint bracing (worn in the shoe )for the affected toes.
Toe exercises; footwear technical advice and footwear design modifications can be helpful. Prescription foot orthotics can help certain cases.
Family Foot Care
No referral is necessary to come to our clinic. We offer complete thorough assessments and the most effective, comfortable (and yes - painless!) treatments available.
Call (905) 335-2000 to make your appointment. We are located on Walkers Line in Burlington, Ontario.
Top Technology
We are proud to offer leading edge technology and solutions, including laser podiatry and shockwave therapy.
Our Director, Peter Wilson, is registered and educated as a primary care practitioner to assess and treat patients suffering with medical foot health issues.
Human Foot
“The human foot is a strong, complex structure composed of 26 bones, 33 joints (20 of which actively articulate with each other), and over 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. Truly a marvel of evolution to be able to balance the bipedal human body during ambulation over all types of terrain.”