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Chiropody Services
Overview
Our Chiropody service focuses on the assessment, treatment, and prevention of various foot-related conditions. Our registered Chiropodists offer short-term care to help you manage issues from calluses and ingrown toenails to diabetic foot care, helping to improve your mobility and quality of life.
Please note: To ensure timely access for those in need, this service is currently only available to rostered Queen Square patients who do not have private or extended healthcare coverage.
Requirements
Physician referral required
Provider
Registered Chiropodist
Eligibility
Rostered QSD patients WITHOUT private/extended health coverage
Fees
Covered for eligible patients
About
What is Chiropody?
Chiropody is a healthcare profession that focuses on the assessment, treatment, and prevention of diseases and disorders of the foot. At Queen Square Family Health Team, our chiropodists offer short-term services to address a variety of foot-related conditions.
Who is this for?
This service is available only to rostered patients of Queen Square Doctors who do not have private or extended healthcare coverage for chiropody. This policy is in place to manage our volumes and provide timely access to patients who do not have other means of accessing this type of care. If you have private coverage, your physician can provide you with a list of alternate private care options in the community.
How do patients access this service?
A referral from your Queen Square Doctor is required. Once a referral is received, you will be contacted by the chiropodist for a telephone screen to collect your health history and information on your foot issues. This helps determine the level of urgency for your in-office appointment.
What can patients expect?
After the initial telephone screening, your first visit will be booked in the office with the chiropodist and will involve a comprehensive foot exam. Based on the assessment, a personalized treatment plan will be developed.
What treatments and support are included?
Our chiropody services may involve:
Education and foot care advice
Callus, warts, and corn treatment
Treatment of thickened and ingrown toenails, fungal nails, and other skin conditions
Management of bunions and other toe deformities
Management of peripheral neuropathy and neuromas
Wound & Diabetic foot care
Soft tissue surgery
Prescribing topical and oral medications
Administering injections to the feet
Administering stage 1 anesthesia
Feet mobilization
Referral for physiotherapy
Identify other risk factors that can impact patient health & collaborate with other healthcare professionals
Additional Community & Self-Help Resources
Do You Have Diabetes?
The Queen Square Diabetes Care Program empowers patients to manage or delay pre-diabetes and Type II Diabetes. In partnership with your family physician, our dedicated team of specialists will help you set and achieve personalized blood sugar and health targets. We support you at your own pace with a comprehensive plan that includes group education, one-on-one appointments, and medication management.