Eclipse Podiatry is your local mobile Podiatrist for seniors, providing you with the treatment you need in the comfort of your own home. Everything we do as your podiatrist is aimed at keeping you healthy, mobile and as pain free as possible.

Thickened, fungal, elongated nails. If nails are not cared for properly they become sharp, jagged and are a risk of you getting skin tears due to sharp nails. They will become painful as the nails will start to push into your shoes.

Older people’s nails experience a decline in blood supply that results in grooves and an overall increase in thickness. Thickened nails if left untreated will continue to get thicker and you risk the nail separating from the nail bed. For fungal nails we will assess the severity of the fungal infection and tailor the treatment options to help keep your nails healthy.  

Toe deformities of the smaller toes are common in older people. Women are more likely to experience hammer toes (retracted toes). If you have a retracted toe you are more likely to also have corns on the top surface and callus under the surface of the toe. Toe deformities can affect your balance as well as the toes are not in their anatomically correct position.

We will assess your footwear to make sure they are suitable for your foot type, supply toe foam that assists in reducing pressure on your toes, inter-digital gel spaces can also offer relief or we can make a custom wedge device to help separate painful toes.            

If corns and callus are not reduced and treated they will cause you to experience pain when you walk. Corns and callus can indicate areas of higher pressures under your foot that can lead to more serious complications such as ulcerations.

We will discuss treatment options such as using insole felt padding that can assist in deflecting pressures away from the corn / callus and review your footwear for signs of wear.    

Having bunions increases the risk of falls as the bunion affects how your foot pushes off the ground when you walk. A bunion makes your foot less stable. We can offer advice on how to manage your bunions, which ranges from conservative care right through to surgical correction.

Under the arch, heel and forefoot. Older people tend to have a reduced amount of padding found under the forefoot which can cause foot pain under the ball of your foot. As part of the ageing process the padding area becomes thinner over time. Arthritis in the foot bones is commonly experienced in our older patients and we are well placed to offer advice and suggestions on how to keep active. If you have a flat foot that is causing you pain and limiting your mobility we are able to help.   

If your legs and feet become enlarged from fluid that builds up over time, you will find it harder to walk around and your legs will feel heavy. This will also affect your balance that could cause you to be at a higher risk of falling over.