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Government - Queensland Health
Podiatry Clinics - Absolute Footcare, Gold Coast Podiatry
Podiatrists do the following tasks:
- Examining patients' feet to determine the nature and extent of conditions, deformities and injuries
- Examining and treating foot disabilities caused by diseases such as diabetes, peripheral vascular disorders, rheumatoid arthritis and other neuropathies
- Prescribing and arranging the fabrication of footwear to correct foot abnormalities
- Performing minor surgery to remove and improve abnormal conditions
- Prescribing and fitting replaceable pads, palliative and functional supports and other devices for the protection and correction of foot abnormalities
- Advising patients about continued treatment and foot care
- May provide rehabilitation services to the physically handicapped
- May refer patients to or have patients referred from Medical Practitioners