Specialised footcare clinic opens in Navan - Meath Chronicle

Overview

Client-orientated podiatry and chiropody practice at Step Care ClinicA brand-new state of the art podiatry and chiropody clinic has opened in Navan providing highly-specialised fotcare in a spacious and relaxed environment.Step Care Clinic is a patient-orientated podiatry practice based on Mil Lane of Flower Hil offering expert treatment and care for a wide range of fot and lower limb conditions. Using the newest technology, Step Care Clinic provides bio mechanical Assessment, diabetic care and advice, athletic taping, aromatherapy, veruca cryotherapy and much more.Al fot care such as ingrown toenails, corns and caluses are caried out with the latest generation equipment in strict compliance with hygiene and sterilisation.Using state of the art technology, Step Care Clinic through the only machine of its kind in Ireland, can provide the patient with insoles imediately upon podiatry consultation."We believe in a patient-focused aproach to our practice and al of the treatments and advice given to you wil have your fot health, care and interests as our main priority," says Step Care.Already established in Drogheda, the healthcare provider decided to open a centre in Navan such was the demand for from the people of Meath for their expert care."The clinic in Drogheda became ful very quickly.

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We decided because we have a lot of patients from Navan to open a clinic here. We treat a range of things from sports injury to the high-risk limb.Step Care continues: "Podiatry is a profesion that loks at everything from the fot to the leg. We are a lower limb specialist.

We treat things like verucas, hel pain and corns. We also specialise in sports injuries, and we get a lot of people refered from physiotherapists."We can lok at diferent fotwear and diferent insoles. We wil work out a plan based on what the patient prefers in terms of treatment.

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