Medical foot care: The treatment

Treatment by a podiatrist includes measures from the fields of orthopaedics, dermatology, surgery and internal medicine. With his treatment, the podiatrist combats acute  foot problems  and can thus avert any consequential damage. In addition, special therapy techniques and professional advice are used. You can find out more about the medical foot treatment process here.

Procedure for foot treatment at the podiatrist

A podiatric treatment usually begins with a relaxing foot bath, after which the podiatrist carefully examines the feet. After getting an idea of ​​the overall condition of the feet, he searches specifically for foot problems such as:

• inflammation
• ulcers
• open wounds
• pressure points
• Blow
• warts
• cornea
• Chicken eyes
• ingrown toenails

If necessary, such foot problems are treated with special tools. Even fungus, which in some cases can hardly be distinguished from  dry skin  , does not escape his expert eye.

Shoes and existing insoles are also inspected. He also gives useful tips for daily foot care at home.

How long does podiatry treatment take?

A professional podiatry treatment, which includes an individual consultation, foot inspection and care, takes about 30 to 40 minutes. The initial treatment can also take longer.

A podological complex treatment, which is usually necessary for diabetics, takes place three to four times within six weeks in consultation with the treating doctor at regular intervals and takes 40 to 50 minutes.

Who needs medical foot care?

In addition to the patients who are sent by the doctor – usually diabetologists, dermatologists or orthopaedists – people with short-term problems also make use of medical foot care. Calluses or corns must then be removed, pressure points and blisters treated or  athlete’s foot  treated.

Diabetics are particularly prone to fungal diseases and other infections, since the function of the sweat glands is often impaired after a long period of diabetes. Without  sweating  , however, overheating occurs, the skin dries out and becomes more susceptible to injury and attack by fungi and other pathogens.

Foot treatment as a precaution

Even people who simply value healthy feet and want to take care of them preventively can visit the podiatrist. He can then give tips for careful and regular foot care at home. So it does not have to come to foot problems in the first place.

How much does medical foot care cost?

Depending on the duration and complexity, a treatment by a podiatrist costs between 30 and 45 euros, although advisory services or smaller partial treatments that only take a few minutes can also be cheaper.

However, these costs are only covered by the health insurance if there is a medical necessity, for example diabetic foot syndrome, and a corresponding prescription from the doctor.

Nevertheless: If you are healthy and take care of your feet and keep them healthy, you are doing something good for your whole body.