A podiatrist is health professional who deals with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of medical and surgical conditions of the feet and lower limbs. Some conditions podiatrists treat include those resulting from bone and joint disorders such as arthritis and soft-tissue and muscular pathologies as well as neurological and circulatory diseases. Podiatrists are able to diagnose and treat skin and nail disorders, corns, calluses and in growing toenails. Foot injuries and infections gained through sport or other activities are also diagnosed and treated by podiatrists.
Paul Bours B App Sc (Pod); Masters Podiatry (Curtin) F.A.A.P.S.M Podiatric Surgeon
Paul graduated from Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences and started practice as a podiatrist in 1985. Paul worked in private practice in country Victoria and NSW, subsequently establishing himself in the Sydney CBD in 1989. Paul continued another ten years of study in Podiatry to become a Fellow of the Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons. Paul has a special interest in the treatment of nail problems, warts, bunions, hammer toes and neuromas as well as sports related foot injuries. Methods of treatment range from mobilisation, exercises, and orthotic therapy to therapeutic local anesthetic injections or surgery. Paul’s aim is to provide treatment that eliminates the cause of the problem at the same time as relieving symptoms.
Over the last three years Paul has worked and studied in the USA and the UK with eminent foot and ankle surgeons. Paul has also joined with “Healing the Children” http://www.healingthechildren.org and “World Walk Foundation” http://www.worldwalkfoundation.org to perform corrective foot and ankle surgery in medical missions to Central and South America.
If you would further info on pod surgery then please see ACPS website or please go directly to the Institute of Surgical podiatry site: www.podiatricsurgery.com.au