Podiatry                    

Podiatry for all ages at Leaps and Bounds Health  

Felicity Slee is a univesity trained Podiatrist with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Podiatry and joined the leaps & bounds health team in Malvern in 2008. Felicity has over 20 years clinical experience in Podiatry and her expertise range from children’s feet and their normal mechanical development to adults with sporting related foot injuries and the elderly who may experience foot pain or reduced mobility and balance issues.

General Foot Care

Felicity can provide treatment and advice on many foot conditions from skin conditions such as corns and calluses and common foot infections such as warts and Tinea pedis or fungal nails. Felicity can assist in the management of chronic medical conditions that can affect the health and comfort of the feet such as Diabetes and Arthritis.

Common Foot Pain - Sports

The most common conditions Felicity treats at Leaps and Bounds Health in Malvern are foot pain, arch and heel pain, recurrent injuries and pain from shin splints, plantar fasciitis or heel spur syndrome and stress fractures in the foot.

Felicity will review and assess of the gait pattern in both walking and running often using a treadmill to observe foot and leg mechanics. Prescription Orthoses or in-shoe padding may be issued. Felicity has a keen interest in the correct fitting and selection of footwear for both sporting and general use, she can advise on best options and review shoe wear patterns which may indicate abnormal foot mechanics.

Children’s Foot Problems

Felicity has a special interest in the normal growth and development of the foot and lower limb in children. Children’s feet and legs go through many rapid changes and early intervention with some children’s foot problems such as Toe Walking, In Toeing, Metatarsus Adductus, Knock Knees and Flat feet can give rapid and long term benefits to children’s foot function.

As children have become more active in organised sport during the school years conditions such as Sever’s Disease (heel pain) and Osgood Schlatters Disease (knee pain) in children have become more prevalent. Assessment of children’s mechanical foot function, foot posture and shoe wear patterns can assist Felicity to diagnose and treat these common conditions.

Prescription and Custom Formed Orthotics

Prescription Orthoses – custom made innersoles that support the foot during the gait or walking cycle may reduce the stress and strain on joints and soft tissues in the feet and legs. They aim to improve mechanical function and provide support and control during walking and sporting activities. Felicity can assess and prescribe customised orthotics to correct abnormal foot posture and reduce pain and foot injuries.

Health Fund and Medicare rebates

Most private Health Funds rebate for Podiatry consultations and for Orthotic prescription. At Leaps and Bounds Health we can process your claim directly with HiCAPS. EFTPOS is also available for your convenience.

Enhanced Primary Care plans may provide a rebate through Medicare for clients with chronic medical conditions that affect the feet.

Common conditions treated include: plantar fasciitis, achilles tendonitis, stress fractures, ankle sprains, shin, back and knee pain.

Get healthier feet today! Click contact us to make an appointment by calling Felicity directly, or via email. leaps & bounds health is located in Malvern, less than a 15 minute drive from Melbourne CBD. 

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