Podiatry for kids and adolescents

Having a happy child makes your job as a parent so much easier. Your kids as well as many others during their developmental years will all go through similar injuries, pains and problems. However not all children grow and develop at the same rate or in the same way. This makes it tricky as a parent to know when pain is a problem or merely just a developmental change.

Our job with the Podiatry service at The Active Practitioners is to help parents with 4 very specific areas or concerns.

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Areas or Concerns

Looking at wether your child is at risk of a foot, knee or hip issue in the future due to flat or unstable feet.

Assess growing pains – which is pain developed as a result of the growth plate not fusing with the bone. Commonly seen in the heel and below the knee cap between the ages of 7-14.

Provide strength, balance and walking training when a child needs to change their biomechanics due to poor movement patterns.

Help parents save money by providing a clear footwear blueprint so they can spend appropriately on the right shoes.

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Our Podiatrist

As a service our Podiatrist Steven is also an expert at creating and designing custom orthotics for kids as well as adults. He has an extensive experience with not only designing orthotics but teaching orthotic theory and the manufacturing processes of orthotics for Podiatry undergraduates at La Trobe University.

However it should be noted that an orthotic in Steven’s mind is never the first port of call unless your child is in significant pain or well outside the norm of movement patterns and foot posture for their age. Hence rest assured that any foot and lower limb assessment will entail an effective and conservative methodology of treatment.

So keep your child happy, ensure they are running around safely with longevity in mind. And most importantly that the foundations of their movement coming from their feet are well looked after.

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Podiatry for kids and adolescents