Podiatry
Podiatrist Mohammed from Your Foot Dr consults on Fridays: ingrown toenails, orthotics, diabetic foot checks, heel pain and children's walking assessments.
East Hills Medical Centre hosts a visiting podiatrist, Mohammed from Your Foot Dr, on Fridays at 17 Maclaurin Avenue, East Hills. Podiatrists assess and treat foot, ankle and lower limb problems. Services include treatment of ingrown toenails, corns, calluses and cracked heels, fungal nail and skin infections, warts, heel and arch pain, custom orthotics for flat feet and other alignment problems, diabetic foot assessments, and children's walking and gait assessments. Mohammed is a registered podiatrist recognised by the Australian Podiatry Association with additional surgical skills training through the Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons. Patients with diabetes or another chronic condition can access Medicare rebates for podiatry through a Team Care Arrangement from their GP, and private patients can claim through health fund extras. Appointments are booked through Your Foot Dr; reception can give you the booking details or your GP can refer you directly on the day.
Services
- Musculoskeletal foot and ankle pain, dry needling, strengthening programs
- Custom orthotics, ankle-foot orthoses and braces
- Skin and nail: psoriasis, fungal infections, warts, corns and calluses
- Minor procedures: ingrown toenails, warts, ganglion cysts
- Children's walking assessments and growing pains
- General foot care: nail trimming, cracked heels
Diabetic foot care
People with diabetes should have their feet checked at least once a year for circulation, sensation and skin problems. The podiatrist works with your GP under your care plan, and high-risk feet are referred to the hospital high-risk foot service.
Questions patients ask
Which day is the podiatrist available?
Fridays. Appointments are made through Your Foot Dr; ask reception for the booking details.
Is podiatry covered by Medicare?
Only under a GP Team Care Arrangement, which provides rebates for up to five allied health visits per year. Otherwise appointments are private and claimable through health fund extras.
Book an appointment
Online through HotDoc at any hour, or call reception on (02) 9773 3676 during opening hours. Mon to Fri 8:30am to 5pm, Sun 9am to 2pm.