Chris Hastings is the Toronto chiropodist who provides services for older citizens like nail care. He can look after concave toenails and clubbed nails. His other services catering to senior citizens include gate correction with orthotics and the smoothing of corns and calluses.
Our Chiropodist, Laura Desjardins, now offers a non invasive treatment for ingrown toenails.
With the cold weather here, Chris receives a lot of questions from his patients about winter footcare for the elderly. Here are some of the more common tips he provides.
- Consider Upgrades to Your Footwear. Thicker socks are standard for colder weather. They keep your feet warm but these can make your boots feel too tight. If you’re looking to upgrade your footwear consider boots with a wide deep toe box that has room for winter socks.
- Trim Those Toenails. It’s important to remember that toenails need to be trimmed straight across and not at angles. If you let them grow too long with sharp edges they can catch your socks and cause discomfort and pain. FIling the corners also helps.
- Exercise Your Feet. Even with the cold weather, our Toronto chiropodist clinic recommends foot exercises to relieve pains from bunions and planter fasciitis. Have a look at your local community indoor options for exercises like balls rolls and toe curls.
Here’s a few other ideas for keeping your feet healthy during the winter months. Drying them out after you’ve been outside is important. Even with water resistant boots, your feet can sweat inside thick socks and get soggy or damp.
Take off your boots and socks immediately when you get inside and dry your feet. Not only will this help you to warm up, it will prevent any fungi or bacteria from taking hold.
Drier Colder Weather
Finally, it’s important to remember to moisturize and cleanse your feet in the winter months. It’s drier during the colder weather and that means moisture gets drawn out from the upper layers of your feet. Washing them daily and then applying moisturizer offsets this problem that could otherwise result in uncomfortable sores.
We are the Toronto chiropodist professionals that want you to stay active on healthy feet as you age. Please take a few minutes to look over the services that our Toronto foot clinic provides. An active lifestyle for older citizens can cause some foot pain and alignment issues. We can outfit seniors with the right Toronto orthotics to minimize any abnormal movements and stresses in their feet.
