Teign Feet Podiatry
General and diabetic professional foot care
Sarah Levio RGN, LL.B (Hons), BSc (Hons), MCh.S
Sarah has spent most of her working life within healthcare, training first as an RGN at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and then working as a staff nurse at the world renowned heart transplant centre at Harefield Hospital. She later studied for a law degree and worked for some years within the cardiovascular medical industry. Fulfilling her desire to return to primary patient care, she then trained as a podiatrist, qualifying in 2011 with a first class honours degree.
Since qualifying, Sarah has worked continually for the NHS as a podiatrist, working with patients with high risk foot problems and a range of medical conditions such as Diabetes and Rheumatoid Arthritis. She has also specialised in nail surgery and providing assessments and treatment plans for new patients.
Sarah is committed to providing a high quality podiatry service to her patients, and as such continues to work part-time within the NHS, ensuring she remains up to date with current medical developments and regulations.
What is a Podiatrist?
Podiatrists are university trained and have to obtain a science degree and HCPC registration before they can practise. Once working they have to ensure they keep up to date with procedures and use evidence based techniques in the same way as other health professionals.
There are many practitioners who may market themselves in the same way as podiatrists. They may have the practical skills in terms of nail cutting or removing hard skin, but they are not trained to look at the patient in a holistic way and take into account the many factors which impact on foot health.
At Teign Feet Podiatry, your foot health will be fully assessed before treatment commences. This involves a neurological and vascular foot check and complete medical and medication history. This check gives information about your general health and how this may impact on your feet. For example these tests can provide indications of other un-diagnosed medical conditions which can then be followed up by your GP.
Patients may complain of hard skin which keeps coming back to a particular area of their feet. A podiatrist will be able to look at the biomechanics of how the patient is walking in order to find out why that area of their foot is getting hard skin and provide advice and possibly insoles in order to correct their foot position and reduce the pain, as well as reducing the hard skin.
At Teign Feet Podiatry, we can provide treatment for routine nail care, specialist treatments for patients with chronic and ongoing medical conditions such as diabetes,, prescription and provision of insoles/orthoses, plantar fasciitis treatment, treatment of corns and callus, cracked heels, fungal nail or skin infections, verrucae, ingrown toenails and nail surgery.