Peter Guy, BSc, DCh - Chiropodist in Whitby and Peterborough, ON

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Chiropodist in Whitby and Peterborough, ON - Peter Guy, BSc, DCh

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Peter Guy has been a chiropodist providing podiatric foot care since 1985.
He has helped to relieve the foot pain and discomfort of thousands of people in Ontario.
He is a professor in the Chiropody Faculty at the Michener Institute, Toronto. During the 2011-2012 academic year he will be instructing chiropody students in their clinical rotations at the Michener Sherbourne Chiropody Clinic in downtown Toronto and instructing chiropody students in lower limb anatomy at University of Toronto Anatomy Labs.
He is available to speak to your service group, church group, union, association, and school group in Whitby or Peterborough. I can speak to small or large groups on common foot problems such as heel pain, arch pain, warts, corns, callus, ingrown nails, fungal nails, diabetic foot care, proper fitting footwear, sports foot injuries and how foot orthotics can help your foot problems.

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Ingrown Toenails - Chiropodist in Peterborough and Whitby, ON

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Ingrown Toenails - Chiropodist in Peterborough and  Whitby, ON

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Almost everyone at some point in their life has suffered from an ingrown toenail. It may have occurred during childhood or happened for the first time as an adult. Whenever it happens, ingrown toenails can be painful and can cause a lot of discomfort when wearing your shoes.

What is an ingrown toenail and how do you know if you have one?

There are two types of ingrown toenail. The 1st type is a non infected ingrown toenail. It is caused by a curvature of nail that digs into skin by the side of the nail. The curvature of the nail can be moderate to severe. The nail edge causes a callus or a corn to form in the nail groove. Patients will complain they feel a knive edge in the nail groove. The nail will irritate the skin causing redness, soreness but no infection. Any pressure from tight socks or shoes and even your sheets will cause a lot of pain.
What should you do if you have an ingrown nail?
First of all, you should not try to dig or cut away at the nail in the bathroom because you will probably cause an infection and you will still have to come in for treatment. What you need to do is come into the office. It may not be that bad! The treatment will consist of a small piece of nail being cut away from the skin and nail border. We will send you home and you will be happy. You will have significant relieve and in 2 days you will be walking around pain free.
Removal of nail and callus from the nail groove.

Unfortunately, many people let an ingrown toenail go untreated for months hoping it will get better. The 2nd type of ingrown nail is an infected ingrown toenail. In theses cases, ingrown toenails are caused by improper nail cutting or by the cutting action of the curved nail. The toenail pierces the skin and then continues to grow into the skin. Inflammmation occurs when nail pentrates the skin causing pain, redness, swelling and drainage. In these cases a surgical nail decompression will be required.
What does a surgical nail decompression mean?
Your toe will be numbed up and a small sliver of nail down to the nail root will removed and a chemical will applied to kill the nail root so it won't grow back and you don't have to suffer from this again.
You probably receive a prescription for an antibiotic because most of the time people let their ingrown nails go too long and the infection causes a lot more pain. If you suspect you have the beginnings of an ingrown nail because your toe hurts inside your shoe or the sheets hurt your toe. Do not delay getting treatment for you ingrown nail.

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Heel Pain Treatment - Chiropodist in Peterborough and Whitby, ON

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Chiropodist Peter Guy discusses the symptoms, causes and treatment for heel pain (plantar fasciitis).

Heel pain caused by plantar fasciitis is a very common foot problem.
Pain will occur upon arising in the morning or when standing up after prolonged sitting. The plantar fascia is a strong fibrous band of tissue that originates in the heel and runs toward the ball of the foot. The plantar fascia helps to stabilize the arch. The problem begins when there is stress applied to the plantar fascia due a foot fault or instability. Plantar fasciitis can result from your arch collapsing while you walk as the heel lifts off the ground. This leads to the foot muscles in your arch trying to resist this arch collapse along with the plantar fascia. When the heel lifts off the ground the foot bends and twists in the middle and causes stretching in the plantar fascia. The stretching of the plantar fascia over time can lead to microtears in the plantar fascia. The microtearing can occur anywhere along the length of the plantar fascia. The plantar fascia will be become inflamed as it pulls away from its insertion point located underneath the heel bone or calcaneus. Over time as the plantar fascia pulls away from the heel bone at its attachment site it can cause a bone spur to form on the heel bone. The heel spur is a secondary X ray finding and is not the real problem. If left untreated plantar fasciitis can become chronic and becomes more difficult to treat. It is difficult to rest the foot because every step you take will stretch the plantar fascia and aggravate the problem. This problem can progress rapidly and needs to be addressed as soon as possible before it becomes a chronic problem.

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