Nursing Medical Foot Care Services

At FIT Healthcare, we provide assessment and treatments for everyone including:

• Patients with health conditions such as, diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and some skin conditions
• Seniors, children and teenagers, athletes, and pregnancy foot care
• Callous, cracked heel, and corn removal
• Ingrown toenails
• Fungal toenails
• Nail trimming
• Thick toenail reduction
• Plantar and Common wart assessment and treatment options
• Swift Microwave Therapy for Plantar Warts
• ToeFX Clear Toe Therapy for fungal toenails
• Onyfix Nail Correction for ingrown and involuted toenails
• JOBST Medical Compression Stocking Therapy
• Padding, spacers, offloading, and assistive devices for bunions, foot and toe deformities

Initial Consultation and Treatment 

60 minutes – $95

This appointment is required for all new patients, unless you choose the ingrown toenail only assessment

Here is what you can expect at your first visit.  At FIT Healthcare your foot care nurse will:

• complete a focused medical history
• assess your circulation, nerve function, and mobility
• address skin pathologies (e.g., callus, corns, cracked heels, redness, itchy or dry skin)
• evaluate nail abnormalities (e.g., ingrown, fungal, thickened, or discolored nails)
• provide a nursing diagnosis, and a personalized plan of care tailored to your needs
• educate and advise on how to best care for your feet at home

Treatment involves hot towel application, followed by a gentle cleanse of the skin and nails. Our Nurse uses medical-grade cleansers, lotions, and nail oils during treatment. We provide proper trimming and filing of the nails, as well as, addressing any complaints of pain. This may include physical reduction of nails and thickened skin, and education on how to prevent complications or reoccurrence. We safely remove thickened calluses, reduce cracked heels, and painful corns down to normal skin.

Healthy, properly trimmed nails and smooth supple skin on your feet reduce risks of infection and can significantly improve the quality of your life.

Initial Assessment – Ingrown Toenail Only

15 minutes  – $25

Our nurse will provide an assessment and consultation for patients with ingrown toenail(s). We will assess the ingrown toenail(s), check for signs of infection, and review treatment options. If required, the nurse may refer you to another health care professional, such as your primary care provider, for further treatment related to severe infection. Please note: Hands-on treatment is NOT included in this appointment. Following this assessment, patients can book a subsequent appointment if required.

Subsequent Appointment 

30 minutes – $55

This appointment is for returning patients only

At FIT Healthcare, we recommend routine foot care every six to eight weeks to maintain your health, mobility, and well-being.

We can address one to two of the following, depending on the severity of your foot health issue:

• Basic nail trimming and filing
• Callous reduction
• Cracked heel reduction
• Corn removal
• Ingrown toenail treatment
• Fungal toenail reduction
• Thick or damaged toenail reduction
• Plantar Wart assessment and treatment options
• Skin Assessment

Subsequent Appointment – Extended Treatment 

45-60 minutes – $72.50

This appointment is for returning patients only

This appointment is for patients requiring extra time, with multiple foot issues, or who would like additional treatments, such as:

• Swift Microwave Therapy for Plantar Warts
• Onyfix Nail Correction for ingrown and involuted toenails
• JOBST Medical Compression Stocking Therapy
• Padding and assistive devices for bunions, foot and toe deformities

This treatment can include, if desired, hot towels, a foot and lower limb massage, and application of cuticle and nail oils.

Additional Treatments 

Swift Therapy for Plantar and Common Warts

FIT Healthcare is excited to introduce Swift Microwave Therapy, a revolutionary, FDA-
approved technology that is a highly effective way to treat common and plantar warts
and resolve these lesions for good. Swift is non-destructive immunotherapy that gives
you the power to defeat warts using your own body’s defenses.

What are the benefits of Swift? 

• 85%+ Efficacy Rate
• Less than 1% recurrence
• Treatment time in minutes
• NO downtime between sessions
• NO bandages, blistering, or wounding
• NO at-home care

How does Swift work? 

Swift attacks the root of the problem. Warts are caused by one of the various strains
of HPV virus, which go undetected by the immune system. This microwave
technology uses heat to awaken the immune system to the presence of HPV, so your
body can now actively fight the virus. Swift is unlike other treatments that only
address the symptom (a wart) versus the root cause (the HPV virus). This is why
Swift ensures there is little to no chance of your wart reappearing after completing
treatment.

Treatment Outlook 

• Average of 3- 4 Swift sessions
• Treatments spaced 4 weeks apart
• Between treatments, the warts will shrink as your immune system works
• Your nurse will evaluate your progress at each appointment
• Follow-up with your nurse 12 weeks after your final treatment

What can I expect during treatment?

Microwave energy will be administered in 5 doses on the infected tissue, lasting for 2
seconds with each dose. While pain during treatment is variable, most patients will
feel some level of discomfort for 2-3 seconds as the tissue temperatures are
elevated. However, there is rarely any pain post-treatment. Swift will not break the
surface of your skin, so no bandages or creams are required. You are free to go back
to any daily activities immediately following your appointment!

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Waterside Retirement Community –  In-Home Foot Care 

Let our foot care nurse come to you at Waterside Retirement Community!  Our Nurse comes to Waterside Retirement Community every week! At FIT Healthcare, we recommend routine foot care every six to eight weeks to maintain your health, mobility, and well-being. During your appointment we will provide routine nail trimming and debridement, callous, cracked heel, and corn treatment, ingrown toenail treatment, fungal toenail treatment, and skin care (e.g., Athlete’s Foot, dry Skin, moisturizing). This appointment must be booked by contacting us directly at (613) 209-5154.

Community In-home foot care

Our nurse will travel to your home, retirement residence, long-term care facility, or hospital. During your appointment we will provide routine nail trimming and debridement, callous, cracked heel, and corn treatment, ingrown toenail treatment, fungal toenail treatment, and skin care (e.g., Athlete’s Foot, dry Skin, moisturizing).  This appointment must be booked by contacting us directly at (613) 209-5154.

Onyfix Nail Correction System – Alternative for Ingrown Toenails 

Onyfix is an innovative, evidence-based, non-invasive product that enables effective and pain-free treatment of ingrown/involuted toenails, as well as various nail curvatures and dystrophies. Our Nurse is specially trained and certified to apply the system to the proximal end, or point of attachment of the nail. As your nail grows out, so does the Onyfix, allowing your nail to regain a natural shape, eliminating the ingrown or curved nail. Onyfix is Class I Medical Device, has been tested for patient use and safety, a superior alternative to surgery, and pain-free. It is suitable for diabetics, those with blood circulation problems, seniors, children, and safe during pregnancy.

TOE FX – Clear Toe Therapy – Alternative for Fungal Toenails 

ClearToe Therapy is a Class 2 medical device and is approved by Health Canada as an effective treatment for toenail fungus. Using Red LED Photo disinfection technology, ToeFX is designed to clear up the yellow, crumbling appearance of toenail fungus. Depending on the level of infection in your nails, you may require 10-12 treatments, spaced two weeks apart. Once you have completed 10-12 treatments, maintenance treatments every 8 weeks is recommended to ensure the fungus does not return. Please note, this treatment is available to all returning patients. If you are a new patient, you must book an initial assessment first. Treatment options will be discussed at your first appointment.

JOBST Medical Compression Therapy 

At FIT, we offer a wide range of venous solutions, more specifically, compression therapy. Compression therapy for legs means wearing special medical compression stockings that come in different lengths and styles, to suit a variety of venous diseases and individual needs. So, why wear compression stockings? Because they help to normalize the blood flow, to close venous valves better again, and ease typical problems such as heavy legs. For this reason, compression stockings may also help to reduce heavy, swollen legs during pregnancy or long days of sitting or standing at work. Compression therapy is also a good solution for people who regularly take long flights or journeys: compression stockings for travel are specially designed for this purpose. JOBST compression garments can be a major relief and provide help for a number of different venous or lymphatic diseases. Regardless of the severity of your condition, JOBST has an expertly designed product to suit your need. What conditions do JOBST compression stocking treat? Spider veins, varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis, lymphedema, foot, ankle, and leg ulcers, chronic venous insufficiency, chronic edema or swelling, lymphatic or venous diseases, lipedema, and much more. Contact us today for more information.