Pinnacle Sports Podiatry has highly reputable and nationally accredited podiatrists providing Telehealth Podiatry services in Melbourne.
The Covid-19 pandemic has provided us with a unique opportunity to see a large increase in Melbourne telehealth podiatry appointments and we have come to realise its potential in minimising barriers to efficient evidence-based podiatry treatment in Melbourne. There are limitations with telehealth, such as physical assessments and treatments, but we have found effective solutions with modern technology.
Choosing between a telehealth podiatry appointment versus an in-clinic assessment in Melbourne will come down to personal preference. At Pinnacle Sports Podiatry, we use technology to provide a more efficient treatment solution for busy professionals, working parents, or those simply looking for a more efficient way to visit a podiatrist Melbourne locals can trust.
At Pinnacle, we dedicate an hour to each initial telehealth podiatry appointment in Melbourne to ensure that we don't rush to conclusions or implement ineffective treatment plans. Our local podiatrists take the time to fully understand the causes of your foot or lower limb issues to provide a truly individualised treatment plan that offers a lasting solution. Some of the reasons that our clients choose a telehealth appointment over an in-clinic appointment in Melbourne include:
No commute and no waiting around
Appointments can be made around your schedule.
Fit your Melbourne podiatry clinic appointment in your lunch break or short work break
Telehealth allows our podiatrists to assess your condition and provide an action plan promoting self-education and less reliance on passive and costly treatments.
Telehealth appointments mean that you can be treated in Melbourne – even when you're feeling unwell.
Telehealth appointments are cost-effective and more convenient than an in-clinic assessment.
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Our Melbourne podiatrists take a four-step approach to diagnosing and treating lower-limb and foot injuries.
We allocate an hour for an initial telehealth podiatry appointment to make sure we have the time to listen. We want to get to know you and how your injury affects your sport, work, or daily life.
We ask probing questions to understand the cause or contributing factors leading to your injury.
We look at your lower limbs and feet and provide visual assessments using technology from our Sydney Clinic to Melbourne.
Using the information that we gather from our Melbourne clients, we can assess your injury and, in most cases, provide an accurate diagnosis from the initial telehealth appointment.
In cases that we need further diagnostic investigation, we can email imaging referrals to be used at an imaging practice in Melbourne.
We may ask you to perform provocation tests and use the camera to understand pain location.
We can provide guidance on what is happening and why the injury may have occurred. From there, our Melbourne clients can understand what needs to be done to prevent and mitigate future injuries.
While we can't provide physical treatments over telehealth, we can still offer comprehensive treatment plans to get you back doing what you want pain free.
We can provide practical and actionable advice using feedback from our Melbourne clients, and offer follow-up telehealth consultations to monitor progress and guide treatment.
Our podiatrists are shoe geeks and can tell you precisely what shoes to wear and which ones to avoid, helping you recover faster.
Exercise prescription and rehab plans are easily and effectively delivered via telehealth.
Our Melbourne podiatrists can send you semi-custom or medical grade prefabricated orthotics to help with pain or improve function based on your specific injury, type and size of shoes they are to be used with, and visual foot assessment.
In cases where a custom foot orthotic may be helpful, we are able to refer you to a trusted Podiatrist in Melbourne. With your consent, we can email your telehealth clinical notes and assessment findings to a Podiatrist in Melbourne that can take the required foot impressions and measurements to make a custom orthotic.
We follow up on podiatry appointments in Melbourne to assess treatment and progress.
Our goal is to get our Melbourne clients running, walking, and moving pain-free, which means providing education relevant to your situation.
Our local Melbourne podiatry team help you to understand better what your condition is, why you developed it and outlay all the possible treatment options, costs and potential benefits or risks.
We will refer you to a trusted local physio, podiatrist, sports doctor, strength and conditioning coach or chiropractor for further in-person treatment where required.
Training load errors – not getting the balance between exercise and recovery right. This is also known as ‘too much too soon'.
Not recovering properly due to work, family commitments, diet, stress etc.
Not warming up properly before exercising or playing sport.
Taking up a new sport or general pre-season to in-season load changes
Using poor or inadequate equipment (running shoes, gym equipment etc.)
Poor technique, motor control or muscle strength and endurance
Hypermobility
Excessive joint or muscle stiffness
Structural or biomechanical abnormalities
Hormonal status
Exercise prescription (strength/flexibility programs)
Footwear advice (running, work, casual or sports boots)
Foot and ankle surgical advice and referral
Foot and ankle strapping tutorials
Gait retraining and running technique advice
Cycling-specific carbon orthotics
Running orthotics
We stock a wide range of high quality and affordable medical-grade prefabricated orthotics that we can send to your home.
Private Health Funds
Since June 2020 most of Australia's major private health funds have added podiatry as eligible for telehealth rebates.
Check with your health fund if you are unsure if you're covered for telehealth podiatry.
You will need to pay upfront; then we will email you a receipt with the relevant item numbers so you can make a claim with your health fund.
Telehealth (online) Initial Consultation – $145 for 60min appointment
Telehealth (online) Follow-up Consultation – $85 for 30min appointment
Semi-custom orthotics (orthotic modifications made prior to sending out to make sure they are optimised for specific footwear, foot shape or injury) – $230
Medical grade prefabricated orthotics – $120
Australia-wide postage – +$12
Medical grade prefabricated orthotics – $120
Australia-wide postage – +186
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