Foot Care Clinic
Brookings Health System offers a Foot Care Clinic every Tuesday at the hospital and the fourth Monday every month at Arlington Medical Center. The clinic is led by one of our certified foot care nurses.
Our nurses perform routine foot assessments involving foot inspection and nail trimming. During the foot inspection, nurses look for color changes, foot/ankle swelling, temperature changes, decreased sensation, cracks in the skin, bone formations, calluses, ulcers and ingrown toenails.
To provide outpatient treatment for foot issues, our nurses use sterilized equipment designed for foot care. To grind thickened nails and calluses, nurses use a Dremel and also run a HEPA filter to capture harmful particles generated from grinding. To maintain patient safety and prevent infections, equipment is not reused from patient to patient.
Related Info
Screenings and Assessments
- Circulation
- Sensation
- Nails
Foot care equipment - Skin
- Shoes
Treatments
- Toenails trimmed and filed
- Grinding of thickened nails
- Buff corns and calluses
- Moisturize and massage
Education
- Daily foot care
Personal protective equipment used in foot care - Personal protective equipment used in foot care
- Proper inspection methods
- Footwear selection
- Precautions to protect feet
- Exercises
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (605) 696-8888.