WHAT SETS ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINICS APART!

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SETS ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINICS FROM MOST OTHER TORONTO FOOT CLINICS IS THAT WE PRACTICE CONSERVATIVE CARE WHICH MEANS THAT WE AVOID SURGERY AND MEDICATIONS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.  THIS IS DUE TO DR. HARDY HAVING PRACTICED IN 2 VERY SUCCESSFUL CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICES IN TORONTO AND NEVER USED DRUGS OR SURGERY.  WE RELY ON THE BODY'S INATE NATURAL HEALING ABILITY.  

THERE IS NO SURGICAL PROCEDURE OR MEDICATION THAT DOES NOT COME WITH RISKS OR SIDE EFFECTS.  THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS MY FOOT CLINIC INVESTED IN THE LATEST IN LASER TECHNOLOGY FOR THE TREATMENT FOR FUNGAL TOENAILS  IN ORDER THAT OUR PATIENTS WOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE ORAL MEDICATIONS.  ORAL MEDICATIONS ARE VERY EFFECTIVE IN THE TREATMENT OF FUNGAL TOENAILS BUT CARRIES A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE.  MY FOOT CLINIC WOULD NEVER PRESCRIBE THESE MEDICATIONS AS THEY ARE TOO DANGEROUS.

THE DOCTORS JOB IS TO EDUCATE THE PATIENT IN EXERCISE, NUTRITION, HOME CARE (R.I.C.E.), POSTURE, PROPER FOOTWEAR, ETC AND NOT FILL THEM WITH DRUGS OR PERFORM UNNECESSARY SURGERIES. 

THERE IS AN EQUATION IN THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSION WHICH STATES THAT 80% OF PATIENTS WILL GET BETTER BY THEMSELVES USING THEIR BODIES NATURAL HEALING ABILITY, 10% OF YOUR PATIENTS GET BETTER WITH YOUR HELP AND 10% OF YOUR PATIENTS WILL NOT IMPROVE OR WILL GET WORSE.  THIS IS AN UNIVERSAL TRUTH IN HEALTH CARE. WE ALWAYS LIKE TO WORK WITH THE BODIES NATURAL INATE HEALING ABILITY AND ENHANCE IT WITH NUTRITION, EXERCISE, WEIGHT CONTROL AND ORTHOTICS, ETC.

SOMETIMES WHEN SURGERY IS NECESSARY MY FOOT CLINIC HAS INVESTED IN 6 COMPUTERIZED PAINLESS INJECTION DEVICES KNOWN AS THE 'WAND'.  THIS MEANS THAT THE PROCEDURE IS PERFORMED WITH ACTUALLY NO DISCOMFORT WHATSOEVER.  THIS DEVICE WAS DEVELOPED FOR THE DENTAL PROFESSION BUTS WORK EXTREMELY WELL IN PODIATRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES.

IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE WOULD LIKE HONEST, COMPETENT ADVICE OR FOOT CARE, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINICS AT 416-465-8737.