Viva Foot Care

02/02/2023

👣 Skin changes should always be monitored. It is important to check your feet regularly for changes to your skin. What to look out for:

A - Asymmetry: one half of mole doesn’t match the other half
B - Border: Mole borders look blurred or ragged
C - Color: Uneven coloring with different shades
D - Diameter: usually melanomas are greater than 4mm
E - Evolving: Changing size, shape, or color

01/31/2023

👣 Comfortable feet are made for walking 🦶🦶

01/26/2023

👣Oh the difference an hour can make! ✨

01/24/2023

👣Involuted nails:
- Nails that are excessively curved
- Puts pressure on the sides of the toe
- Can lead to ingrown toenails if not addressed
- Foot care professionals can remove the edges of these nails to reduce pressure
- Regular maintenance every 6-8 weeks will keep these feet happy and pain-free👌!

09/20/2022

👣Subungual hematomas are caused by injury to the nail bed. In these cases, bleeding develops under the nail. This lovely client tried very hard to cut his nails for a long time but had great difficulty, often causing damage and bleeding.
✨So happy to have been able to clean up his nails and now the healing can begin.

09/13/2022

09/07/2022

👣 Such a great feeling to relieve pressure caused by involuted nails. This lovely client's first comment after his treatment was "I am going for a walk today"... couldn't be happier to give our clients comfortable mobility back in their lives.

08/31/2022

Conduct mobile foot care nursing to assess and treat foot ailment. Provide toenail cutting/trimming, corn and callus removal, treat fungal nails, diabetic feet and ingrown toenails in facilities and community in Greater Victoria, BC.

Pay: $35-$40 per client

Benefits: flexible hours, vacation pay, continuing education, supportive team, paid education.

08/27/2022

07/23/2022

07/11/2022

👣Foot Care Clinics!

🦶🦶Foot care clinics are being held throughout July and August at the Cedar Hill Rec Center.

✨Click the link below and search for "Foot Care Clinic". Enroll for the desired time slot. See you there!

https://anc.ca.apm.activecommunities.com/saanich/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&viewMode=list

07/01/2022

👣 Let's talk moisturization!!

It is important to moisurize our feet to prevent dry, cracked skin which can lead to pain and infection. Below are our top 2 picks:

GEHWOL Salve for cracked skin

✨Current staff favorite!
➡Contains Vaseline, Lanolin, Zinc oxide, eucalyptus, lavender oil, and oil of rosemary
➡Helps with cracked, rough, callused and dry skin
Can help protect against skin inflammation
➡Helps with itchiness
➡A little bit goes a long way with this cream
➡Please do not walk barefoot immediately after applying this cream as you feet will be fairly slippery.

Atrac Tain

➡Contains Urea
➡Urea helps soften skin and improves rough patches, flaky and cracked skin
➡Can help decrease rate of callus and corn formation
It is important to moisturize our feet to prevent dry, cracked skin which can lead to pain and infection. Below are our top 2 picks:

06/27/2022

👣A little trim and some GEHWOL salve for cracked skin and 👌

Tune in Friday when we talk about moisturization and what creams we recommend!

06/24/2022

👣Having difficulty putting on your compression stockings?

Click on the links below for some helpful tools:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNAUSrcIbVI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-8xr1Mp_XI

06/20/2022

👣 Let's talk compression stockings!

What do compression stockings do?

➡Compression stockings apply pressure to legs and ankles
➡This helps veins push blood back towards the heart

How do compression stockings benefit us?

➡Increases circulation in legs
➡Prevents and decreases leg swelling
➡Helps prevent venous ulcers
➡Helps prevent clots in legs
➡Helps lessen pain caused by varicose veins

It is important to consult your physician and get fitted properly for compression stockings.

✨Find compression stockings difficult to put on? Tune in on Friday for a few helpful tips!

06/19/2022

👣Feet ready for walking on!