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Podiatry Home Visits - Mobile Podiatry on the Sunshine Coast

Fortius Allied Health provides mobile podiatry services across the Sunshine Coast, including Birtinya, Caloundra, Noosa and surrounding suburbs.

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Podiatry Care in the Comfort of Your Home

Fortius Allied Health provides mobile podiatry services across the Sunshine Coast, including Birtinya, Caloundra, Noosa and surrounding suburbs.

Our podiatrists visit you at home or in your residence, which can be especially helpful if you:

  • Have reduced mobility or use a walker/wheelchair
  • Find travel or transport to a clinic difficult
  • Are recovering after surgery or illness
  • Have chronic conditions (such as diabetes, arthritis or neurological conditions)
  • Live in residential aged care or supported accommodation
  • Prefer to receive care in a familiar environment

We visit private homes, retirement villages, residential aged care facilities and supported living settings to provide podiatry at home that is tailored to your needs.

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At‑Home Podiatry Services We Provide

In‑Home Podiatry - 1

General Foot Care

In‑Home Podiatry - 2

Diabetic Foot Care

In‑Home Podiatry - 3

Foot, Ankle & Leg Problems

Our podiatrists bring the necessary equipment and follow infection‑control procedures in your home environment. Depending on your needs, services may include:

General Foot Care

  • Nail cutting and thinning of thickened nails
  • Conservative care for ingrown toenails
  • Corn and callus reduction
  • Management of cracked heels and dry skin
  • Assessment and management of fungal nail and skin conditions

Diabetic Foot Care

  • Diabetes‑related foot assessments
  • Vascular and neurological screening
  • Education on daily foot checks and footwear choices
  • Ulcer prevention strategies and basic wound care within podiatry scope
  • Referral or liaison with your GP or other health professionals for more complex wounds or concerns

Foot, Ankle and Leg Function

  • Assessment of foot, ankle, knee and leg mechanics
  • Gait and footwear assessment
  • Advice on footwear, insoles and pressure‑relief strategies
  • Referral for custom or prefabricated orthotics where indicated

Older Adults & High‑Risk Foot Care

  • Regular foot care for older adults in the home or in aged care
  • Consideration of falls risk relating to feet and footwear
  • Collaborative care with GPs, nurses, support coordinators and other allied health providers

Podiatry and Support at Home Packages

  • Fortius Allied Health can work with a range of funding arrangements, including:

    • Home Care Packages (HCP)
    • NDIS (self‑managed and plan‑managed)
    • DVA and other programs (where applicable)

    We can provide:

    • Quotes for podiatry services
    • Clinical reports and treatment plans
    • Communication with support coordinators, case managers and providers

    These documents can help support applications to include podiatry at home within your Home Care Package, NDIS plan or other funding.
    Final decisions about eligibility and funding are made by the relevant program (e.g. My Aged Care, NDIS, DVA).

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What to Expect From a Home Visit

Using a combination of hands-on therapy, advanced techniques, and education, we aim to empower our clients to achieve optimal health and return to work, sport or daily activities of living. Certain injuries can have a high incidence of becoming long-standing injuries if not treated promptly. Our team will be able to perform a detailed podiatry assessment to determine the best course of action to help with a positive return to work and recovery.

Here’s what you can expect:

We’ll start by discussing your symptoms, medical history, and lifestyle. It helps us understand the bigger picture and how we can best support your recovery. We’ll also assess your posture, movement, strength, and flexibility to pinpoint the areas that need treatment. 

Once we’ve gathered all the information, we’ll explain what’s going on and what might be contributing to the issue. Together, we’ll set both short-term and long-term recovery goals that are specific to your needs and discuss your treatment plan, regarding the number of sessions required with Physio +- other modalities/investigations

Your treatment will be tailored to help you recover quickly and effectively. This might include:

  • Hands-on therapy like massage, joint mobilisation, or dry needling to ease tension and improve movement.
  • Exercise prescription with stretching, strengthening, and rehab exercises designed for your recovery.
  • Education on things like posture, ergonomics, and lifestyle changes to help you manage your condition and prevent further injury
  • Pain management tools like ice/heat therapy, taping, orthotics, or electrotherapy if needed to help manage discomfort.

To keep you on track, we’ll provide you with exercises and self-care strategies to do at home. We’ll also check in on your progress and discuss any follow-up appointments to ensure you’re heading in the right direction. 
Our goal is to make your recovery as smooth and effective as possible – with a plan that fits into your life and helps you feel better, faster! 

Our Specialties

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Chronic Pain Management 

Physiotherapy plays a crucial role in chronic pain management by focusing on pain education, helping individuals understand pain mechanisms and reduce fear-avoidance behaviours. Through targeted exercise therapy, manual techniques, and movement retraining, it improves strength, flexibility, and overall function. By addressing both physical and psychological aspects of pain, physiotherapy empowers individuals to move confidently and manage pain effectively in daily life. 

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Home Visit Podiatry

Regaining your strength, mobility and confidence is always easier when you feel safe and comfortable. That’s why Fortius Allied Health now offers a dedicated home visit podiatry and rehabilitation service – bringing our expert care directly to you.Whether you’re recovering from surgery, managing a chronic condition, or simply finding it harder to get out and about, our mobile podiatrists provide the same high-quality, evidence-based care you receive in our clinics, delivered in the convenience of your own home.

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Pre & Post-surgical
Rehabilitation & Screening

Pre-surgical rehabilitation ("prehab") helps optimize strength, mobility, and conditioning before surgery, improving recovery outcomes. Post-surgical rehab focuses on restoring function, reducing pain, and preventing complications through mobility exercises, pain management, and progressive strengthening. Both phases aim to enhance recovery, improve overall function, and support a safe return to daily activities. 

Our Modalities

Manual Therapy 
& Joint Mobilisations 

Manual therapy is a type of podiatry that helps treat conditions affecting the muscles, nerves, and joints. It involves using hands-on techniques and specific exercises to reduce pain and improve movement. This approach is based on both proven scientific research and an understanding of the physical, emotional, and social factors that affect each individual patient. 

Exercise Rehabilitation 

Exercise rehabilitation in podiatry involves using targeted exercises to help patients recover from injuries, manage chronic pain, and improve overall movement and strength. The exercises are tailored to each person’s specific condition and goals, aiming to restore function, prevent further injury, and enhance physical performance. It plays a key role in the recovery process by building strength, flexibility, and endurance to support long-term health and mobility. 

Dry Needling 

Dry needling is a technique used in physiotherapy where thin, sterile needles are inserted into specific "trigger points" in the muscles to relieve pain and improve movement. These trigger points are areas of muscle tightness or spasms that can cause discomfort or limit function. Dry needling helps release these tight spots, promotes healing, and reduces pain.

Benefits: reduces muscle pain and tension, improves range of motion and flexibility, enhances muscle function and strength, speeds up recovery from injuries, and can decrease inflammation and promote healing.

Electrotherapy 

Electrotherapy in physiotherapy uses electrical energy to reduce pain, promote healing, and improve muscle function. Techniques like TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) and EMS (Electrical Muscle Stimulation) help manage pain, reduce inflammation, and stimulate muscle activation. It is often used alongside other physiotherapy treatments to enhance recovery and restore function. 

Heat and Cold Therapy  

Heat and cold therapy are commonly used in physiotherapy to manage pain, inflammation, and muscle tension. Heat therapy increases blood flow, relaxes muscles, and improves flexibility, making it ideal for chronic pain and stiffness. Cold therapy (cryotherapy) reduces swelling, numbs pain, and slows inflammation, often used for acute injuries. Both methods support recovery and are often combined with exercise and manual therapy for optimal results. 

Exercise Therapy 

Exercise therapy in podiatry involves tailored exercises designed to improve strength, flexibility, endurance, and overall function. It targets specific muscles, joints, or movement patterns to address injury, reduce pain, and prevent future issues. By gradually increasing intensity and complexity, exercise therapy helps individuals recover from injury, manage chronic conditions, and enhance overall physical health and performance. 

Orthotics

Orthotics in podiatry involves the use of custom or off-the-shelf braces to support and stabilize injured joints or muscles. These braces help reduce pain, prevent further injury, and promote proper movement by limiting excessive motion or providing alignment. Often used in recovery from sprains, strains, or surgeries, specialist bracing aids in rehabilitation, allowing for a safer return to daily activities or sports. 

Kinesiology Taping

Kinesiology taping in podiatry involves applying a special elastic tape to the skin to support muscles and joints without restricting movement. The tape helps reduce pain, swelling, and inflammation, while promoting circulation and lymphatic drainage. Often used for injury recovery, muscle strain, or postural issues, kinesiology taping enhances the body's natural healing process and provides support during physical activities. 

Return to Sport Testing

Our Return to Sport testing is designed to ensure you're fully prepared to resume your athletic activities after an injury. Using a combination of physical assessments and sport-specific movements, our physiotherapists evaluate your strength, agility, and endurance to determine if you're ready to return to your sport safely. This testing helps identify any potential weaknesses or risks, allowing us to create a personalized plan to improve performance, prevent re-injury, and give you the confidence to return to your sport with a strong foundation. 

Cupping Therapy

Cupping therapy in physiotherapy involves placing suction cups on the skin to create negative pressure, which helps increase blood flow, release muscle tension, and promote healing. The therapy is often used to alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, and improve flexibility. Cupping can be combined with other physiotherapy treatments to enhance recovery from injuries, chronic pain, or muscle stiffness.

Areas We Service

Our mobile podiatry team is based on the Sunshine Coast and regularly visits:

  • Birtinya and surrounding suburbs such as Kawana, Warana, Bokarina, Currimundi and Wurtulla
  • Caloundra and nearby areas including Golden Beach, Little Mountain, Pelican Waters, Aroona, Battery Hill and Meridan Plains
  • Noosa and surrounding suburbs including Noosaville, Noosa Heads, Tewantin and Sunshine Beach

If you live just outside these areas, please contact us to discuss whether a home visit podiatry appointment in your location is available.

Who We Support

Our podiatry home visit service may be suitable for:

  • Older adults living at home or in retirement villages
  • Residents in aged care facilities
  • People with Home Care Packages
  • NDIS participants with physical, neurological or other conditions
  • People living with diabetes, arthritis, neuropathy, stroke, Parkinson’s disease and other chronic conditions
  • People recovering from surgery, illness or a hospital stay
  • People requiring help with their general nail care

If you are unsure whether podiatry at home is appropriate for you or someone you support, our team can discuss your circumstances.

Online booking now available.

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Or contact us at  07 5413 5202

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