In addition, the Clinic provides functional biomechanical assessments and treats any structural foot abnormalities with corrective or palliative orthotics. The chiropodists are trained in a wide variety of soft tissue surgical procedures enabling them to provide permanent relief of chronic problems. Chiropody services are presently offered to outpatients at the Dunn Avenue site. Chiropody is participating in a province wide outcome measures study conducted by the Ontario Society of Chiropodists. Ingrowing Toenails and Heel Pain.
Work is in the preliminary data collection stage.
The interprofessional Seating Clinic team has developed expertise in the prescription of power mobility, complex seating systems and environmental control access. The Seating Clinic is based at the Dunn Avenue site but offers a consultation service to all three RIT sites. The hospital offers a broad range of medical specialty clinics at the Dunn and University Avenue sites for inpatients and outpatients. These clinics focus on such specialties as dermatology, ear, nose and throat, general surgery, gynecology, neurology, ophthalmology, optical, orthopedics, podiatry and urology. These clinics provide an opportunity for our inpatients to access specialized services while remaining within the hospital.