About Us
Chiropody Services
Meet Ms Melanie Atkinson, BSc(Hons), D. Pod.M Chiropodist, Founder of the Body & Sole Foot Care Clinic in Kemptville, ONT.
Melanie is not currently working from our Winchester office but you will find her at 301 Rideau St, Kemptville, ON location. You do not require a referral letter from your family physician to be seen BUT if you are claiming your visits through your insurance company they may require a letter.
If you are wanting to contact the Kemptville office please call 613-258-5508.
About Melanie
Melanie graduated from the London Foot Hospital and School of Podiatry U.K. in 1988. After working in England, looking for a new challenge, she came to Canada to teach at the Ontario Chiropody Program in Toronto. Enjoying her teaching contract at the Michener Institute, she continued to oversee Chiropody students on placements for several year after moving to the Ottawa area. She has worked in Hospitals, Diabetes Clinics, Commuinity Health Centres & Private Practice. As a recipient of the Paul Harris Award, from the Rotary International, Melaine was recognized for her years of dedicated volunteer work, setting up programs to reduce the rate of amputations due to diabetes in Caribbean countries.
Conditions We Treat
See the list below for several of the conditions that a Chiropodist can help with:
Foot Issues/Pain
Achilles tendinitis
Bunions
Callus/Corns
Childhood foot alignment problems
Diabetic foot problems
Fallen arches
Flat feet
Foot and ankle injuries
Fungal infections of the nail and skin
Hammer toes
Heel pain/plantar fasciitis
Ingrown toenails
Sports injuries of the legs and feet
Diabetic Conditions
Annual diabetes foot check (Circulation & sensation check)
Diabetic wound care/foot ulcers
General preventive foot care
Knee/Leg/Lower Back Pain
Knee pain/patella-femoral syndrome
Postural pain (lower back)
Shin splints
Children’s Issues
In-toeing
Flat feet
Toe-walking
Plantar warts
Fungus, Warts, Skin & Toenails
Thick nails
Plantar warts
Fungal infections of the nail and skin
Callus/corns