Firefly Donegal

Online Bookings is for people seeking private podiatry care for foot, ankle and lower limb pain. The Firefly Foot & Ankle Clinics podiatry team specialises in podiatric biomechanics and orthotic therapy, with care for sports injuries, occupational injuries, orthopaedic foot and ankle pain, and acute complications affecting the lower limb.

Specific treatments include podiatry assessment, musculoskeletal assessments, biomechanical assessment, gait analysis, custom made foot orthoses, orthotic therapy, bracing therapy, and relevant flexibility and strength conditioning. Firefly states that its podiatrists use non-surgical methods except for nail surgery, and prescribe custom made foot orthoses only where necessary. Custom orthotics are designed and manufactured using CAD/CAM 3D technology.

Conditions named by the clinic include heel pain and heel spurs, plantar fascia problems, Achilles tendinopathy, arthritis in the big toe joint, bunions, hammer toes, metatarsalgia, adult acquired flat foot, rheumatoid arthritis affecting the foot or ankle, knee pain, and leg length discrepancy. It also covers diabetic foot concerns, including altered sensation, circulation changes, infection risk, diabetic neuropathy, foot ulcers, and related complications.

Bracing therapy includes ankle foot orthoses, with the Richie Brace range named for suitable patients. The clinic lists braces for conditions including flat foot, drop foot, diabetic neuropathy, and tendinopathy of the foot and ankle.

At the Sligo clinic, a designated Exercise and Rehabilitation Instructor provides strengthening exercise programmes designed to address the patient’s pathology and complement clinical treatment.

Firefly Foot & Ankle Clinics states that its podiatrists are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and are members of The Royal College of Podiatrists UK. It also states they are registered in the Republic of Ireland with CORU and Podiatry Ireland.