I-Podiatry isiyalo sezokwelapha esinentshisekelo ekuhlolweni, ekuxilongweni, ekwelashweni, kepha nasekuvikeleni izifo nokukhubazeka konyawo.

EQuebec, i-podiatry yenziwa ngabahlengikazi bokunakekelwa kwezinyawo. Qaphela futhi ukuthi udokotela wezinyawo unentshisekelo ezifweni, izifo kanye nokungajwayelekile konyawo. Nguye onquma ukwelashwa noma ukuvuselelwa ukuze athuthukise impilo nesimo sezinyawo zesiguli.

Izinyawo zingukusekelwa komzimba nokuhamba kwawo, zichayeka kakhulu ezinkingeni, ezinhlungwini noma ezifweni. Ngakho-ke, izimo eziningi zingena emkhakheni wokukhulekelwa kwezinyawo. Lokhu kufaka phakathi:

• ama-calluses;
• ama-calluses;
• warts ;
• nemvubelo ukutheleleka ;
• uzipho lwangaphakathi;
• izinhliziyo ;
• i-hyperkeratosis;
• noma i-hallux valgus.

Kunezinto ezinobungozi ezivumela ukwenzeka kwezinkinga zonyawo, njengokugqoka izicathulo ezingakulungele, izicathulo eziphakeme, ukunganakekelwa noma ukukhubazeka kwezinyawo.

Indima kadokotela wezinyawo ukukhulula ukungahambi kahle konyawo.

Okwakho:

• wenza ukunakekelwa kwe-pedicure (okusho isikhumba nezinzipho), ngemuva kokwenza uhlolo olunzima lonyawo nokuma komzimba;
• wenza izivivinyo ukuthola ukuthi iyiphi i-orthosis engase ifanele isiguli;
• kuthatha ukushicilelwa kwezinyawo futhi kunquma ukuzinza kwesinyathelo
• inikeza ukwelashwa ngezinyawo, njengokufakwa kwama-insoles noma ukuvivinya umzimba.

EQuebec, abahlengikazi abanakekela izinyawo bathatha izinyathelo zokugula ngezinyawo lapho ukuxilongwa kwakusungulwe ngudokotela noma ngudokotela wezifo zangaphambili. Ngokuvamile basebenza ngokubambisana nabasebenzi bezinyawo.

Qaphela ukuthi udokotela wezinyawo unikwe amandla okuxilonga kodwa futhi aphathe nezinkinga zonyawo. Akayena udokotela kodwa uneziqu zobudokotela ezifundela ubudokotela. Angabhala futhi aphathe imishanguzo, enze ukuhlinza okuncane, aphakamise, akhiqize futhi aguqule amazinyo ezifo zezingane.

Ukuqeqeshwa kwe-Podiatrist eFrance

Ukuze ube yi-podiatrist, kufanele ube nediploma yombuso ku-chiropody. Itholakala ngemuva kweminyaka engu-3 yokuqeqeshwa esikhungweni esikhethekile2.

Ukuqeqeshelwa ukuba ngudokotela wezinyawo eQuebec

Ukuze ube ngumhlengikazi we-podiatry, kufanele ube neziqu ze-bachelor kwezobuhlengikazi iminyaka emi-3.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele uthathe uqeqesho lokunakekelwa kwezinyawo (amahora ayi-160).

Ngaphambi kokuya kwi-aphoyintimenti, kubalulekile ukuthatha imiyalelo yamuva, noma yimaphi ama-x-ray, ama-scanner noma ngisho I-IRM kwenziwe.

Ukuzuza esimisweni se-podiatry:

• eQuebec, ungathintana newebhusayithi yenhlangano yabahlengikazi ekunakekelweni kwezinyawo eQuebec (3), enikeza umkhombandlela wamalungu ayo;
• eFrance, ngewebhusayithi ye-oda likazwelonke labasebenza ngezinyawo (i-pedicures-podiatrists) (4), elinikeza umkhombandlela.

Lapho kunqunywa ngudokotela, izikhathi zokuqeqeshwa kwezinyawo zihlanganiswa yi-Health Insurance (France) noma iRégie de l'assurance maladie du Québec.