Sue Turner, D.P.M
I am a podiatrist (foot doctor) based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Since 1991 I have had the privilege of treating people and their foot problems - I've seen over 18,000 pair. Wow, that is a lot of feet, and a lot of people attached to those feet! I love every challenge that comes my way and have a keen interest in attempting to solve what appear to be unsolvable problems for people. Sometimes people come in limping and they leap away!
WHAT IS A FOOT DOCTOR?
Podiatric medical training provides us with a broad medical understanding of the body combined with specific skills related to feet which include surgery, biomechanics, orthotics, wound care, and general foot care. We are the only professionals who approach foot care from a "whole body" medically based perspective. My post-graduate training was in biomechanics which is a non-surgical approach - essentially anything that alters the way the foot hits the ground or functions within footwear. I have developed a special interest in chronic pain and arthritis.
Sometimes the cause of foot and lower extremity pain is easily identifiable and treatable. I especially love it when one appointment is enough to get people back to their activities and regular footwear. When it is not the case, especially with chronic pain, I take a holistic approach which simply means that I'm willing to consider any number of external or internal factors that may be contributing to the body's dysfunction, including but not limited to physical factors (anatomy, biology, etc) . I believe that sometimes the origins of pain are rooted in emotional, mental and spiritual issues. I also believe (because I see it in the office every day) that the urban lifestyle can be hard on our bodies, our psyches and our spirits. Sometimes physical pain is the only clue that change of some kind may be needed in a person's life.
The Singing
Podiatrist
604-736-1910
943 W. Broadway, Suite 530
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