Our Clinics
The Vale Foot Clinic offers podiatry/chiropody treatment out of our clinics in Dinas Powys Medical Centre and in Barry on the High Street. We also offer a Home Visit service making high-quality footcare accessible and convenient to patients.
Our Barry Clinic also offers specialist footwear and a custom insole moulding and fitting service, ensuring you get the perfect support for your feet.
At the Vale Foot Clinic we offer a relaxed, professional service that provides high standards of podiatric care, helping you maintain the best foot health possible.
Professional, Client Centred Treatment Plans
Contact us for a professional consultation and assessment that enables us to develop an individual, client centred treatment plan that caters for your needs.
We run a general and musculoskeletal clinic and offer nail surgery to those patients who require it. We are open from Monday to Friday and run two Saturday morning clinics every month in our Barry Clinic along with later clinics on Monday and Wednesday evenings. We can be contacted by telephone throughout the week and can also be reached via email and Facebook Messenger. All of our appointments can be booked online or by calling our reception service.
Topo Footwear Now Available!
We’re excited to announce that our Topo Athletic footwear has arrived in clinic! Designed for ultimate comfort, support, and performance, Topo shoes are perfect for those looking to stay active while ensuring their feet remain healthy and pain-free. Topo shoes have an anatomical, roomy toe-box that allows your toes to splay naturally reducing pressure and promoting stability. Whether you’re an athlete, walker, or just on your feet all day, Topo shoes provide the balance of support and flexibility you need. Visit us at The Vale Foot Clinic to try on a pair and experience the difference for yourself!
Our Treatments
We offer a variety of appointment types that treat a range of conditions of the feet and lower limbs.
Routine Appointments
An appointment that treats a range of conditions which include, general nail cutting, corns, hard skin, calluses and fungal infections such as athlete’s foot and fungal infection of the nail.
Musculoskeletal Appointments
We offer ‘Heel Pain’ appointments for patients who are suffering from pain in their foot and/or ankle. Such pain is usually associated with conditions such as plantar fasciitis and achilles tendinopathy.
We also offer extended musculoskeletal appointments for patients where pain is located above the ankle, where a deeper investigation of symptoms and patient biomechanics is required or when the pain is the result of a sporting injury or accident.
All patients who would like to book a ‘Heel Pain’ appointment must first use our online assessment tool to check whether their condition can be treated in our ‘Heel Pain’ clinic.
Ingrown toenails
Treatment for toenails that have grown into the surrounding skin. Big toes are often affected, either on one or both sides. Nails curl and pierce the skin, which becomes red, swollen and tender.
Verruca
A full consultation and assessment along with initial treatment for verrucae. We offer a variety of treatments to treat verrucae at The Vale Foot Clinic. These include traditional treatments such as the use of salicylic acids along with other methods such as cryotherapy and topical treatments such as ‘Verrutop’ that have been proven to be very effective when treating difficult warts and verruca.
To learn more about Verrutop watch the short video below.
Swift Verruca Treatment
Do you Suffer from Stubborn Verruca?
Swift Microwave Therapy is a highly effective treatment for stubborn verruca and warts. If your verruca have been resistant to traditional treatment methods, Swift should be considered. Treatment is quick, precise and an easy way to treat skin lesions. At the Vale Foot Clinic Swift treatment is delivered within a package of 4 appointments. For further information and to find out whether you are eligible for Swift Verruca treatment please use our eligibility tool.
Diabetic Foot Assessment
Assessment of foot sensation using a 10g monofilament and tuning fork. Palpation of foot pulses (vascular assessment) using a doppler. Inspection of foot deformities and footwear advice. A printed report is then supplied for your health care provider.
Simply Nails
Nail only cutting service
Simply Nails is a service for patients with low podiatry needs who only require a simple nail cutting service.
To use our Simply Nails, nail cutting service patients must not have thickened nails or be taking blood thinning medication. For further details or if you would like to discuss your requirments please call our clinic.
Nail Surgery
Nail surgery is a small surgical operation which we undertake to help patients manage painful toe conditions such as ingrowing toe nails and involuted nails. We remove either part or all of the toenail to manage these painful conditions.
To be considered for nail surgery you need to book a nail surgery consultation with us. During this consultation we will discuss your medical history check the circulation in your limbs and assess whether you are suitable for the surgical procedure.
Shockwave Therapy
Are you suffering in pain from a chronic condition?
Shockwave therapy is a clinically proven non invasive treatment for managing pain and rehabilitation from a variety of conditions and injuries. It reduces pain, stimulates blood flow and circulation and restarts the healing process. Shockwave therapy is used to treat conditions such as:
- Plantar fasciitis
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Tennis elbow or Golfer’s elbow
- Jumper’s knee
- Heel spurs
- Shin Splints
If you have been suffering from these conditions for 6 months or more then contact us for a course of Shockwave Therapy. Discounts are available for courses of treatment whilst patients can also purchase individual treatments. To learn more about Shockwave Therapy and what to expect at your appointment, watch the video below.
Treatment plans for Bunions
An appointment to devise a non-surgical treatment plan for patients that will help them to manage and reduce the pain associated with bunions and prevent the bunion from worsening.
The appointment may include advice and education, footwear reviews and conservative treatment to reduce pressure and alleviate pain.
Discounted rates for children
We offer a range of treatments for children and young adults under the age of 18.
For more information please visit our booking page.
Warm Wax Therapy
Treat your feet to a Wonderful, Warm and Soothing Wax Experience.
Warm Wax Therapy in used to moisturise and soften skin whilst soothing sore and aching joints. We use parafin wax on your feet which hydates and increases blood flow to the area.
The treatment can be used to alleviate the pain experienced by patients with arthritis and the following conditions…
- Eczema and dry skin
- Psoriasis
- Chilblains
- Sore Muscles and Joints
- Tendonitis
- Bursitis
For more information on our Warm Wax Therapy appointments please contact our clinic today.
Fed up of Fungal Nails?
Then it’s time to Learn about Lacuna Treatment….
The problem with fungal nail infections are that they can be difficult to treat. The infection sits below the nail bed with the nail providing a barrier between anti-fungal treatment and the infected nail bed.
The Lacuna method is a simple, painless and effective way to treat fungal nails. For more information on Lacuna treatment please contact our clinic.
Nail Reconstruction
Pedisafe nail reconstruction is an enhancing, remodelling and nail correction system developed by the Canadian company Fanair cosmetics.
Fanair cosmetics are exclusively designed for professional use in the nail tech, nail art, podiatry and footcare industry. Their products are not sold to the general public.
They have developed and researched specific UV cured gel polymers for the safe application on finger and toe nails.
With it’s antifungal and antibacterial properties it encourages healthy nails. It is cured in UV and LED lamps and can be used as a preventative overlay for both the hands and feet.
The product can also be used as a complete bespoke prosthetic nail if no nail is present.
Before & after pictures of nail treatment with PediCure nail reconstruction.
Shockwave Treatment for Cellulite.
We now offer Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy reduction treatment for Cellulite. Shockwave Therapy has been shown to be effective in reducing the appearance of cellulite in patients.
The effectiveness was first noticed when athletes, who were being treated for tendonitis using shockwave therapy, noticed that the cellulite on their legs had become less noticable.
Shockwave therapy breaks down the connective fibrous walls, which trap fat & toxins into bumps under skin. It releases clogged fat, water & toxins and improves lymphatic drainage.
Treatment using Shockwave Therapy increases blood circulation, strengthening the dermis & epidermis and producing fresh, thicker bands of collagen, along with stronger and smoother skin.
Shockwave Therapy can improve the appearance of cellulite by up to 1 grade.
Before & After
Home Visits
Are you unable to visit our clinic for treatment? If so our podiatrists will be more than happy to visit you in your home to undertake the treatment that you require.
* Please only book this service if you or the patient you are booking for is housebound or unable to visit clinic due to a physical disability/ restriction. We cover the Barry, Dinas Powys, Penarth, Llandough and Wenvoe area (postcodes CF62, CF63 and CF64).
**When booking your appointment please select the time and date that best suits yourself. However please be aware that our HCPC Home Visit podiatrist might need to contact you to reschedule if your appointment doesn’t fit in to their route or area of work for that day.
Purchase eGift Vouchers
Purchase eGift Vouchers for your friends and family that can be redeemed in our clinics. Vouchers can be used to pay for treatments and/or products at the Vale Foot Clinic.
New Patients - Do you need an emergency appointment?
*Only book an emergency appointment if there is no availability on the Calendar for a New Patient Appointment and you require urgent treatment.
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The Team
Our Podiatrists @ The Vale Foot Clinic
Jane Blasizza
BSc (Hons) Podiatry, MRCPod
Jane qualified with a 1st class honours degree in podiatry in 2009. Highly skilled in the conservative treatment of ingrowing nails and different treatment methods for verruca(e) including cryotherapy and Swift microwave therapy. Jane also delivers shockwave therapy for cellulite reduction and reconstructs nails to enhance, remodel and correct existing nail structures Jane established the clinic in Dinas Powys during 2009 and continued to grow the clinic’s patient base through high quality care and service. This resulted in the opening of the Barry clinic in 2015.
Matt Broderick
BSc (Hons) Podiatry, MRCPod
Matt has exclusively worked within the private sector since graduating from the University of Plymouth. He provides MSK podiatry treatment to patients across South Wales and has worked with Premiership rugby teams, GB triathletes and Professional football players.
As a professional sportsman, Matthew is familiar with sporting injuries and understands how podiatry can have a positive impact when both managing and recovering from injury.
Matthew specialises in sports podiatry and musculoskeletal injury. He also treats a wide range of conditions that affect the lower limb and performs minor surgical procedures such as ingrown nail removal under local anaesthetic.
Jo Pinder
BSc (Hons) Podiatry, MRCPod
Jo Pinder graduated from Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2021. She is interested in all aspects of podiatry, particularly general foot management and preventative footcare. Previously a teacher, Jo enjoys working with children and nervous patients.
Sophie Cottnam
BSc (Hons) Podiatry, MRCPod
Sophie graduated from the University of Southampton in 2010 with a BSc Honours degree in Podiatry. She has 10 years experience in private practice with particular emphasis on routine podiatry, verrucae and diabetic management. Sophie has also worked as a podiatrist in a leading private practice in Sydney, Australia. Sophie’s focus is on patient centered care and she is dedicated to providing the best treatment for your foot health needs.
Rachel Maurice
BSc (Hons) Podiatry, MRCPod
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Our Shoes
We stock a variety of shoes made by different retailers for various conditions of the feet.
From the Joya range with a rocker sole and deep cushioning, great for conditions such as Plantar Fasciitis to Strive with their in built orthotic footbed and memory foam cushioning.
We also sell DB shoes for those patients with a wider foot and the OOfos recovery range of footwear that are great for those patients who spend a lot of time on their feet or are suffering from a painful foot condition.
* Please note, if ordering online our shoes can be delivered locally or collected from our clinic.
We do not currently deliver nationally throughout the UK.
