Looking for help with foot, ankle or lower limb pain? Do you need help with foot posture problems like flat feet, high arches or bony changes? Perhaps you need help with general foot health? Help with cutting nails or dry hard skin? If so, you’re in the right place! A Step Ahead Foot and Ankle Care is Sydney’s leading provider of Foot and ankle care through the NDIS and NDIA schemes.

Every day, we help people just like you who are battling through the NDIS scheme to help them on their way to happy, healthy, and active. Whether you are Self-managed or a participant with a Care plan manager, our team can help you access the care you need and deserve.

Worried about it being complex and too hard? You’re not alone, we have dedicated clinical care managers on our team to help you navigate the often complex system to access your care in as seamless and efficient a manner as possible.

Need an appointment now? Unlike other clinics that focus on your grandmother’s toenails, our clinic prioritises NDIS and NDIA participants as we realise it is important that you can access care as a priority.

Under the NDIS, we are accredited and registered to provide the following services:

• Custom Prosthetics
• Therapeutic Supports
• Early Childhood Supports

Yes, you can!

We love helping self-managed NDIS participants to achieve optimum foot health. If you are a Self-Managed NDIS participant, get in touch to discuss how our team can best help you.

Our team has had the privilege of working with participants who experience the following:

• Physical disability
• Chronic health conditions – Such as Diabetes, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, and Osteoporosis.
• Participants with balance and coordination difficulties
• Participants with Tripping and falling difficulties
• Children with Tripping and falling difficulties or described as uncoordinated
• Developmental disabilities
• Childhood development conditions
• Cerebral palsy
• Multiple sclerosis
• Autism spectrum disorder
• Post-surgical or foot and ankle discomfort
• Post-surgical foot and ankle deformation
• Post-injury foot and ankle discomfort
• Post-injury foot and ankle deformation
• Paediatric foot and lower limb and gait conditions
• Wound management – Diabetic ulcerations
• All participants with lower limb foot and ankle pain

And much more. Wondering if we can help? Call our helpful and understanding team who have helped 1000’s of people just like you or your loved one. Our team will run through what your individual needs are and help you find the best solutions and care available.

• Custom Orthotics/ insoles and walking aides
• Specialised video walking gait assessment equipment
• Medical grade (therapeutic) Footwear – Custom and retail footwear
• Exercise and mobility programs
• Soft tissue condition management
• Musculoskeletal therapies
• Shockwave therapy
• Medical-grade Compression stockings
• General foot care -including debridement of callous, corns etc

Our team is led by Dr Brenden Brown who is a clinical Podiatrist with over 25 years’ experience. Dr Brenden has extensive experience working with people in the all-abilities community, he is known for his patient, kind and caring nature but also his sense of humour and quick wit.

You may have seen or heard him on the radio or seen him on your screens. Dr Brenden is considered a foot, ankle and lower limb medical expert. He is one of Australia’s most interviewed foot and lower limb experts. Dr B is also the past President of the National Podiatry organisation, the Australian Podiatry Council and Association.

He leads a team of experienced caring health practitioners dedicated to using compassion, caring and a good dash of humour to help you back on your way to Happy, Healthy and Active!

They understand how important it is to speak to you and your loved one in simple, clear and easy-to-understand terms! NO complicated Doctor talk and medical jargon, promise!