Dr Vincent Drapeau

Podiatrist, Co‑Founder
APPOINTMENT
Dr Vincent Drapeau

Offered Services

A podiatric clinic at the cutting edge of technology

We have all the equipment necessary to diagnose and treat your foot conditions. In fact, we are equipped with radiology and ultrasound for rapid results.
Dr Vincent Drapeau, Podiatre
Dr Vincent Drapeau, Podiatre
Dr Vincent Drapeau, Podiatre

Initial Consultation

Biomechanical Assessment (Regular or running)

1 hour — $120 (+$100 for x-rays)

You have an internal foot pain ? Bunions ? Flat feet ? Abnormal gait?
The biomechanical exam is a rigorous assessment of the way you move. This involves: review of health history and overall training profile, functional tests in lying and standing positions, analysis of plantar pressures in action (walking or running), radiological analysis of the feet. Thus, your podiatrist is able to give you an assessment of the health of your feet and advise you on a treatment plan adapted to your needs.

Biomechanical Assessment for Skiers with Simulator

80 min — $225 (including the ski sumulator) +100$ for x-rays

In addition to their field of podiatric expertise, our two podiatrists have been trained in Whistler in bootfitting, a happy mix to allow you to ski more easily and in comfort. Whether for foot irritation, plantar pain or higher pain (knees, hips, back) when skiing, the positioning of your foot and your boot are often to blame. This service includes a global biomechanical assessment and analysis of plantar pressures directly on your ski boots using the ski simulator.

Ingrown Toenail Surgery

40 to 60 min — From $395 (visit included)

Ingrown toenail surgery is a simple and permanent solution that aims specifically to remove the corner(s) of a nail that penetrates the skin. This procedure is effective in stopping the pain caused by ingrown toenails while respecting their aesthetics.

Dermatological Podiatric Consultation

$120 + Fees (ex: local anesthesia $85)

This service is for a skin or nail problem that prevents you from practicing your sport comfortably (e.g. painful corn, painful ingrown toenail not requiring surgery, hematoma under the nail). This applies to a problem WITH pain and is NOT a routine maintenance care.

Complementary Treatments

Plantar Orthoses

1 h — 650$

Foot orthotics that are adapted as much to the way you move as to your favorite activity. These are custom made and tailored for you with the aim of healing an injury, improving your performance or simply to allow you to play outside in comfort. At our clinic, your orthotics are always tested using our technology to analyze your plantar pressures with and without the orthotics, which leads to a more precise fit.

Shockwave Therapy

20 min — 170$

Radial shockwave therapy is an effective treatment option for long-standing problems that are not relieved by usual treatment modalities. This treatment is particularly effective in stopping chronic heel pain: plantar fasciitis, heel spurs and Achilles tendinosis.

Ultrasound-Guided Injections

30 min — Starting at $175

Ultrasound-guided injections involve injecting an anti-inflammatory medication (cortisone) or a viscosupplement directly to the site of pain using ultrasound to direct the needle precisely to the desired location. A viscosupplement is used to lubricate a joint suffering from mild to moderate osteoarthritis. Cortisone will be used to reduce inflammation, swelling and pain.

Diagnostic Imagery

1 h — XRAY $100 or Diagnostic ultrasound $175

In podiatry, digital radiography is used to refine a diagnosis concerning a problem related to the feet, it allows the visualization of bone and joint structures. Ultrasound is a radiation-free medical imaging to visualize soft tissue : tendons, ligaments, fascias, superficial masses, foreign bodies, etc.

Book your podiatrist

No medical referral is necessary.
Dr Vincent Drapeau
Dr Vincent Drapeau
Podiatrist, Co‑Founder
podimedic.com
APPOINTMENT

About me

Learn, adapt and evolve.

I am a full-time father of two young children, I am often an athlete who likes to dabble in all kinds of activities and sometimes, I am an entrepreneur who likes to build projects that are close to my heart. These three facets of my life have in common change, adaptation and new challenges.

Becoming a parent pushes us to give the best of ourselves and to constantly evolve as a person. It’s exactly the same thing that drives me when I play outside. Indeed, varying the sports that I practice pushes me to explore, to learn new movements and pushes my body to easily adapt to different environments or stimuli. It becomes an outlet that clears my thoughts and gives me energy. Even more so if these sports are practiced in nature and with family or accompanied by friends! All these benefits are transposed into my everyday life and I have a real desire to help my patients benefit from all these beautiful things.

The course of my career

My professional life is also infused with a similar philosophy. It was in 2009 that I obtained my diploma as a podiatrist and in 2011 that I set up my own podiatric clinic in the Montreal area, a practice that could be described as standard. Over time, I have constantly worked to improve the services offered. Whether it is the addition of more innovative technologies, collaboration with other health professionals, my participation in a research and development project for plantar orthotics, I have always been keen to offer a service beyond standard.

In fact, these values ​​of loyalty and pride in providing the best possible service come from my greatest role model; my grandfather Raymond who was himself an entrepreneur. In fact, I spent every weekend of my childhood at his cottage in Bromont, skiing for the competition team. We can say that it is partly thanks to him that we now live in Bromont and that we opened an innovative podiatric clinic which offers services specifically geared towards athletes.

Finally, we can now practice more the sports we love while helping people do their favorite activities in comfort. What I find the most rewarding in my work is knowing that my collaboration allows patients to return to an activity that they thought they would have to forget and practice it for a very long time. Playing outside, always playing outside!
The benefits of sport

Snowboarding, split boarding, downhill skiing, trail running, cycling in all its forms, hiking, cross-fit, basketball, kitesurfing... Are all great excuses to go have fun, improve my physical abilities and try to surpass myself . These activities bring me very effectively back into the present moment (like avoiding running into a tree for example!), in a state of “flow” that some describe. In my opinion, this is how I benefit from both the physical and mental benefits of sport.

It is for all these reasons that I have the utopia that everyone must find different activities that allow them to move with pleasure so that they can not only benefit from the joy that it provides but also give them confidence in their abilities when it is time to overcome the various stresses and obstacles of life.

This is actually the main reason which motivated our desire to settle in Bromont and offer an incredible environment for our children to grow up in. This healthy environment not only promotes the joy of playing outside but also gives way to the discovery of a multitude of activities.