Pain isn't normal
Sometimes pain comes at the worst times: walking, kneeling, golfing, running, or just out with the kids. Is it stopping you doing what you
want to do?
Maybe it isn't you who is in pain. Is it your spouse? 1 of the kids?
We can assess how you walk, run and move and find out what is causing the pain. Pain isn't normal. Don't let it become that way! Our
highly specialised podiatrists and world leading equipment will breakdown your gait into finite detail, analysing loading pressures
and angles while you walk or run.
Book a Pain and Injury Assessment
and we can get you moving and back doing what you, or your family, love.
What is Gait?
Gait is the technical term for walking (or running). Everybody is different and as such your muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones
interact in subtly different ways. One person may have more dominant muscles down the fronts of their legs and another down the back. One
person may have a highly arched foot another more flat. However this is normal for you, but pain is not! If you are in pain when walking
or running, that is your body letting you know that something isn't quite right. Other changes that may occur are dragging of feet,
imbalance and poor coordination or soft tissue (muscle, ligament or tendon) damage.
All is not lost
Gait changes can occur normally with age and more often than not as a result of some muscle weakness or overuse injury. We have a number of
tools in our tool kit that can assist in rectifying these changes from muscle strengthening or stretching exercises to orthotics. We will
analyse the way you walk using our in-shoe pressure analysis system, which will highlight how the pressure of your foot hitting the ground
changes through the different phases of your normal walking cycle. We will also look at the rest of your body while in motion to direct us
to possible causes of your discomfort.
Heel Pain
Plantar Fasciitis, pain walking, sore first thing in the morning?
You don't want to hobble in pain, be sore walking or have to stop an activity you love. Did you know there are over 40 causes of heel pain?
Do you know which of them is causing your pain?
Podiatrists are highly skilled in conditions of the foot and, in clinic, we find the true cause of your pain and a treatment plan right
for you to keep you active and attempt to prevent recurrence.
Hips and Knees
In the words of the skeleton dance;
'The foot bone's connected to the leg bone. The leg bone's connected to the knee bone. The knee bone's
connected to the thigh bone. The thigh bone's connected to the hip bone. and the hip bone's connected to the backbone.'
What the song doesn't tell you is that your hips and knees are integral to your stability and your normal walking. Ligament damage, muscle
weakness and tendon issues help to maintain this stability and when damage is done, the stability and loading pattern of your feet can be
affected. Our podiatrists are specialists in lower limb anatomy and can ascertain where the issue is arising, in order to create an
effective training plan to build support and offload painful joints.
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Related Treatments
Acupuncture
Acupuncture has been shown to effectively reduce muscle tightness and pain.
Hoka Footwear
Hoka footwear are sold in the clinic. We recommend them for a variety of complaints in helping the rehabilitation process following
injury.
Sidas Custom Orthotics
Orthotics are a great way of alleviating stress on your feet and body by restricting certain motions.
Laser Therapy
MLS Class 4 laser therapy can be used to reduce pain and inflammation in musculoskeletal disorders and injuries and joint pain.
Patients will often see an improvement in the treatment area from the first session. In conditions where muscle spasms and contracture is
present, patients will feel the pain relief instantly.
Shockwave
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is a noninvasive treatment that involves targeted shock waves to injured soft tissue to reduce
pain and promote healing
in the affected area.
Ultrasound
We can use our ultrasound machine to aid our clinical diagnosis and use guided injections to the site of pain.
