Foot Pain ? Heel, Arch, Ankle or Forefoot pain?
Fed up starting the morning in pain?
Struggling to walk/run a significant distance?
Is the pain stopping you from enjoying your favourite activities?
You don't need to suffer.
If you have had heel pain for more than 3 months then it is classed as a chronic condition, and you will most likely have a thickening to the fibrous tissues within your ligament/tendons. Which means stretching alone rarely works, you will most likely need a professional treatment to help your body heel.
Plantar Fasciitis is a painful heel condition, there are a number of other conditions that can cause heel pain and correct diagnosis is needed before a treatment plan can be decided.
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Here I use a combination of shockwave therapy (ESWT) with low level laser (LLLT) and orthotics if needed.
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Conditions treated range from Plantar Fasciitis to Achilles Tendinopathy, posterior tendon disorder and other lower leg/foot tendon/ligament injuries.
My diary can get a little busy at times, if you are in pain and cannot find an appointment soon enough, email me or call and I will do my best to fit you in sooner.
Stretching exercise videos showing some of the stretches to help alleviate your heel pain. when doing the calf stretch exercise, it is important to not push the stretch too hard. Find the 'stretch point', this is the position where you can feel the stretch, but it is nice and comfortable. Hold this position, the stretch feeling should disapear within around 30 to 40 seconds. You should feel the stretch tension release, now go a little further with the stretch, find a new 'stretch point'. Again hold for 30 to 40 seconds, wait for the release (it should feel like you are no longer stretching). If you can still feel the stretch after 40 seconds, ease off. Repeat these stretches 3 times each session. Do a session every morning, evening and if you have time around lunchtime too.
What is Shockwave Therapy?
A probe is pressed on to the affected area and the shockwaves are delivered through the skin. The impulses are delivered through the skin as a shockwave that spreads inside the injured tissue as an aspherical ‘radial' wave. These radial shockwaves initiate an inflammation-like response in the injured tissue that is being treated, and prompts the body to respond naturally by increasing blood circulation, the number of blood vessels and therefore metabolism in the injured tissue.
The shockwaves are felt as pulses which are a little uncomfortable but not painful. Typically your first treatment will start with a low level of intensity. The procedure does not require any type of sedation or anaesthetic.
Shock-wave therapy treatments are usually performed at weekly intervals and most people require 3 to 6 treatment sessions.
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​What is Laser Therapy?
Low Level Laser therapy is also known as PhotoBioModulation (PBM).
The therapeutic effects of PBM treatment were discovered by Endre Mester, a professor of surgery, who observed improved healing in tissue adjacent to his laser surgery but where only a low laser dose was received. His subsequent work provided the initial volume of evidence for the efficacy of laser in healing.
Here I use the Omega XP Laser system for further details follow this link Omega laser website
