About Foot Pain
Foot and ankle pain is often as a result of overuse or incorrect use of the foot and ankle.
Symptoms can manifest themselves in the foot as corns and calluses and/or bone, ligament or tendon problems. The feet are the 'wheels of the spine' and incorrect foot function can cause a host of problems in the limb, knee, pelvis and back as well as poor general posture and fatigue in gait.
Many foot pains can be deal with either by simple chiropody treatments or with biomechanical examination and orthotics.
Podiatry and Foot Pain
Common foot pains that we treat here at Northernhay Clinic include
Heel pain (plantar fasciitis) - This is characterised generally by pain in one or both heels on rising in the morning - A combination of orthotics and shockwavetherapy can bring this difficult condition often to a swift end.
Bunion Pain - Pain due to poor mechanics in the forefoot and/or footwear pressure
Arch Pain - Can be due to tendon, ligament or fascial problems
Metatarsalgia - Pain in the forefoot- this is a generalised term for a host of bone and soft tissue conditions.
Stress fractures - Pressure builds on areas of bone, often as a result of poor foot mechanics.
Morton's Neuroma - Inflamed interdigital nerves as a result of poor foot mechanics and incorrect toe off.
Flat Foot - leading to various aches and pains both in the foot and limb (bone, Ligament, Joint, Tendon etc).
High Arched Foot - leading to various aches and pains
These are a few of the more common conditions diagnosed and treated here at the clinic.