Exercise Therapy is a fundamental part of managing Foot, Ankle & Lower Limb pain. Whether it is strength or mobility work, the main aim of Exercise Therapy is to increase the capacity of your painful tissues and those around them – allowing them to handle load more effectively without becoming painful.
Most of our patients will be prescribed some form of exercise in their treatment plan. Our Team will guide you through the exercise aims and how to perform them in clinic, and also use videos and instructional documents to help you stay on track with your exercise prescription.
Stretching & Mobility
Stretching can be a vital part of your treatment program. This may be to increase the range of movement around a joint or to alleviate painful symptoms associated with certain injuries.
Strength
Strength work is often vital to Lower Limb rehabilitation. Our Podiatrists will test your strength in an in-depth Biomechanical Assessment. We will then custom design and prescribe a strength program for you. This is to increase the capacity of certain tissues and allow tendons and muscles to become stronger and more resilient. We often say in clinic ‘You can’t go wrong getting strong’. Essentially, if your tissues are strong and supple they will be able to handle more load before becoming painful and you will be a little less likely to develop injuries in the future.
Movement is Medicine
The Northernhay Clinic Team use Exercise Therapy in the management of a huge range of health conditions. The benefits of movement and exercise are endless. ‘Resting’ injuries is a little outdated. Sometimes rest may be needed and can be an important part of recovery, but we like to advise modification of activities instead of pure rest to keep you moving and reaping the benefits of exercise.
I was in so much pain when I went to see the clinic just after Christmas with plantar fasciitis. I had an insole made and in the five weeks in using it with doing a few exercises my feet are so much better in fact i would say 75%. I was in awful pain all the time. I would definitely recommend them I feel so much better now and what a difference it has made to my every day life. Thank you so much
So happy with my new insoles that Jack prescribed after just one consultation for my various knee/hip/ankle aches that have now all miraculously disappeared! The insoles fit easily into all my footwear and I never go without them as they improve the comfort of trainers, walking boots, wellingtons, slippers and even work well in my Dr. Martens open sandals. No longer feel that physical decline has to be part of getting old! Thank you Jack.
I highly recommend Northernhay Clinic. I had orthotics made that cured long term foot pain. Although the orthotics were a significant investment, I feel that it was money well spent to be rid of pain. Jack is friendly and professionally competent; there is a relaxed atmosphere in the clinic.
6 years ago I had feet problems that affected my day to day causing me extreme pain when running walking and even just standing. Until I was recommended to come here where I meet the team and Jack having similar problems to me being very understanding managed to not only fix my problem but has now allowed me to be able to run half and full marathons. I cannot thank and recommend northernhay clinc enough for all they’ve done. Great team extremely professional and will always go back
