Podiatry services in Cambridge

Sports people normally come to our offices following an intense problem, like a pain on the inner side of their knee. Sometimes, these patients come to the clinic referred by their doctor,  physiotherapist ,or another healtcare professional as their rehabilitation following the injury (or possibly following a surgical procedure) is not going as planned and a more in depth examination and diagnosis is demanded.

What would you recommend?

I would normally suggest a biomechanical assessment. Once this is done, I could provide some footwear advice. I could also prescribe and design a pair of functional foot orthoses/ insoles.

What are the most common problems podiatrists see in sports people?

• • Medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints)
  • Patellar tendinosis
  • Inner knee pain
  • Achilles tendonitis
  • Illiotibial band syndrome
  • Lateral knee pain
  • Tendon issues (peroneal tendonitis , tibial posterior dysfunction)
  • Ligament problems
  • Limb length discrepancy (having one leg shorther than other)

What is a biomechanical assessment?

A biomechanical assessment investigates how the lower limbs (legs and feet) function in relation to the rest of the body when the patient walks or runs.

Who can benefit from a biomechanics analysis?

The majority of  biomechanist Podiatrists’ case-load tends to be sports people with more chronic long term problems of insidious origin. By carrying out a biomechanics examination, I try to recognize the underlying causes of your lower limb injury by identifying the injured anatomical structure and the pathological forces acting upon it, in order to reduce those forces.

If I don´t have any problem, should I book a biomechanical assessment?

Yes, of course you could, and should!

As a simile: before going walking, joining a gym, starting playing a new sport, you would normally go to the shop to get a pair of new walking shoes, trainers, a tracksuit, etc, wouldn´t you? So, why not getting an assessment to understand how your feet work in relation to the rest of your body? Moreover, it would also be a good way to prevent some potential mechanical issues in your body.

You will be investing in your health

What are the most common problems affecting walking?

• Heel pains (plantar fasciitis, calcaneal bursitis, tarsal tunnel syndrome, nerve entrapment, etc)
• Heel spur
• Ankle pains (ligament sprain, peroneal tendinosis,etc)
• Pains in the first metatarsophalangeal joint (hallux valgus, hallux limitus,…)
• Pain in the top of the foot (midfoot compression syndrome ,etc)
• Problems in the ball of the foot (predislocation syndrome, perineural fibrosis,…)

What are the most common conditions affecting children´s lower limb?

• Flat feet
• Cavus feet
• Calcaneal apophysitis
• Walking problems (tip toe, in toe,…)
• Osteochondrosis (Osgood Schlatter)
• Others

What are the foot orthoses? What are the foot orthotics designed for?

As Dr. Kevin Kirby defined, “the prescription foot orthoses is an in-shoe brace which is designed to correct for abnormal foot and lower extremity function (the lower extremity includes the foot, ankle, leg, knee, thigh and hip). In correcting abnormal foot and lower extremity function, custom foot orthoses reduces the strain on injured structures in the foot and lower extremity. Moreover, the foot orthoses allow the injured structures to become non-painful. In addition, prescription foot orthoses help to prevent future problems from occurring in the foot and lower extremity by reducing abnormal or pathological forces acting on the foot and lower extremity.

How are the foot orthoses normally known?

The public commonly know the foot orthoses as orthotics, shoe inserts, arch supports, insoles.

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