Podiatry

Your body is a complex piece of machinery and your feet are very important, with over a quarter of the bones in your body being in your feet and around 40 muscles moving them all, lots can go wrong!

Podiatry is a highly specialised area that deals with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of foot and lower extremity problems. Orthotics are best when they are custom made to fit your feet perfectly.  We treat many people from children to athletes in many disciplines such as running, cycling and skiing.

Our specialist podiatry team will focus primarily on the biomechanics of your feet and legs. Looking for problems with the interaction of your foot and leg with the ground beneath them as you walk and run.  enabling them to get to the cause of your specific foot, ankle, shin, knee, hip or even lower back problem.

At Perfect Balance Clinic we understand the importance of working as a team so our specialist podiatry team combine their knowledge with our osteopaths, physiotherapists, conditioning coaches, Pilates instructors, and the whole team to ensure you reach that perfect balance and perform at a your optimal and even better than before.

Podiatry is a way to cure a lower limb problem permanently, there is a lot to go wrong with your feet and our team will help prevent further injury by restoring your feet's optimal function taking you one step closer to perfect.

Our podiatry team will be able to provide you with:

• Biomechanical assessment - walking and running analysis
• Video gait analysis
• High Speed video slow motion analysis
• Quintic Video Analysis
• Force Plate Analysis
• Footwear advice and recommendations
• Sports and general chiropody
• Prescription Orthotics

Whilst many injuries are related to overuse from the repetitive strains of high velocity sports, just as many injuries are caused by activities of daily living and are equally treated with the same level of specificity as in high performance athletes.

Common complaints include:

• Hallux Abducto Valgus (bunions)
• Plantar fasciitis (arch/heel pain)
• Rheumatoid arthritis deformity
• Metatarsalgia (forefoot pain)
• Achilles tendinitis
• Shin splints
• Iliotibial band friction syndrome (runners knee)
• Lower back pain