Foot, Ankle & Achilles pain

What is it?

Ankle pain can be common and the cause can be wide and varying. Ankle pain can stem from the heel or further up the leg as well as the ankle area. It can also be accompanied by redness or swelling alongside either a sharp sudden pain, or a dull aching pain. This is why our experts are on hand to fully assess your condition.
Foot pain can occur along any area of the foot, ranging from the toes, to the middle of the foot and also the heels. You may feel pain in the arch of your foot and discomfort can range from a sudden sharp pain to a dull aching pain. Plantar Fasciitis is a condition we deal with regularly and effectively and can be both assessed and treated by our in house experts. This presents as often a sharp pain when you put weight on your heel.
Achilles conditions can present as pain or swelling at the back of the ankle of heel. The pain may be minor but continuous or it could be sudden and sharp. It may be worse first thing in the morning.

How can we help?

Physiotherapy is an effective way to identify what is causing your discomfort from any of the above and also to set you on the path to recovery and prevention or re occurrence.

Before they begin to treat you, a Physiotherapist will pin down what exactly is causing you the discomfort via a Physio Assessment.
If you pain is foot pain we also offer a specialist service with cutting edge FOOTSCAN TECNOLOGY
If you are experiencing Achilles pain, Shockwave Therapy can be incredibly beneficial and transformative.
If your pain is foot pain, we offer specialist Footscan services to review symmetry, biomechanics, and imbalances when standing or mobilising. Gathering an enhanced understanding of weight distribution, pressure mapping and foot/ankle biomechanics through this specialist service has improved quality of life for many of our patients suffering from long term foot and ankle pain’.
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What does a Physio Assessment Involve?

A Physio Assessment is a session with one of our highly trained and skilled Physiotherapists. The session will consist of a full and detailed delve into your history, including medical, lifestyle and details of the issue you are currently experiencing. The Physiotherapist will often perform some physical tests, such as range of movement tests and analyse your movement patterns, mobility and restrictions amongst other things. A plan for your recovery will then be put in place. Physio treatment will then follow.

Treatment can consist of many different treatments, including manual Physiotherapy treatment, Sports Massage, Acupuncture, along with other cutting edge technology and equipment we have within clinics. Finally you are provided your very own personalised video rehabilitation program via our online app.

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Do I need a Physio Assessment OR a Sports Massage?

We get asked this A LOT! Sports Massage Therapy and Physiotherapy Treatment both have a valued place in helping muscle tightness and imbalances. Lets explain all the differences and benefits to prevent you wasting money on a service that isn’t right for you!
A sports massage is a hands on treatment and a form of massage therapy, involving the manipulation of soft tissue in order to relieve tension in muscles and connective tissue.
All our sports massages are performed by highly qualified Chartered Physiotherapists, rather than Massage Therapists, meaning you get a much more in depth service. Prior to a massage, our Therapists conduct an initial screening to make sure that sports massage is the best option for you. They will screen for any red flag symptoms and rule out any contraindications. They will also ask about the reasons you have chosen a sports massage and what you’d like to get out of the session. Sports massage can be used to prevent soft tissue injury, reduce pain and swelling, enhance recovery, improve circulation, movement and performance.

Pre-event Sports Massage

If you have a sporting event such as a rugby match, 10km run, marathon training sessions or a triathlon coming up then sports massages can help to prepare your body by ensuring that your muscles and soft tissues are supple and ready for activity.

Post-event Sports Massage

Sports massage can help to accelerate recovery following activity enabling you to get back to training.

Maintenance Sports Massage

Some people will use sports massage to keep them fresh during training for large events but also when managing a long-term issue that has already been assessed and diagnosed. It can also help when you are working on posture improvements.

So at what point do I require more than a massage?

Some people think a Sports Massage is the answer to their problem, when the problem may be deeper rooted, or stemming from a totally different location on their body. If you have neurological symptoms (like pins and needles or numbness) or we suspect that there may be an underlying cause for your aches and pains then we’d often recommend a deeper investigation with a physiotherapy assessment.
Our bodies are cleverly made up of so many different parts which are designed to work perfectly and efficiently in sync with each other. If a cog in our wheel becomes imbalanced, weak, tight, injured or dysfunctional, we run into issues, and here’s the interesting part – you may experience pain in completely different parts of your body! Weird right? Some common examples of this are, back issues stemming from a weakness and imbalance in the hip or even feet!
Most of us are also sitting more and moving less, which can lead to muscle imbalances and weaknesses that have a knock-on effect to the way you move. When left untreated these imbalances can eventually result in pain and dysfunction. With non-traumatic injuries, pain is often the last thing to be felt and there’s usually stiffness or weakness well before pain comes on. In professional sport players are screened regularly to identify these imbalances so Physio’s can intervene before pain.

So, when you’re faced with the decision of whether you need a sports massage or physio assessment remember….

  • Sports Massage = recovery, loosening of soft tissue and/or maintenance for tight areas.
  • Physio Assessment = investigate pain, after an injury, neurological symptoms, posture correction, injury prevention, recurrent injuries or having regular sports massages but the issue is not resolving.
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Want to hear what our patients who have received treatment for ankle, foot and achilles say?

Had many sessions with Stephen after Achilles Rupture surgery and can highly recommend. I am now back to full fitness with no issues and couldn't have done it without him.
Paul
My Physio was very welcoming, knowledgeable...and offered some excellent treatment/advice/exercises to aid in my recovery from an achilles tendon injury.
Phil
Coming in I was sceptical that I wouldn't receive the information and help that I needed about my achilles tendon injury but hats off to Craig he exceeded my expectations in all ways, can't fault him, very knowledgeable made me feel at ease and mostly made me want to come back for more physio
Paul
Fantastic Service from the Physio Lounge and one of the Physios designed an exercise program for me which really helped and I am now back on feet running regular again. Earlier this year the back of my right foot seemed to feel very tender. I just put this down to over use as I run regular. However I decided to get the area checked out at the hospital (Reason for going to the hospital was my ankle felt very tender and weak) and they recommended that I phone up about physio. I got an email about Physio Lounge and haven't looked back since. I now highly recommend it to my friends and family. Thank you so much
Karen
I developed pain in my foot that was stopping me walking any distance. A friend recommended I see Craig at the Physio Lounge where I had a foot scan and gait analysis. His recommendations were excellent and I've done the exercises he suggested and changed my footwear in the way he suggested. The improvement has been great. I can now walk for hours and get on with doing some exercise and losing weight. Highly recommend
Lindy
Very welcoming, knowledgeable and offered some excellent treatment/advice/exercises to aid in my recovery from an achilles tendon injury.
Steve
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