Biomechanical Assessment

BIOMECHANICAL ASSESSMENT

Biomechanics Care for Adults

If you have pain or discomfort when you stand, walk or run, your podiatrist can advise you and help you recover from injuries that affect walking, such as ankle sprains, tendon ruptures or fractures.

Our podiatrists are trained to assess your movement from the hips to the toes, they can analyse your walk, interpreting your unique gait. The Podiatry Clinic also uses high-precision medical scanners like emed® and pedar®, which measure pressures acting on the foot, ankle, knee and hip.

Once the podiatrist has assessed your condition, they will design a plan to get you pain-free as quickly as possible. This may include a prescription of orthotics (insoles) and many involve stretching or strengthening exercises to help your recovery.

The pedcad custom orthotics are designed with your individual diagnosis and foot posture in mind. The orthotics are manufactured on site, with digital input from expert pedorthic designers in Germany.

Biomechanical conditions we treat in adults include:

History of Diabetic foot ulceration

Hammer toes, mallet toes and claw toes

Rigid or painful big toe joints e.g. functional or structural hallux limitus

Bunions of the big toe or fifth toe i.e. hallux abducto valgus; Tailor's bunion

Forefoot pain e.g. metatarsalgia; Moreton's neuroma; marching fractures; stress fractures

Heel pain e.g. plantar fasciitis; retrocalcaneal bursitis

Ankle pain e.g. nerve impingements; sprains; mid-portion Achilles tendinopthy

Calf pain e.g. Achilles tendinopathy; Achilles tendon rupture

Knee pain e.g. patello-femoral pain syndrome; patella tedinopathy; jumper's knee; movie-goer's knee; ilio-tibial band friction syndrome

Hip pain e.g. hip bursitis; gluteal tendinopathy; piriformis syndrome

Lower back pain

Biomechanics Care for Kids

Your podiatrist understand the special biomechanical needs of kids and will work with you and your child to find a solution: reducing pain, increasing function and preventing further injury.

As a parent, your podiatrist strive to give you peace of mind, knowing that your child's health is protected and your concerns are heard. e Every effort will be made to help the kids feel safe and comfortable during their examination. Where age-appropriate, your child will be engaged in their recovery plan: giving them the tools to understand their condition and protect their own health.

Biomechanical conditions we treat in kids include:

Flat feet (pes planus, over-pronation)

High-arched feet (pes cavus, over-supination)

In-toeing ("pigeon-toed") or out-toeing ("duck-feet")

Tripping, falling and instability

Pain during or after exercise or training activities

Overlying and underlying toes

Forefoot pain e.g. Freiberg's disease

Midfoot pain e.g. Kohler's disease

Heel pain e.g. Sever's disease

Club foot i.e. talipes equino varus or TEV

Knee pain e.g. Osgod-Schlatter's disease

Knock knees i.e. genu valgum

Growing pains

Painful or painless limping

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