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Sports podiatry is the treatment of foot, ankle, leg and knee injuries by altering lower limb function using a variety of methods, including insoles, footwear and exercises.
A sports podiatrist will analyse the way an individuals foot strikes the ground and evaluate the chain of motion of the major joints in the leg from the ground up.
By analysing the way that you walk and run the sports podiatrist will evaluate whether or not there are any mechanical reasons that may be contributing to your injury. For more detailed information click on the what is sports podiatry ? link.
sport injuries of the lower limb
All major lower limb injuries are covered on sports podiatry .co.uk.
You will find information on anatomy, causes of the injury, symptoms, treatment, rehabilitation exercises, strengthening exercises, how to prevent injury and how to know when its safe to start your sport again.
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what is a podiatrist?
The term Podiatrist originates from the Greek, 'Podos - Iatros' - meaning Foot Physician
Sports podiatrists are specialists in diagnosis and treatment of foot and ankle problems, however, due to the foots unique interaction with the lower limb, podiatrists are often involved in the treatment of injuries affecting the lower back, hips, knees and shins.
Maintaining correct alignment within the lower limb is important to limit stress, and to maintain good posture. Any problems with the position of our feet during stance are exaggerated during walking and further increased during weight bearing athletic activity. Therefore even minor abnormalities in alignment may result in severe lower limb problems.
Meditech sports podiatry practices are situated in the northwest of England providing quality lower limb musculo skeletal assessments.
Our sports podiatry clinics are located in Manchester, The High Peak & Yorkshire; all within easy reach of the motorway networks.
They are run by Mr Paul G Johnson BSc Hons PodM a full time lower limb musculo skeletal clinical specialist in the NHS.
In private practice Paul works with various professional sports clubs in the northwest and has treated many professional athletes from the realms of cricket, football, athletics, golf and rugby. The links on the left are some of the clubs that Paul has treated players from.
Sports podiatry .co.uk is a portal designed to provide an athlete with the tools needed to quickly return to sport after a lower limb injury. We specialise in injuries to the knee , leg, ankle and foot.
All staff are registered with the health professionals council, the regulatory body that ensures clinicians allied to medicine are qualified and are eligible to work in the NHS
On sports podiatry .co.uk, free of charge we offer athletes the opportunity to email us with any questions they may have. Don't be shy and do not hesitate to contact us with your queries. All enquiries will be answered by one of our qualified clinical specialist podiatrists.
We will try to answer you mail within 48 hours, sooner if possible.