Flat Feet
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| Flat feet in adults can result in excessive forces been placed on the heels, the ankle, the shins, knees, hips and lower back. It can effect your posture and cause a sway back, hunched shoulders and general fatigue as the muscles in you legs compensate for the poor posture in your feet. |
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Foot Pain
Excessive pronation or supination (when the feel roll inwards or outwards) causes excessive strain on the muscles, ligaments, joints and sometimes bones in your feet. A free assessment could put your mind at ease.
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Bunions
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As seen in the picture below bunions can get excessively worse over time. While some components of bunions can be herediary, one is not born with bunions and preventing this condition from getting worse means you might be able to avoid surgery. If you are concerned about your bunions take advantage of our free assessment. |
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Heel Spurs
Heel spurs are often more painful first thing in the morning or after a period of rest. The muscle on the bottom of the foot is under excessive strain, to the point where the muscle is tearing away from the bone, and a bony spur is growing to keep itself attached. Treating this as early as possible is the best way to overcome this condition.
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Metatarsalgia (Pain in the ball of the foot), Morton's Neuroma and Plantar Plate tears
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These conditions all cause pain in the ball of the foot and all require some form of support and sometimes padding on the ball of the foot. While each condition is uniquely different, they are sometimes present with similar symptoms. It is best to have this assessed and treated correctly. In sever cases, it left untreated surgery may be required. |
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Plantar Fasciitis
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When the foot pronates or collapses the foot elongates and places additional forces on the plantarfascia, or the muscle on the bottom of the foot. If left untreated this can lead to a heel spur. Best treated in the early stages of this condition. |
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Achillies Tendonitis
Excessive strain placed on the calf muscle and achillies can cause achillies tendonitis. Poorly functioning feet and tight calf muscles are often the cause. Early treatment is best to overcome this condition. |
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Shin Splints
Shin splints can be cause from a number of different conditions and it is best to have yourself assessed to determine the cause. You may require exercises for your shins , or support for your feet if they are not functioning in the correct manor.
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Knee Pain
There are many cause of knee pain, in chronic cases however is can often be your feet. If you have had no trauma to your knee and you are experiencing pain then an assessment at one of our clinics would be very beneficial. You may simply require some exercises and you may require some additional treatment. |
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Hip Pain
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Chronic hip pain can be caused from bad foot and leg biomechanics and it worth eliminating poor foot posture, a short leg or bad footwear as the possible cause of your pain. |
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Back Pain
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Chronic Lower back pain can be caused from poor foot posture. When the foot pronates or collapse it causes the shins to rotate inwards, which causes the hips to rotate inwards, which causes the pelvis to rotate forwards and this results in a forward centre of gravity. As a result people arch their lower back and put a lot of pressure on their lumbar spine. This has en effect all the way up to your neck, and correcting foot posture, the foundations of your body, can relieve or even cure back pain. |
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Leg Length Difference
A leg length difference can be structure (short bone), or it can be functional (abnormal muscular forces or pelvic positioning). Treating a short leg needs to be done correctly. Soft tissue treatments are generally not the answer if your leg is structurally short. |
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