Ankle and Foot

Ankle and Foot

Ankle and Foot Injuries & Pain

“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.”
Chris Neville, PT, PhD

Your feet and your ankles are complex mechanical structures that must work together to function at their optimal levels. You have 26 bones and more than 100 ligaments, muscles, and tendons in your feet, foot, and ankle which can cause pain as a result of many different factors. Ankle sprains are perhaps most common, along with Achilles tendinopathy and plantar fasciitis. The ankle joint replacement surgery has less optimistic outcomes than hip or knee surgeries. Our goal is to treat the cause and get you back on your feet.

“About 1/3 of the 30 million youth that plays sports in the US will sustain an ankle sprain”

Signs & Symptoms

  • Popping, clicking, or cracking sensation
  • Swelling, redness, or extreme tenderness
  • General joint pain
  • Pain that is worse before or after activity
  • Stiffness
  • Bony growths on areas of the toes or heel bone
  • Burning, numbness, or lack of feeling in your feet
  • Tingling in the foot

Conditions

  • Achilles Tendinitis
  • Ankle Fracture
  • Ankle Sprain
  • Bunions
  • Bursitis
  • Fractures
  • Gout
  • Heel Spurs
  • Metatarsalgia
  • Morton’s Neuroma
  • Muscle Strain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Plantar Fasciitis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

Treatments

  • Biomechanical evaluation.
  • Patient education.
  • A customized treatment plan.
  • Gait and motion analysis.
  • Manual therapy to relax the muscles.
  • Joint mobilization techniques to decrease stiffness.
  • Pain relieving modalities such as dry needling
  • Stretching for tight muscles.
  • Walking retraining.
  • Balance exercises.
  • Shoe inserts (orthotic recommendations).
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