MH Sports Podiatry specialises in gait analysis & foot, ankle & lower leg injury management & prevention. Our consultations aim to remove the guess work, providing accurate, relaibale & objective data. Our expert clinician aims to establish the extent of the injury or problem, establish the root cause of injury & provide a tailored management plan specific to your needs & requirements.
We have worked with professional & semi-professional sports teams & individuals including those in league & non-league football & athletes performing at national & international level. We also work with those who exercise for general health & fitness & non-sporting individuals, regardless of age, who are experiencing persistent foot, ankle or lower leg pain/discomfort, which is not resolving through rest, self-management or other healthcare interventions.
At MH Sports Podiatry we focus on how movement & load influence injury & recovery & determine biomechanical mechanisms that may be contributing or have contributed to injury. We also provide injury prevention & performance screening, establishing individual baselines through use of VALD technology. This provides accurate & detailed feedback for individuals, coaches & other healthcare professionals with regards to conditioning levels & readiness to start training or return to sport or activity following an injury or period of inactivity.
Our data informed approach assists with tailored injury management & prevention based around the specific injury, its mechanism & an individuals needs & requirments. Our aim is to help accelerate injury recovery & reduce injury risk. We aim to ensure your foot & lower limb health remains a strong foundation & you return to your sport or activity with greater confidence & less risk of further injury.
Foot & Ankle
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Ankle pain (inc. sprains & instability)
- Children's foot & ankle issues
- Midfoot pain (inc. Flat feet & arch pain)
- Forefoot pain (inc. Morton's neuroma & 1st MTP Joint issues)
- Plantar heel pain (inc. plantar fasciitis)
- Peroneal tendinopathy
- Posterior tibial tendon disorders
Lower Leg & Knee
- Calf pain & recurring strains
- Iliotibial band issues
- Knee pain (inc. patellofemoral pain)
- Shin pain (inc. medial tibial stress syndrome)
Hip & Pelvis
- Hamstring tendinopathy
- Gluteal & groin pain
- Hip bursitis
Sport & MSK Podiatry
Following an in-depth discussion around your injury history, activity levels & footwear use, a detailed musculoskeletal assessment of the lower limb is carried out.
Depending on the injury & individual requirements we can utilize VALD technology to provide accurate & objective data with regards to establishing individual baselines. The clinic can fully assess & provide sport & injury specific testing protocols including
- Lower limb strength & flexibility testing
- Ankle stability & balance assessment
- Function & movement assessment
Footscan Gait Analysis
Real-time dynamic pressure & force data for accurate & objective analysis of an individuals gait at foot level. Used to understand foot mechanics & its interaction with the ground, footscan analysis can identify areas of high force or prolonged pressure, asymmetries or abnormal gait patterns that may be a risk or contributing factor to foot, ankle or lower limb injury.
Injury Management & Prevention
Our data informed approach includes advice around self management including training & load management strategies. If required we can also provide
- Prescrption of 3D printed custom foot orthoses
- Tailored advice & recommendations on footwear
- Tailored exercise rehabilitation
Run 3D Gait Analysis
A stand alone service or combined with our sport & msk podiatry consultation, Run 3D gait analysis provide professional, data informed analysis, not offered by any specialist run store or majority of sports injury clinics. This is the 'Gold Standard' of gait analysis, capturing accurate & objective data of every aspect of your running gait, helping you move better, reduce your injury risk & imporve your running performance.
3D Gait Analysis
3 high speed vicon cameras, 39 reflective markers & 1 high speed video camera track your lower limb running biomechanics at the pelvis, hip, knee & ankle in real time. Running data is captured over multiple 30 second periods & depending on your specific requirements, this can be performed in different running shoes & at different speeds.
Analysis highlights in detail any abnormal gait patterns, injury risk factors, imbalances & asymmetries, helping identify any gait related mechanisms to injury along with assessing your running technique for improved performance.
3D gait analysis can also provide a detailed understanding of running shoes & how they influence & impact your running gait, injury & performance. We can evaluate in detail, providing a non-biased data informed approach to advice & recommendations tailored to you & your running.
Review & Report
Following 3D gait analysis a detailed summary report is provided, which includes tailored recommendations & advice based on results. This includes strength & conditioning exercises, gait re-education & running shoe advice.
