Ankle and Foot Pain Management at Ulverston Physio

Ankle and Foot Pain Management at Ulverston Physio

The ankle and foot are often prone to injury for various reasons, including sports-related activities such as running or jumping, trauma, loss of balance, and issues like pain, reduced movement, strength, balance, stability, or proprioception. Conditions affecting the foot or ankle may result from direct contact injuries, repetitive overuse, or poor foot posture, such as flat foot arches.

At Ulverston Physiotherapy, your Chartered Physiotherapist Les Potter will conduct a comprehensive assessment and provide targeted treatment for ankle and foot injuries as part of a personalized personalised rehabilitation program designed to help you achieve your specific goals.

Les Potter combines a variety of treatments to address what can often be painful and debilitating injuries. These treatments may include massage therapy work, stretching of muscles, mobilisation of joints, manual manipulations, and a robust functional rehabilitation program aimed at improving movement, strength, balance, and proprioception to help facilitate a return to your daily activities or sports. A rehabilitation program is tailored to meet your individual needs, ensuring the best possible recovery.

In many individual cases, ankle and foot pain can be alleviated follow a Physio treatment programme, having completed an initial assessment at our Ulverston Physiotherapy clinic. There may well be situations in which wrist pain is not completely resolved. And you may need to speak to your GP for further discussions. Your Ulverston Physiotherapist will discuss this with you so that you are fully involved as part of your care pathway.

Some of the common ankle and foot injuries seen at Ulverston Physiotherapy include:

• Achilles pain
• Ligament sprains
• Plantar fasciatus
• Post fracture rehabilitation