Ankle & Foot Pain
Ankle sprains and foot pain are common, and most people have or will experience some form of ankle or foot pain in their lifetime. The good thing is that most causes are not serious and will usually improve over time with modification to activities and exercises or treatment.
Although not serious, it can be extremely uncomfortable and limit our ability to get on with our day-today life. It can affect our work and stop us from being able to take part in the things we love doing.
That’s why here at Southampton Physio our focus is getting you doing the things you love as fast as possible, finding ways to work around the pain and discomfort while we find a resolution to the issue.
Common causes
Ankle sprain
Shin splints
Ankle instability
Stress fractures
Hallux rigidus
Osteoarthritis
Non-specific aches and pains
Plantar fasciitis (pain located in the heel of the foot)
Achilles tendinopathy
Anterior impingement
Anterior or posterior impingement syndrome
Tibialis anterior tendinopathy
The first thing is to figure out exactly what is going on. Too often people end up in our clinic after multiple misdiagnoses and months or even years of misguided treatment. We pride ourselves on our thorough initial assessments, and if we’re not sure exactly what is going on, we’ve got a list of colleagues across Southampton to refer to if necessary.
Once we know what the issue is, we’ll explain everything to you.
What’s going on.
How we can help resolve it.
How has this happened.
How you can prevent this from happening again.
Once you’re confident that you understand what’s going on, we’ll work together on a treatment plan.
Treatment
Treatment can vary and will depend on your specific circumstances and preferences. From the beginning we’ll give you a clear estimate of long it will take and how many sessions it will likely be.
Treatment for ankle pain might involve hands-on interventions such as massage and joint articulations, if deemed necessary and appropriate. Most treatments will involve stretching, strengthening and stability exercises to be carried out at home. Activity modification is often a key factor in ankle and foot rehabilitation, with treatment being focussed on gradually re-introducing the most aggravating activities slowly over time.
We’ll always make sure any exercises we recommend are tailored specifically to you and are easy to fit into your daily life. And if you’re looking to get back to sport, we’ll guide you with rehabilitation and staged return to play so that you can feel confident and perform at your best.
We’ll also investigate any lifestyle factors that might be contributing to pain and offer suggestions on how to modify them.
We might work with you on how to manage stress and its effects, how to manage long periods on your feet, or on how to improve your sleep… among others. We’ll look at anything that might be influencing your experience of pain and your ability to recover.
Book now
To get started, you can follow the link below to book online, or to book in a call with one of our therapists to find out some more information.
