Biomechanics and Orthoses

This is the main difference between chiropodists and podiatrists. Biomechanical assessment will analyse your skeletal make up and look at the way you walk and/or run and identify any link between your function and injuries you may be prone to. Treatment will most likely consist of the introduction of orthoses to address these findings. In some cases the correction obtained from the introduction of the orthoses will not be enough to fully rectify your symptoms. It may be appropriate for us to recommend other treatments, these may include; stretching, exercises, change in footwear for activity or short periods to allow the orthoses to work, injections, x-rays or scans.  We may also recommend that you would benefit from other treatments offered by a specialist in their field, this could be; chiropractic, physiotherapy, soft tissue / sports massage and/or core stability training. We can also advice of more appropriate footwear and for sports footwear recommend you see the staff at Accelerate for advice.

For more in depth information regarding biomechanical assessments and orthoses follow the link to this section of the website.

Specialist shoe fitting and modification service.

We understand the frustration of not being able to find shoes that fit. If your foot is not a normal shoe shop shape then we may be able to help. We work with a company called Ken Hall who have a range of shoes that come in a huge range of volumes, widths, instep heights, lengths and toe room and can easily be modified or adjusted to add extra features. This is as close as you are able to get to a bespoke shoe at a fraction of the cost.

We shall assess your foot and shoe needs with you and then you’ll be able to choose the style of shoe you like. We then send away for the shoe (this takes about 4 weeks) and then see you for a fitting. The shoe will be sent back for finishing with any adjustments to be made. This takes about 2 weeks. We shall see you again for final fitting. If there is still a problem then the shoe can still be returned at this point but only small adjustments can be made.