Foot Mobilisation Therapy
As the saying goes, ‘Everything works best when it’s in the right place’.
The human foot is a highly developed and complex structure with 26 bones and 33 joints and with so many moving parts, it’s no surprise that sometimes things can go wrong!
There are a lot of things that can lead to a sub-optimal position and alignment of the bones in our feet. From long days spent on our feet at work, to forcing our feet into shoes that don’t adequately support them, to placing our feet under high forces during physical activity. Over time, these occurrences can add up and result in poor foot posture and dysfunctional movement patterns that result in a range of pains and conditions.
Treatment Plan
Foot Mobilisation Therapy
Most patients feel improvements in pain and mobility straight away.
£55 per treatment (60 mins)
What's included:
- Joint mobilisations
- Joint manipulations
- Prescribed exercises
Course of treatments (5 X 60mins)
For long-lasting results we recommend a series of foot mobilisation treatments, as the results are cumulative with each session building on your progress.
Foot Mobilisation Therapy (FMT) is a highly effective and specialised hands-on therapy.
It involves mobilising and manipulating every bone and joint within the foot and ankle, much in the same way a Chiropractor or Osteopath would work on your spine. FMT re-establishes correct foot function and works in 3 ways:
1
FMT releases connective tissue around hypomobile (stiff) joints.
2
FMT stimulates synovial fluid production which lubricates your joints.
3
FMT also helps to reset the joints neurophysiology – the joints pain management system.
Foot Mobilisation Therapy can help with a range of conditions including:
- Heel and arch pain, including plantar fasciitis
- Painful flat feet
- Ankle pain from sprains or instability
- Morton's Neuroma
- Bunions
- Cuboid syndrome
- Ongoing unresolved foot pain
- Painful high arches
- Sore or tight calves
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Balance problems
- Shin splints
- Knee pain
- Pregnancy foot pain
The Stepthotix approach
Every Foot Mobilisation Therapy appointment will include two key components:
1. Joint Manipulation
During your session, we will use our hands to gently guide your feet through their passive range of motion and then work on specific and precise mobilisations related to your restrictions and pain.
The goal is to help release the connective tissue tightness, which is something that we can feel as we work on your joints.
2. Prescribed Exercises
To support your FMT treatments we will prescribe specific exercises focused on strengthening, stretching and proprioception to ensure that changes made during your treatment are long lasting.