Foot & Ankle Pain
Are You Experiencing Discomfort in Your Ankle or Foot That Is Hindering Your Ability to Walk, Run, Jump, Descend Stairs, or Perform Your Daily Job or Household Tasks?
Is This Applicable to You?
- Did you anticipate the discomfort to subside within days or weeks, but it persisted?
- Have you attempted to alleviate the discomfort using heating pads, ice, or home TENS machines, but they proved ineffective?
- Have you undergone a few massages but found that the discomfort resurfaced within a few days?
- Did you visit a doctor who administered an injection, prescribed medication, or took photos but the relief was only temporary?
- Have you previously attempted physical therapy, but it did not improve your condition?
- Have you resolved to avoid activities that cause discomfort to manage your condition?
Our Goal Is to Help You Discover Permanent Solutions to Your Problem.
We provide treatment for typical ankle/foot ailments, including:
- Arthritis
- Ankle Sprain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy
- Achilles Tendinopathy
- Midfoot Pain
- Morton’s Neuroma
The Primary Reasons Behind This Issue Are:
Impaired Mechanics: Limited range of motion due to joint stiffness or decreased muscle flexibility. Weakness and muscle imbalance also contribute to reduced joint stability.
Injuries: Tissue damage resulting from sudden impact or stress.
Chronic compensations: Avoidance of exercise in certain muscle groups due to a previous injury or fear of future harm. Overuse of other tissues can result in chronic compensations.
Max Performance Therapy Approach
- Help patients gain knowledge and understanding of their condition to break the cycle of pain. Utilize manual treatment techniques and promote tissue mobility.
- Enhance the mechanics of the joints, muscles, and nerves in the affected area during daily activities and sports-specific exercises.
- Gradually increase tissue loading to boost strength, power, and endurance and prevent the risk of re-injury.
- Investigate if the foot pain could be a symptom of a problem in another region of the body by examining the "upstream" areas.
Therapies or Remedies for the Ankles and Feet
- Alleviate tissue inflammation using bracing, taping, and massage techniques.
- Enhance tissue flexibility with instrument-assisted mobilization, cupping, dry needling, and stretching exercises.
- Promote stable ankle movements by improving core, hip, and knee stability.
- Strengthen the calf and intrinsic foot muscles.
- Regain full joint mobility and optimize joint health.
- Enhance balance and one-legged coordination.
- Advance to plyometric and functional exercises such as jumping, running, cutting, squatting, and climbing.
- Improve cardiovascular endurance through appropriate conditioning.
- Receive recommendations for suitable footwear.
Important Concepts to Understand
Tissues possess a natural ability to recover. Nonetheless, the body may become stuck in the inflammatory phase of tissue repair, requiring intervention to transition to the healing phase.
Pain may not always correspond to imaging findings, which may indicate tissue injury without any symptoms or reveal no injury despite the pain. Nerve tissue oversensitivity can also cause pain in the absence of imaging abnormalities.
Muscle soreness following exercise is common and not necessarily a cause for alarm. Micro-damage caused by overloading is essential for muscle growth and strengthening. Evaluating soreness can aid in determining when to increase or decrease training intensity.
With appropriate guidance, correct mechanics, and progressive tissue loading, it is usually possible to resume desired activities.