Common Conditions & Problems
Understand What May Be Causing Your Pain
Foot, ankle and lower-limb pain can have different causes. Understanding which tissues may be involved, how they are being loaded and what factors may be contributing to your symptoms is an important part of recovery.
The Same Symptoms Can Have Different Causes
Pain in the same area does not always mean the same problem.Heel pain, ankle pain, forefoot pain and big toe pain can involve different tissues and may have different contributing factors. Understanding which structures may be involved is an important part of deciding how to manage the problem.
We consider the location and behaviour of your symptoms alongside clinical findings, movement, loading and tissue capacity to build a clearer picture of what may be contributing to your pain.
Explore Common Conditions & Problems
How Precision Gait Approaches These Problems
Assess
Understanding your symptoms, movement, loading and physical capacity.
Analyse
Bringing the findings together to understand which factors may be contributing to your symptoms.
Recover
Using those findings to create an individualised strategy, which may include rehabilitation, load modification, footwear or orthoses where appropriate.
The aim is not to correct every movement or pressure finding. It is to identify the factors most relevant to your problem and determine what needs to change to support recovery.
When Might an Assessment Help?
An assessment may be useful if:
- Your pain has persisted despite previous treatment.
- Your symptoms keep returning when you increase activity.
- You are unsure what is causing your symptoms.
- You want to understand what may be contributing to your problem.
- You want a clear plan for what to do next.