Our feet and ankles help support our entire body and help support our body weight when we stand, walk, run and jump. Therefore foot and ankle pain can be particularly disabling and often limits daily tasks such as walking, and prevents participation in exercise, running and sports. Foot and ankle pain can come on gradually and worsen over time such as with osteoarthritis, or can be caused by an acute injury such as an ankle sprain or fracture.
The most common cause of foot and ankle pain that we see at Burton Physiotherapy, is pain caused by repetitive overuse, often with sport, running or walking, such as plantar fasciitis (heel pain), Achilles tendinopathy and other foot and ankle tendinopathies.
Dr Ian Burton is a world expert in managing these conditions and is the only physiotherapist in Scotland who has published extensively on plantar fasciitis Achilles tendinopathy, and as such is ranked in the top 0.5% of expert clinicians on the planet by expertscape.com.
If you wanted to work with a physiotherapist with a greater level of expertise in managing these conditions, you would have to visit Australia! This has allowed the development of expert evidence-based protocols for treating these conditions, using a range of methods, including shockwave therapy, specialist tendon loading exercises and training load modification. We have therefore had exceptional success in treating foot and ankle conditions, and often see patients who have failed to improve after attending other clinics in Aberdeen and throughout Scotland, that simply can not offer the world leading expertise that we can.
We have never had a patient with foot and ankle tendinopathy or heel pain who has not significantly improved with our protocols. We are so confident that our methods work and that we can help resolve your pain, that we will happily give you your money back if you fail to improve.
