FAQ’s Physiotherapy & Treatments

What types of treatments do you offer?
We take a comprehensive approach to treatment, combining:

• Hands-on therapy – Manual therapy, soft tissue release, joint mobilisation
• Exercise-based rehabilitation – Strengthening, mobility training, and injury prevention
• Advanced technologies – Shockwave therapy, high-powered laser therapy, hydrotherapy

Our philosophy is simple: the right combination of expert hands-on care, advanced technology, and tailored exercise plans leads to the best results.

• Conventional physiotherapy: Focuses on manual therapy, strengthening exercises, and movement correction.
• Shockwave therapy: Uses acoustic waves to break down scar tissue, accelerate healing, and relieve chronic pain.
  
• High-powered laser therapy: Uses light energy to reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and speed up tissue recovery.

Many patients combine these treatments for faster and more effective results.

Yes! All our treatments are clinically proven, safe, and performed by highly trained professionals. Some may cause mild discomfort, but we’ll always adjust the intensity for your comfort.

Most treatments are pain-free, but techniques like deep tissue massage or shockwave therapy can cause temporary discomfort. Any soreness is usually mild and fades quickly.

This depends on your condition. Some patients feel relief within a few sessions, while others may need several weeks for full recovery. We continuously monitor your progress and adjust treatment accordingly.

We often refer patients to MH Sports Podiatry who specialise in the advanced assessment, diagnosis, and management of lower limb injuries and biomechanical issues, particularly for runners and active individuals. MH Sports & Podiatry is built on a foundation of cutting-edge biomechanics and the latest evidence-informed strategies, ensuring every patient receives a personalised pathway back to optimal function and performance. Like PhysioElite, MH Sports Podiatry use the most up to date techniques and are highly innovative in offering the most thorough podiatry package.

Your Patient Journey with MH Sports Podiatry:

Your journey begins with a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of your unique situation. This typically involves:

1. Detailed History & Clinical Assessment: We start with a thorough discussion about your symptoms, activity levels, training history, and relevant medical background. This is followed by a hands-on clinical assessment of your lower limbs, evaluating joint range of motion, muscle strength, flexibility, and palpating key structures for pain and tenderness.

2. Foot scan Analysis: Utilising an advanced pressure plate system, Foot scan analysis provides crucial static and dynamic insights into your foot’s interaction with the ground. This helps identify areas of high pressure, observe pronation/supination patterns, and understand force distribution during standing and walking, offering a foundational view of your foot mechanics.

3. State-of-the-Art 3D Gait Analysis (Optional): This is a cornerstone of my approach. Utilising 39 reflective markers, three high-speed infrared motion capture cameras, and synchronized high-speed video, I precisely track your running mechanics in real-time. This provides professional, data-driven insights into your foot strike, joint angles at the pelvis, hip, knee, and ankle, identification of asymmetries or compensations, and analysis of cadence, stride length, and dynamic stability across all three planes of motion. This goes far beyond traditional 2D video, capturing the nuances of your movement in exceptional detail.

4. Integrated VALD Force Plate Testing & Injury Risk Profiling: To complement the 3D gait analysis, I incorporate VALD Force Plate testing. This allows for a deeper understanding of tissue loading and helps to build a precise injury risk profile. We can assess metrics like Peak Vertical Loading Rate (PVLR), providing critical data on how forces impact your bones and soft tissues, indicating potential risk for stress fractures or other load-related injuries. We also assess calf muscle strength and endurance using VALD Isometrics, measuring Maximum Voluntary Contraction (MVC) to ensure your key propulsive muscles are resilient enough for your activity demands, especially when considering specific footwear.

5. Footwear and Orthotic Integration Analysis: For runners, an evidence-informed approach to footwear is crucial. This integrated analysis is particularly

valuable if you’re exploring new shoe types—whether highly cushioned vs. stability models, carbon-plated racing shoes, minimalist footwear, or assessing the optimal integration of custom foot orthoses. We analyse how your current or prospective footwear interacts with your unique biomechanics.

What Your Management Plan Looks Like:

Following your comprehensive assessment, you will receive a clear and actionable management plan, tailored specifically to your needs and goals:

· Detailed Report & Easy-to-Follow Visuals: We’ll discuss your results in detail, using easy-to-understand visuals from your gait analysis and Foot scan to highlight key findings, potential risk factors for injury, or limitations to performance.

· Targeted Exercise Prescription: Your plan will include specific exercises designed to address identified weaknesses, imbalances, or mobility deficits. This might involve strengthening protocols for specific muscle groups (e.g., progressive heavy load for Achilles tendon adaptation), mobility drills, or proprioceptive training.

· Personalised Footwear & Orthotic Recommendations: Based on our advanced analysis, we provide precise recommendations for appropriate running shoes and, if indicated, will design and prescribe custom foot orthoses. These are tailored to modify load, optimise biomechanics, and promote beneficial cellular adaptation within your tissues.

· Phased Integration Plans: For changes in footwear or training, we provide a specific, phased integration plan. This outlines how often and for what distances you can safely introduce new shoes or activities, ensuring your tissues adapt progressively to unique mechanical demands without breaking down.

· Ongoing Support & Review: Your recovery and progress are continuously monitored, with follow-up appointments scheduled to review your progress, adjust your plan as needed, and ensure a smooth return to full activity or enhanced performance.

To get in touch with Matt at MH Sports Podiatry:

MH Sports Podiatry

Mobile. 07535924049
Email. info@mhsportspodiatry.com
Website. www.mhsportspodiatry.com