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Biomechanics Assessment and Orthotics In Bath

Our Biomechanics expert Stuart specialises in the assessment of foot and lower limb pain such as

• Plantar Fasciitis
• Mortons Neuroma
• Flat Feet or Overpronation
• Bunion pain
• Metatarsalgia
  

An appointment with Stuart will involve not only an assessment of the mobility in your feet in lying and standing but also a gait analysis will be undertaken with the use of the latest computerised technology in a pressure plate. This allows us to get a clear idea of what happens to your foot as you walk or what we call the gait cycle.​

​Here is an image from a recent assessment.

What do we see
With areas of blue showing low pressure and conversely red high pressure, we see reduced outside (lateral) contact on the right side as an indication of early pronation during the gait cycle. The line you see in the middle shows the transfer of force during the gait cycle and with a flat initial curve further towards the arch we again see evidence of early pronation on the right comparative to the left.

So what do we do about it?
In this instance we casted bespoke orthotics for a runner who had recurrent right sided 'shin splints' (or tibialis posterior tendinopathy) related to the overactivity of the muscle which was attempting to exert control over the early pronation but with a reduced mechanical advantage.

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