Foot & Ankle Pain
Is Ankle and Foot Pain Making It Difficult to Walk, Run, Jump, Descend Stairs, or Perform Your Normal Work or Activities at home?
Does This Describe You?
- You expected the pain to go away after a few days or weeks, but it didn't?
- You tried heating pads, ice, and home TENS units, but nothing worked?
- You had a few massages, but the pain reappeared after a few days?
- You went to a doctor, who took some images and gave you an injection or told you to take some pills, but the relief was short-lived?
- You've tried physical therapy before but it didn't work?
- You've decided that if you just avoid the painful activities, you'll be fine?
We Are Here to Assist You in Finding Long-Term Solutions!
We Treat the Following Common Ankle and Foot Conditions:
- Arthritis
- Sprain of the Ankle
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Tendinopathy of the Posterior Tibial Tendon
- Tendinopathy of the Achilles tendon
- Midfoot Ache
- Morton's Neuroma is a type of tumor.
The Most Common Causes
- Impaired Mechanics: joint stiffness or decreased muscle flexibility leads to decreased range of motion; weakness and muscle imbalance, decreased joint stability
- An injury is caused by a sudden impact or load on the tissue.
- Chronic compensations: a previous injury or fear of future injury can cause avoidance of activity in certain muscle groups while overuse of other tissues occurs.
Renew Physical Therapy Fort Worth Approach
- Breaking the cycle of pain requires education, manual therapy, and increased tissue mobility.
- Improve the mechanics of the area's joints, muscles, and nerves during daily functional tasks as well as exercise/sport-specific activities.
- Load the tissue to increase strength, power, and endurance, ensuring that the tissues are ready for all desired demands without fear of re-injury.
Treatments for the Ankles and Foot
- Reduce tissue inflammation by bracing, taping, and massage.
- Increase tissue mobility with instrument-assisted mobilization, cupping, and dry needling, as well as stretching.
- Improve core, hip, and knee control to reduce irregular ankle forces.
- Strengthen the calf and intrinsic foot muscles.
- Restore full range of motion and improve joint nutrition
- Improve your balance and single-limb control.
- Plyometric and functional activities should be progressed (jumping, running, cutting, squatting, climbing)
- Improve your aerobic/endurance conditioning.
- Discuss appropriate footwear suggestions.
Important Concepts to Understand
1. Tissues mend. The body is designed to repair itself, but occasionally our system becomes stuck in the inflammatory phase of tissue repair and requires assistance to progress to the recovery phase.
2. The true cause of pain is frequently unrelated to x-ray and MRI imaging results. On imaging, tissue damage that causes no pain or functional limitations is possible. It is also possible to have pain with no visible findings on imaging, which is usually caused by nervous tissue oversensitivity.
3. Soreness after exercise is not desirable, but it is not always a cause for concern. True strength gains necessitate a system overload, which causes micro-damage. When that tissue heals, it becomes thicker and stronger than before. Soreness should be used to determine whether the tissue is ready to take on more load, whether it should remain at the current level, or whether training intensity should be reduced until the tissue is more prepared.
4. Through good education, proper mechanics, and progressive tissue loading, it is almost always possible to return to previous/desired activities.
What Other People Just Like You Are Saying About Renew Physical Therapy Fort Worth in West Fort Worth, TX
-The Eagar Family
We brought our 14 year old son to RENEW Physical Therapy for some issues he was having with his right (throwing) arm. He is a baseball player in his first fall of high school and he was experiencing discomfort for the first time. Renee did a thorough exam of his arm and determined he had some biceps tendonitis. Over the course of 4-5 therapy sessions, she worked him through relevant and targeted exercises to build strength and regain confidence in his throwing. She also provided a plan of therapy with exercises to do between sessions in addition to going the extra mile by contacting and informing his HS coach about the treatment plan. He is now healed, confident and has a plan to follow to keep building strength and to prevent future injuries. We are very grateful for RENEW PT and all of Renee’s efforts to get our son back on the field. We’d highly recommend her services!
Thank you!
- Tricia
Professional, personal service! Renee is an extremely caring and knowledgeable therapist. Her skills go well beyond her PT license. She is the best!
