Mary has developed a keen eye for movement dysfunction. Mary approaches every patient with a deep appreciation that the foot is the only contact point between the body and ground. This means that the foot impacts on all aspects of human movement and is critical in movement dysfunction. Her extensive skill set of programs are designed to find the source of your pain and correct it.
Mary takes a holistic total body approach to assessment, injury prevention and treatment, enabling a higher level of examination and detailed rehabilitation programming.
The focus at Foot Imprint Podiatry is not to chase your symptoms, instead to find the source of pain and correct it.
Sports Podiatry includes treatment of and not limited to:
- Heel pain
- Plantar fasciitis
- Bunion concerns
- Ankle sprains
- Ankle impingement
- Calf strain
- Achilles tendonitis
- Shin splints
- Knee concerns
- ITB
- Hamstring pain
- Hip pain
- Lower back pain
- Growth related pain
- Balance issues
- Fracture management
Common causes:
- Structural issues
- Poor flexibility
- Hypermobile
- Poor core strength
- Training errors
- Leg length difference
- Poor footwear
- Under prepared/ fatigue
- Impact forces
Treatments:
- Prevention: movement screens to identify risk factors to developing an injury
- Video gait analysis for lower limb functional patterns
- Orthotics to reduce forces created on injured tissues
- Targeted stretching and strengthening programs
- Mobility and self-release techniques
- Soft tissue therapy
- Dry needling
- Mobilisation and manipulation
- Strapping and taping
- Footwear advice
- Postural analysis
- Movement rehabilitation programs
- Amino Neuro Frequency Therapy
- Return to activity plan
