Musculoskeletal Assessment.
What is musculoskeletal pain?
This is pain that affects bones, joints, ligaments, tendons or muscles.
So if you have heel pain, big toe joint pain, neuroma pain you might want to consider a musculoskeletal or biomechanics appointment.
What is a musculoskeletal (or biomechanics) assessment?
A full assessment of your problem will be made during your consultation to determine a diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
What Does The Assessment Include?
A full assessment of your problem will be made during your consultation to determine a diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
Information from you about your symptoms
A thorough physical examination of the area, we may look at foot or ankle on the couch, move it through a different range of motions, we may watch you walk (gait analysis)
Your diagnosis will be explained carefully to you.
Advice on management of your problem and choices of treatment to suit you will be explained and discussed in detail.
Exercise and rehabilitation programmes may be given if required, information and exercise sheets will also be provided.
Insoles, orthoses (supports) may be fitted to suit you if appropriate.
Injections if required may be given during your appointment.
Occasionally we need to refer you for further investigation or surgical management e.g. bunion surgery or neuroma surgery. If this is an NHS referral we will write to your GP, if this is a private referral we can often write directly to the surgeon your private insurance works with.