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We thrive on feedback. Did you know that 95% of patients we treat would recommend us to their friends and family. It's n...
11/09/2023

We thrive on feedback. Did you know that 95% of patients we treat would recommend us to their friends and family. It's nice to be told when we're hitting the mark but because we're always trying to improve the patient experience we're not afraid to hear where we need to. Thankfully we don't hear it often. We believe our feedback speaks for itself and helps patients choose the best clinic for them.

*Data collected from patient surveys Jan - sept 2023

Knee pain in kids? Could it be Osgood-Schlatter Disease (OSD)?OSD is a common cause of anterior knee pain in the skelet...
06/08/2023

Knee pain in kids?

Could it be Osgood-Schlatter Disease (OSD)?

OSD is a common cause of anterior knee pain in the skeletally immature athletic population, typically active kids keen on their sports. Clinically, it presents as atraumatic, insidious anterior knee pain, with tenderness at the patellar tendon insertion site at the tibial tuberosity. The condition occurs secondary to repetitive extensor mechanism stress activities such as jumping and sprinting, as well as during sporting activities like Basketball, Volleyball, Sprinters, Gymnastic, Football.

Overall treatment and management includes symptomatic treatment with ice and non steroidal anti-inflammatory meds (NSAIDs), activity modification and relative rest from aggravating activities, and lower extremities stretching regimen to alter underlying predisposing biomechanics factors.

OSD usually develops during the stage of bone maturation (10-12 yrs in girls and 12-14 yrs in boys), although there are always outliers to this. The underlying etiology can be attributed to the repeated traction over the tubercle leading to microvascular tears, fracture, and inflammation which then presents as swelling, pain and tenderness.

OSD is essentially an overuse injury that mostly appears in active, adolescent patients. The repetitive strain and microtrauma results in irritation and in severe cases partial avulsion of the tibial tubercle apophysis. Rarely trauma may lead to a full avulsion fracture. Predisposing factors include poor flexibility of quadriceps and hamstrings or other evidence of extensor mechanism misalignment.

The prognosis is excellent. The condition is generally self limiting and most patents will recover in a couple of months. Sometimes pain can persists for a couple of years of symptoms are left untreated.

The pain usually subsides with the cessation of growth at the tibial tubercle.

Ice application after activity will help to reduce the anterior knee pain.

Limiting the sports activity, for 6-8 weeks is advisable. If the hockey season is die to break this could be an ideal time to recover.

Gentle stretching of the quads and hamstrings along with strengthening will help reduce pain. The taping techniques Ive shown you today will help to decrease patellar loading.

Laser therapy can be used in children. It's safe and effective in the management of pain and to enhance healing properties.

Have you ever heard of a Morton's neuroma? Ever had unexplained forefoot pain? Stabbing, tingling, burning feeling in yo...
26/07/2023

Have you ever heard of a Morton's neuroma? Ever had unexplained forefoot pain? Stabbing, tingling, burning feeling in your foot? If so, you could have a Mortons neuroma.
A neuroma is a thickening of nerve tissue that may develop in various parts of the body. The most common neuroma in the foot is a Morton’s neuroma, which occurs most commonly between the third and fourth metatarsals. It is sometimes referred to as an inter metatarsal neuroma.
The thickening of the nerve that defines a neuroma is the result of compression and irritation of the nerve. This compression creates enlargement of the nerve, causing the symptoms of Morton’s neuroma and eventually leading to permanent nerve damage.
Causes of Morton’s Neuroma
Anything that causes compression or irritation of the nerve can lead to the development of a neuroma. One of the most common offenders is wearing shoes that have a tapered toe box or high-heeled shoes that cause the toes to be forced into the toe box. People with certain foot deformities—bunions, hammertoes, flatfeet or more flexible feet—are at higher risk for developing a neuroma. Other potential causes are activities that involve repetitive irritation to the ball of the foot, such as running or court sports. An injury or other type of trauma to the area may also lead to a neuroma.
Symptoms of Morton’s Neuroma
If you have a Morton’s neuroma, you may have one or more of these symptoms where the nerve damage is occurring:
Tingling, burning or numbness
Pain
A feeling that something is inside the ball of the foot
A feeling that there is something in the shoe or a sock is bunched up
The progression of a Morton’s neuroma often follows this pattern:
The symptoms begin gradually. At first, they occur only occasionally when wearing narrow-toed shoes or performing certain aggravating activities.
The symptoms may go away temporarily by removing the shoe, massaging the foot or avoiding aggravating shoes or activities.
Over time, the symptoms progressively worsen and may persist for several days or weeks.
The symptoms become more intense as the neuroma enlarges and the temporary changes in the nerve become permanent.
Nonsurgical Treatment Options
Treatment approaches vary according to the severity of the problem.
Padding. Padding techniques provide support for the metatarsal arch, thereby lessening the pressure on the nerve and decreasing the compression when walking.
Icing. Placing an ice pack on the affected area helps reduce swelling.
Orthotic devices. Custom orthotic devices provided by your foot and ankle surgeon provide the support needed to reduce pressure and compression on the nerve.
Activity modifications. Activities that put repetitive pressure on the neuroma should be avoided until the condition improves.
Shoe modifications. Wear shoes with a wide toe box and avoid narrow-toed shoes or shoes with high heels.
Injection therapy. Treatment may include injections of cortisone, local anesthetics or other agents.

Did you know that every wednesday we down tools across our entire network to make sure everyone we work with has the opp...
19/04/2023

Did you know that every wednesday we down tools across our entire network to make sure everyone we work with has the opportunity to take part in paid cpd sessions. This week - functional anatomy

Excitment is building in our Royal Hillsborough clinic today as the village prepared to welcome the 42nd president bill ...
19/04/2023

Excitment is building in our Royal Hillsborough clinic today as the village prepared to welcome the 42nd president bill and hilary clinton and the prime minister along with other distinguished guests. Heres bill telling me how much he loves Foot Medic, not photoshopped in any way at all.

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Suite 1 Homes House 253 Cowbridge Road West
Cardiff
CF55TD

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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