Podiatry and Gait Clinic - Middlesbrough & Helmsley

08/08/2025

KNEE PAIN

Did you know that both Sharon and Alan sometimes collaborate on consultations?

Here they are analysing the data from the Footscan® system here in clinic, which is the gold standard of technology. They were discussing why a patient is experiencing knee pain, and were the feet the culprits?

Spoiler Alert!!!! YES the feet were causing the problem, but it was easy to fix.

So if you are experiencing pain issues, get in touch with us. You may find you get two practitioners for the price of one.

☎ 07846 752 993
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07/08/2025

MLS LASER THERAPY

Here is our lovely Muscular Skeletal Specialist - Sharon Cawthorne delivering MLS Laser Therapy to someone with lower back pain. This patient had three sessions and felt great.

So if you are struggling with lower back pain, get in touch with us.

☎ 07846 752 993
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06/08/2025

Knee 🦵 Pain

You may think we just deal with feet 👣 but we deal with a whole lot more.

We are Teesside's leading Podiatry and MSK clinic, trained to treat foot pain, knee pain, hip pain, back pain etc etc. Here is one of our patients recieving some MLS Laser Therapy on their arthritic knee.

So if you are struggling with joint pain get in touch with us, and see how we can help you.

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04/08/2025

🔬 Shockwave + Laser Therapy 🔬

Why choose one treatment when you can get the benefits of BOTH Shockwave and Class 4 Laser Therapy?

Scientific studies show that combining these two therapies leads to:

✅ Quicker pain relief – Laser reduces inflammation, while Shockwave promotes healing.

✅ Longer-lasting results – Shockwave stimulates tissue repair, and laser enhances cell regeneration.

✅ Faster return to activity – Whether it’s walking pain-free or hitting the gym, dual therapy gets you moving sooner.

If you’re tired of pain holding you back, it’s time to try this powerful combination.

Contact us ⬇️ to find out if dual therapy is right for you!

☎️ 07846 752 993
📧 Info@podiatryandgaitclinic.com

01/08/2025

AUGUST

So August is officially the last summer month, but as Sharon explained in Traditional Chinese Medicine it's officially the start of Autumn. 🍂🍁 She also explained it's the start of ghost 👻 month in Asian culture. Which isn't a particularly good thing apparently. We'll do another post on that next week.

But Sharon has told us not to be surprised if we see her nagging about wearing a scarf. 🧣Of course if the long range weather forecasts are to be believed, we may not need those scarves for a while yet. 👍 But her advice at this juncture, is to start fishing out those lightweight scarves, because the chilly Autumn wind 💨 is about to arrive.

All that aside, the Podiatry and Gait Clinic is about to make a few changes to the clinic hours and structure going forward, so the start of a new season is the perfect opportunity.

Home visits and care homes will be done on a Tuesday. Alan will no longer be working on a Friday afternoon, and the clinic hours will reduce slightly on a Wednesday afternoon for Alan. This is so Sharon can offer a Wednesday evening clinic, and Alan does charity work on a Wednesday evening.

These changes shouldn't impact anyone too much, but if anyone has any questions we'll be happy to discuss it.

Thank You

01/08/2025

Our friends The Barn Guest House and Tearoom are on the ball today. 👍😊

Happy Yorkshire Day

We'll let you in on a secret 🤫 Caroline Edwards who owns the Barn Guest House and Tearoom, makes THE best scones...AND they are served the Yorkshire way.

If no one knows what the Yorkshire way is then let us enlighten you. It's butter, jam then cream. 😋

Trust us they are delicious and go perfectly with a nice cup of tea. ☕🫖 We are feeling quite hungry now, so off to grab something to eat before clinic starts. Not scones though, it's a little too early. 😂😂

Happy Friday Folks.

🫖☕ Happy Yorkshire Day! ☕🫖

Today’s the day we raise a brew to all things Yorkshire – flat caps, dry wit, and a cuppa strong enough to put hairs on your chest.

In honour of t’day, we’re using the official Yorkshire Brew Colour Chart to remind you…yes you’ve all seen it on the Tearoom wall 🤭

If your tea looks like “Has tha only just milked cow” – you need to have a word.
“Ay up!” is respectable.
But true Yorkshire folk go full “Hendos” – so strong you could patch a roof with it.

And speaking of Henderson’s Relish… it might not go in your tea (please don’t), but it does go on just about everything else. Especially our popular Yorkshire Cheese on Toast.

So go on – make a good brew, slather Hendos on your pie, and celebrate God’s Own Country like tha means it.

🫖 what tea are you? Let’s see your comments.

Special bonus mention to anyone with a bottle of Hendo’s in their cupboard (photo evidence please 😀)

Caroline ❤️

31/07/2025

Apparently You Tube is now the second most used social media platform, so we thought it's about time we posted the link to ours.

It's about to get a huge tidy up, and we'll be moving across all the videos we've done over the years to the You Tube channel. So watch this space...

MSK Podiatry Specialists | Middlesbrough | Helmsley

30/07/2025

WHAT DO YOUR FEET TELL YOU?

OVERPRONATION

👣 The FEET tell you a lot about what’s happening above them, at rest and during movement.

👣 THE POSITION of your feet is the result of what’s happening upstream. Your foot position is intimately related to how well you control the position of your pelvis and how well your hips are able to function as a result of this.

👣 The stability, strength, and control of your hips and pelvic musculature determines whether you can maintain control of every joint beneath them, and therefore maintain the desired position of your joints at rest and during movement.

👣 It comes down to having control over your joints, and attaining/maintaining the desired joint positions as you move.

👣 The FEET can grant your body a huge amount of stability IF they are in a good position.

👣 If you can use your hips and pelvic control to get your feet where you want them, then they have a huge amount of intrinsic muscles that can work to your advantage. But the feet need to be in a desirable position (posture) in order to work optimally.

👣 All of this can be worked on and changed.
The body changes and adapts to what you expose it to.

👣 Learning to control your body requires attention and focus at the start, but is essential for overall musculoskeletal / joint health.

👣 Here at Podiatry and Gait Clinics, we can help.

So get in touch with us for expert advice. ⬇️

☎️ 07846 752 993
📧 Info@podiatryandgaitclinic.com

28/07/2025

Well done to the Lionesses! 🏆 They brought it home.

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You may not be able to play like a lioness, but if your feet 👣 are underperforming or giving you pain then get in touch with us. 👇

Our list of services included:

⚽ Routine Nail Care
⚽ Corns and Calluses removed
⚽ Hard Skin
⚽ Fungal Nail Testing / Treatments
⚽ Verruca Treatments
⚽ Biomechanical Assessments
⚽ Gait Analysis
⚽ MLS Laser Therapy
⚽ Shockwave Therapy
⚽ Acupuncture

So if you need help, we have the expertise and technology to help you. To make an appointment, get in touch with us. 🗓️

☎️ 07846 752 993

Morning! Dave here with Monday's 'Something To Think About'.
Huge congratulations to England on their sensational Euro 2025 win! But did you watch the match? How nervous were you during those penalties? How did you celebrate? And what might the impact be on the women's game?

28/07/2025

Big thanks to the organisers of the Saltburn Food Festival we had a great time. Lovely to see the SaltburnSmugglers singing, they are fantastic.

Specific shout out to

The Clucking Pig Company
Tasty Tarts
Bakes and Treats Bakery

Food was fantastic as usual. 🙏🙏

26/07/2025

Wooohooo it's Saltburn Food Festival tomorrow! We are sooooo looking forward to it. If you see us, please say hello. If you are going, have a great time.

Map time!

26/07/2025

A few weeks back we were discussing the public service announcements on British TV years ago. Some of them were a bit dark and scary to say the least. 😱

But we are then reminded of playground equipment and who remembers going down these slides?

They were REALLY high, and had no barriers on the sides. It's a wonder more kids didn't fall off. 😱

We also remembered that if you wore certain shoes, the soles would stick to the slide making it more difficult to get down so you had to lift your feet up. 😱

All that taken into consideration, the slide was still our favourite in the playground.

But tell us what your piece of favourite playground equipment was, we'd love to know and did you have to do anything specific with your feet to get it to work better?