Most people suffer foot or knee pain at some point in their lives but as the experts at Foot and Leg Pain Clinics explain, it can be difficult to find effective treatment with long-term results.
With 25 years experience Foot and Leg Pain Clinics are experts in assisting pain, injuries and arthritis, without the need for medications or surgery, and have provided the following insights to help guide foot and knee pain sufferers.
• Incorrect diagnosis of foot and knee conditions is common which leads to inappropriate and ineffective treatment. Misinterpretation or misunderstanding of scans or symptoms is common so make sure to seek advice from an appropriately experienced and qualified musculoskeletal expert.
• It is unfortunately common for only addressing symptoms with treatment, leaving underlying causes and contributing factors undiscovered. This results in pain and injury continuing or being masked, just to return. Only when the cause and contributing factors are identified and addressed correctly can the body can heal.
• The site of your foot and knee pain is often not the culprit; therefore, its important the entire lower limb is understood and considered in regards to treatment. E.g. Bad foot posture can continually pull your body out of alignment, causing pain and injury in ankles, knees, legs and hips.
• Many foot and knee conditions are too often and too quickly treated with traditional protocols like cortisone, anti-inflammatories and/or arthroscopies. These may provide some temporary relief but can delay healing and cause further tissue damage, so it’s important to know if and when to utilize these.
• Finding an appropriate health practitioner is key to effective treatment for foot and knee pain and injury, and this is often where problems arise. Look for an experienced musculoskeletal and lower limb expert with an in-depth understanding of foot and leg biomechanics, injuries and degenerative conditions.
If you need advice, Foot and Leg Pain clinics can help with clinics located across Melbourne, and in Berwick – Call 1300 328 300.
