Based in Glasgow, near George Cross
Biomechanical assessment & podiatry treatments for athletes
Biomechanical podiatry is the process of understand how your alignment is affecting your feet through forces and pressures being passed down through your hips and knees.
The areas of the feet which take these increased peak pressures will often develop as corns, a build of of hard or cracked skin, cause the toes to curl or change in position (which can result in discomfort around the nail).
Our biomechanical assessment wil help properly assess your alignment and recommend podiatry treatments to help resolve your condition.
Our prices
Our range of biomechanical assessments are performed at our clinic in Glasgow. When you contact us we will advise you on the correct service to choose and how much it will cost before you book.
How our podiatrists can help you
The podiatrist can remove calluses and areas of hard skin, trim the nail safely to reduce chances of in-grown toe nail, reduce or resolve the areas of hard skin on the feet.
Removing the areas of hard skin or callus build up can create changes in foot placement and pressure points over the feet.
Sometimes foot orthotics are required to reduce these signiifcant peak pressures adn they woerk by realigning the foot in a position closer to neutral therefore reducing the changes of the toes shifting in position enough to cause nail issues, reduce of clear up calluses entirely and allow the patient to walk pain free.
No matter your injury or condition, our team can help diagnose and treat it. Contact us to book an appointment.
A biomechanical assessment is an insight into why pain, discomfort or injuries occur
A biomechanical assessment will help our clinician understand your gait cycle, the kinematic and kinetic aspect of your gait analysis, functional anatomy as well as allowing us to be able to take a holistic approach in addressing your problem.
Quite often, a discussion with patients will reveal useful information to help us diagnose your condition. While the cause of your pain or discomfort may be from an obvious event such as an injury, quite often the cause can be from areas that you or other consultants may not consider.
Our assessments can then include a static stance assessment or full video gait analysis using our in-house technology. All this information can help us effectively diagnose your condition, whether it’s a minor pain when moving or why you’re not recovering from an injury.
Get in touch with us
We can assist in the diagnosis, assessment and treatment for most sporting injuries and work with clients ranging from professional athletes to people taking up a sport for the first time. When you contact us we will advise on the best service for your injury and how much it will cost before booking.
Frequently asked questions
Here are some of the most commonly asked questions from patients who haven’t yet had a biomechanical assessment.
Is a biomechanical assessment worth it?
A biomechanical assessment is worth it for anyone who is experiencing pain or injury from sporting activities, particularly those who haven’t been able to resolve the issue from their GP appointment or other consultations. Biomechanical assessments are primarily a problem solving service and can often diagnose and treat conditions relatively quickly.
What happens at a biomechanical assessment appointment?
At you first biomechanics appointment, your clinician will ask you about the nature of your pain or injury. This will cover any direct information (such as a fall that resulted in a sprain) and more general information (such the nature of the sport or lifestyle factors). From here, your clinician will perform a 3D gait analysis and interpret all of the data to help diagnose the cause of your condition.
How long does a biomechanical assessment take?
A foot and ankle assessment will take around 30 minutes, and a video gait analysis will take around 1 hour. The last 10-15 minutes of these sessions is where your clinician will discuss the results with you and recommend treatments.
How much does a biomechanical assessment cost?
At the Body Foot and Leg Clinic, a foot & ankle biomechanical assessment costs £72 and a full video gait analysis starts at £98.