Keep On Your Feet
The Foot, Ankle & Gait Clinic
Specialty Services
Diagnosis: advanced tests
If there is uncertainty about the diagnosis of your problem, then it may be necessary to do other tests. These tests can either be used to look inside of the body or to isolate a structure and see if that settles the pain.
Ultrasound Scans
This is a method of looking inside the body to see if there is damage or inflammation around certain structures. It is a safe method of imaging, as it uses sound waves and it can be highly effective for diagnosing fractures, torn ligaments and tendonitis.​
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There may be additional charges for these services.
Gait Retraining
Gait retraining can be used for people who find that their symptoms come on whilst running.
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Following a thorough history and physical examination, you would undergo gait analysis to identify any movements that you do naturally that may be contributing to your pain.
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Gait retraining is often mistakenly thought to be a process where you are taught the way that you should run forevermore. In reality, it is very hard to train you into a new movement pattern, and so the more effective way to approach gait retraining is to see it as a way to reduce your symptoms as they come on whilst you run.
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It is possible, with targeted exercise programs, to change how you run by encouraging strengthening of muscles which assist the trained movement and, as a result, would encourage this retrained pattern to occur more naturally.
