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● CONDITION · FOOT & ANKLE PAIN

Hands-on treatment for foot pain

Foot pain can affect nearly every part of daily life — walking, standing, exercising, even simply putting on shoes comfortably — and its causes range from a specific injury to gradual biomechanical strain built up over months or years. At our clinic, we take a thorough, evidence-based approach to identifying exactly what's driving your foot pain, then build a treatment plan around you — drawing on the most appropriate combination of hands-on therapy, targeted rehabilitation, and advanced treatments available across our clinic, to relieve your symptoms and address the underlying cause.

Does this describe you?

  • Your foot pain flares up with certain shoes, or on hard flooring
  • Standing or walking for long periods leaves your foot aching by the end of the day
  • You've noticed swelling, stiffness, or discomfort in a specific part of your foot
  • Pain in your foot seems to be affecting your knee, hip, or lower back too
  • You had a sprain, twist, or injury, and it's never quite felt right since
  • Your arches feel like they've changed, flattened, or no longer support you the way they used to
  • You're an active runner, walker, or gym-goer, and foot pain is starting to limit your training
  • You've tried different shoes or insoles, but nothing's actually addressed the cause

If any of this sounds familiar, you're not alone — and it's exactly what we help patients with, every day.

DIAGNOSIS

Nine types of foot pain we treat.

Each one needs a different treatment approach — which is why the first appointment exists to identify exactly which is yours.

Ankle Sprains and Ligament Injuries

Damage to the ligaments supporting the ankle, typically caused by a rolling or twisting injury, ranging from mild strain to more significant ligament tears.

Achilles Tendinopathy

Pain and stiffness affecting the Achilles tendon at the back of the heel, often linked to overuse, training load, or tightness in the calf muscles.

Metatarsalgia

Pain and inflammation in the ball of the foot, often caused by repetitive impact, poor footwear, or changes in foot mechanics.

Bunions (Hallux Valgus)

A bony bump that develops at the base of the big toe, often causing pain, swelling, and difficulty finding comfortable footwear.

Flat Feet and Fallen Arches

A reduction or loss of the natural arch of the foot, which can alter biomechanics and contribute to pain in the foot, ankle, or further up the leg.

Stress Fractures

Small cracks in the bones of the foot, typically caused by repetitive impact or overuse, common in runners and athletes increasing training load too quickly.

Morton's Neuroma

A thickening of tissue around a nerve between the toes, often causing sharp, burning pain or a sensation of standing on a pebble.

Post-Injury and Post-Surgical Foot Rehabilitation

Support for patients recovering from a foot or ankle injury, fracture, or surgery, helping restore strength, movement, and confidence in weight-bearing activity.

Biomechanical and Gait-Related Foot Pain

Foot pain linked to walking or running pattern, foot posture, or muscular imbalance, often the underlying cause behind several of the conditions above.

— OUR APPROACH —

How we can help.

At our clinic, we take a thorough, evidence-based approach to identifying exactly what's driving your foot pain, then build a treatment plan around you — drawing on the most appropriate combination of hands-on therapy, targeted rehabilitation, and advanced treatments available across our clinic, to relieve your symptoms and address the underlying cause.

Foot pain is often treated in isolation, when in reality the foot is the foundation for how the rest of your body moves — a problem here can contribute to pain further up the chain, in the knee, hip, or lower back, and vice versa. We start with a thorough assessment of your foot mechanics and gait, alongside a clinical examination of the specific area causing pain, to build a full picture of what's actually going on.

Depending on your diagnosis, your treatment plan may combine hands-on osteopathy and physiotherapy, targeted rehabilitation and strengthening exercises, and — for tendon or chronic soft tissue conditions — shockwave therapy, one of the most well-evidenced treatments available for persistent foot and tendon pain.

Our aim isn't just to ease your foot pain temporarily, but to understand why it developed in the first place, so we can help you stay active, mobile, and pain-free for the long term.

THE ART OF HEALING · WANDSWORTH OSTEO CLINIC
  • Practice Growth Awards Winner - Best Practice of The Year 2026
  • Finalist - Community Practice of the Year 2026
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Unit 6, 282 Earls Court Road
London SW5 9AS
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Unit 129, First Floor,
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