Foot & Ankle Pain

Common Diagnoses

Ankle sprains, Plantar Fasciitis, Stress fractures, Jones Fracture, Sever’s Disease, Fractures of fibula, tibia, and bones of the foot, Instability, Metatarsalgia, Achilles Tendonitis, Turf Toe, Morton’s Neuroma, Bunion/Bunionectomy, Dancer’s Heel/Posterior Impingement Syndrome, Heel Spur, Hammer Toe Surgery, Sesamoiditis, Bone Spur Removal 

Research Says

Foot and ankle pains are common and affect many different populations, including children, older adults, and athletes. Research has demonstrated that ankle pain is experienced by up to 19% of people with arthritis and accounts for as much as 25% of all sports-related injuries. These injuries, while common, are also typically very responsive to physical therapy intervention. Better yet, a skilled physical therapist can help to train your body to become more resilient to injury for conditions such as ankle sprains, tendonitis, and plantar fasciitis.

Why Motion Stability?

Physical therapists at Motion Stability are experts in treating foot and ankle dysfunction. You can expect to receive a comprehensive evaluation at your first visit, including a detailed gait analysis and balance assessment that will help to inform the care of your foot or ankle pain. You will have the full attention of your therapist throughout your visits and can expect to be treated as a whole person, not merely as a diagnosis or body part. Motion Stability offers the unique advantage of rehabilitation with an Alter-G treadmill, allowing movement with reduced body weight, similar to walking in a pool. Physical therapists at Motion Stability each have unique special interests in dancers, golfers, soccer players, triathletes, and weekend warriors, so when you need someone who understands what moves you, we are more than ready to help you put your best foot forward.

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