Podiatry

Our team of highly qualified podiatrists offer you the most up to date and unsurpassed care and treatment for your condition or injury.

Podiatrists are professionals who specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of pains which are related to poor foot function, such as painful conditions affecting the feet, ankles, shins, calves and even the knees, hips and lower back.

Our podiatrists at Apex Clinic treat a wide range of patients from the non sports participant to the elite athlete, who have pain related to how their feet move (foot biomechanics). They can often uncover and clear the cause of longer term pain that stems from abnormal foot biomechanics.

The early detection of poor foot function such as flat feet or high arched feet in children can prevent them from developing potential problems later on in life. To this end, our podiatrists at Apex Clinic see a large number of children.

Our podiatry team is headed by Janine Brown who has years of experience in this specialised field, initially in the NHS and then in private clinics in the UK and Southern Ireland. Since graduating from University of Ulster with an honours degree in podiatry, Janine has completed a post graduate diploma in clinical podiatric biomechanics at Staffordshire University and has had vast experience of podiatry in the sporting field. During her career Janine has also worked with specialist orthotic (insole) manufacturers in assisting them in the design of some of the most innovative foot orthotics currently available worldwide.

At Apex Clinic Podiatry, our goal is to clear your pain in the shortest possible time frame whilst returning you to your pre-injured or pre-pain status.

The early detection of poor foot function such as flat feet or high arched feet in children can prevent them from developing potential problems later on in life

Apex Clinic Podiatry treatment may include-

• Video gait (walking) analysis
• Prescription of custom-made foot orthoses (insoles)
• Prescription of preformed foot orthoses (insoles)
• Foot wear advice to the athlete or non sports person
• Silicone splints for bunions and hammer toes
• Stretching and strengthening programs
• A Ritchie Brace, ankle foot orthotic

The range of conditions that we can help is comprehensive and includes-

• Fallen arches
• Flat feet
• Arch pain
• Heel pain
• Plantarfascitis
• Ankle sprains
• Shin splints / shin pain

• Achilles tendinitis
• Calf pain
• Knee pain
• In-toeing
• Stress fractures
• Bunions
and many, many other conditions.