Sports Podiatry
Assessment, rehabilitation and return-to-sport planning for foot, ankle, knee and hip injuries.
Sport asks a lot of the lower limb, and injury usually means the demand has outrun what the tissue can currently handle. Our job is to work out where that gap is, close it with graded loading, and get you back to training with a plan you can actually follow — not an open-ended course of treatment.
What's involved
Diagnosis that explains the mechanism
Not just what the injury is, but why it happened in your sport, at your training load, with your movement pattern. That's what stops it recurring.
Objective strength and load testing
VALD ForceDecks measurement gives a baseline for calf, quad and single-leg capacity, so return-to-sport decisions rest on numbers rather than how it feels on the day.
Staged return-to-sport programming
Clear phases with entry criteria for each, so you and your coach know when it's appropriate to progress rather than guessing.
Working with your team
Where you have a physio, S&C coach or club medical staff, we'd rather be part of that conversation than run a parallel plan.
What to expect
Your appointment, stage by stage.
Assessment
History, physical examination, gait and movement analysis, and objective strength testing where it's relevant. We're building a picture of what the limb can currently tolerate.
Diagnosis
A clear explanation of what's happening and why — in plain language, with the reasoning shown. Imaging or onward referral where it will change the plan.
Treatment
A staged plan combining manual therapy, exercise prescription, footwear or orthotic support and activity modification, weighted to what your presentation actually needs.
Follow-up
Re-testing against the baseline so progress is measured, not assumed, and the plan adjusts as capacity improves.
Common questions
Sports Podiatry, answered.
Do I need a referral?
No. You can book directly. If you have a GP or specialist referral we'll work alongside it, and we're happy to report back to them.
Should I stop training completely?
Usually not. Complete rest deconditions the limb and makes the return harder. More often we modify load — changing volume, surface or movement — so you keep training while the injured tissue recovers.
How long until I'm back?
It depends on the tissue and the sport, and we'd rather give you a realistic range at assessment than an optimistic number up front. What we will do is set the milestones so you can see progress against them.
This page is general information, not a diagnosis. If you're in pain, an assessment is the only way to know what's actually happening — book online or call 9284 0736.
Related
Rehab & Conditioning
Targeted exercise programs that build the capacity the injured limb is missing.
Precision Testing
VALD ForceDecks strength testing and movement analysis, so progress is measured rather than assumed.
Orthotics & Footwear
Footwear assessment and orthotic prescription where they genuinely add something.