Ankles

One of the commonest injuries at the ankle is an ankle sprain. This is a sprain of the ligament (running from bone to bone) on the outer aspect, from the base of the fibula to the calcaneum. Easily done, by missing your footing, or slipping, the foot turns in and the lower leg doesn't. The fibres of the ligament are over-stretched to varying degrees depending on the force involved.

Achilles Pain is an extremely common injury especially among distance runners. Injury to the Achilles tendon occurs when the load applied to the tendon, either in a single episode or, more often, over a period of time exceeds the ability of the tendon to endure that load. Although it is believed to be the thickest and most robust tendon in the body, damage does sometimes occurs to the Achilles Tendon causing an extremely painful injury. Achilles Tendonitis is the irritation and inflammation of the Achilles tendon.

Other common conditions Manchester Physio see are related to Foot Pain there are many reasons for foot pain and an assessment should be made to stop further problems developing in the kness and hips.