Musculoskeletal podiatry
Sports Podiatrist and Musculoskeletal Care
If you are looking for a sports podiatrist in Melbourne’s east, our Forest Hill clinic provides musculoskeletal and sports podiatry for foot and lower limb complaints across running and sport. We work from assessment through treatment to a staged return to what you do.
How we work
From assessment to activity
A clear, structured pathway from your first assessment back to sport or activity.
Assess
We take a history of your activity and load, and examine how your foot, ankle and leg move.
Diagnose
We work out what is driving your symptoms, and discuss imaging or referral where it is needed.
Treat
We use the options that suit your condition, from load management and footwear to in-clinic treatments.
Rehabilitate
We build strength and load tolerance through a structured rehabilitation plan.
Return
We help you return to sport or activity at a pace your body can manage.
One pathway, not one treatment
Foot and lower limb complaints rarely come down to a single thing, so we work through a clear pathway rather than reaching for a quick fix. We assess your history, mechanics and load, often through a gait and biomechanical assessment, work out what is driving the problem, treat it with the options that suit you, rebuild with graded loading and strength, and stage you back to your sport or activity. The point is to deal with the cause, so the result holds.
What we see, and what we use
We assess and treat musculoskeletal and sports-related lower limb problems for people across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. That includes runners, and people playing netball, basketball, AFL, soccer and other load-heavy sports, as well as anyone whose training or activity has been interrupted by pain.
Our focus is the whole lower limb and how it loads, not the foot on its own. Foot and heel complaints are common reasons people see us, but so are Achilles and calf problems, shin pain, and running-related knee and hip pain that traces back to how you move and load through the foot and ankle.
Common sports presentations we see include ankle sprains and recurrent instability, Achilles and heel pain, forefoot and midfoot injuries, and load-related pain from running and jumping sports. What we use starts with a thorough assessment of your gait, movement and loading, and from there may include hands-on treatment, custom orthotics, laser therapy, and a structured strengthening or return-to-load program built around your findings.
Local to the eastern suburbs
Our clinic is in Forest Hill and we see people from across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs looking for a sports podiatrist close to home. Care is provided by an AHPRA registered podiatrist, and no referral is needed to book.
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Book a musculoskeletal assessment
Book online, or call the clinic on (03) 9877 2077.
Shop 26/500 Canterbury Rd, Forest Hill VIC 3131