Podiatric Biomechanical Assessment - Foot Ankle Sports Podiatrist Clinic Cardiff

Biomechanics Clinic

Cardiff: 0292 0628 306
Pontypridd: 0144 3486 256

Our Biomechanics Dept. is headed up by podiatrist Dr. Jane Lewis, an experienced international sportswoman, from our Cardiff practice. 
​Custom foot orthoses, custom orthopedic footwear, or orthopedic shoe modifications can be invaluable in the right circumstances… but those circumstances tends to be quite specific, technical and often medical. Contact us for consultation.

Biomechanic Treatment Packages ​

1. £300.00 package
FOR THE MAJORITY OF OUR PATIENTS THIS WILL BE THE PERFECT PACKAGE OF CARE
Price includes

• Biomech exam including dynamic foot scan 
• Fitting appointment
• follow up either telephone or in person 
• House orthotic These are superb orthotics custom adapted for the patient and proven not only with the general public but with premier league football teams and national netball and rugby squads in normal circumstances they should last 18months
• Your treatment plan may also include any of the following  
• Night splint
• Thera band or ball 
• Heat/cold pack 

2. £400.00 package 
Includes all of package 1. but swaps the House orthotic for a casted Carbon fibre orthotic 
Casted to your foot the carbon shell has a lifetime guarantee and has been proven to be superbly robust and effective when used in a military environment.
These orthotics are suitable for feet for whom an adapted orthotic would not fit the foot arch profile or patients who due to their physicality or lifestyles require a more hardwearing product. 

3. £500.00 package 
Includes all of package 1. but swaps the house orthotic for a standard or slim phits orthotic specialist 3D printed orthotics the choice for elite athletes including Sir Mo Farah and British Marathon Champions Charlotte Purdue, Aly Dixon, Natasha Cockram and Lily Partridge worn by every female British marathon champion for the past five years! These orthotics are for patients requiring the ultimate in bespoke devices to treat more complicated foot problems or elite professional/amateur athletes.

4. £550.00 package
Same as 1. But swaps the house orthotic for a phits specialist skiing or cycling orthotic 
 Additional orthotics ​

​House orthotic	£95.00
Carbon fibre casted ​ orthotics	£175.00
Phits Standard	£250.00
​Phits Slim	£250.00
​Phits Cycling	£275.00
​Phits Skiing	£275.00

House orthotics package 1

Carbon fibre casted orthotics package 2

House orthotics package 1

​Additional follow up appointments within 24 months of a biomechanical  package of care £50 (after 24 months a new package of care would be required)
Patient who starts with a package 1. But wants to upgrade to a casted/phits orthotic at a later date casting appointment cost £50.00 plus cost of the  additional orthotic
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Shockwave 
Patients  who have been through the biomech package with Toetal Footcare £240.00 for 3 treatment package additional treatments £50 per treatment 
Patients who have not completed a biomechanical package with Toetal Footcare £285.00  

​Charlotte Purdue London Marathon 2021 Video

Walking Promo Video

Not sure if you need a full biomechanical appointment we are happy to see you in our general clinics to give advice and we have a range of off the shelf orthotics you can purchase in the clinic from our static foot scanner. ​

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Biomechanics: The human foot is a very complicated piece of engineering. A quarter of all the bones in our body are in our feet. Our feet have to deal with enormous pressure whilst providing flexibility and resilience. The different parts of the feet have to work together to provide the body with support, balance and mobility to allow us to walk and run without injuring ourselves.  Podiatric biomechanics looks at how all the compartments of the feet relate to each other and to the legs hips and spine. In summary, biomechanics looks at how our feet function when we stand and move and if the way they are functioning leads to pain in the feet, knees, hips or back.

Orthotics insole: Orthotics (insoles or arch supports) are devices used to control abnormal foot function. When the foot is not functioning correctly, painful areas result. An orthotics device can relieve that pain by offering support to the ligaments and the bone structures of the feet. Basically, they are padded insoles, shaped to achieve the correct posture and gait.

When appropriately prescribed, orthotics can decrease pain, not only in the foot, but in other parts of the body such as the knee, hip and lower back. They can also increase stability in an unstable joint, prevent a deformed foot from developing additional problems, and improve overall quality of life.

Who can benefit from biomechanical therapy?Many common complaints can be related to biomechanical dysfunction so almost anyone who suffers persistent pain in the feet, lower limbs and back would benefit from orthotics.

​However it is not a miracle cure and it cannot promise complete pain relief in every patient. Typical examples of patients who respond well to orthotics therapy are:

• People whose occupations involve long periods of standing or walking
• Athletes especially long distance runners.
• Children with growing pains and development problems in their lower limbs.

Do I need Orthotics custom insoles? 
​Choosing to wear orthotics we feel is a bit like choosing to wear glasses. If you had very minor eye problems, perhaps occasionally you couldn’t read very small print, you probably would not bother to wear glasses, but solve the problem in other ways e.g. ringing directory enquires for a number you couldn’t read in a telephone directory. We have many patients who choose to come into the practice for general callous and corn reduction in order to maintain comfortable feet.

If you eyes were a little worse perhaps you couldn’t read restaurant menus, you may decide a pair of off the shelf reading glasses would be sufficient to help you in those situations, we can also provide off the shelf orthotics which will support the foot and for many people improve foot function to the point where they can live pain free. This practice does not sell off the shelf orthotics to children.

However if your eyesight meant that you were struggling with everyday tasks or your work or leisure activities involved a lot of close work, you would probably go to your optician and have a custom made pair of glasses specifically made for your eye problems.

These would not only improve your sight but help prevent damage in later life. Custom made orthotics work in the same way. The podiatrist will prescribe orthotics specifically for your foot problems.

How do Orthotics work? 

Your feet are the foundations of your posture and your gait (the way you walk). Just as a car whose wheels are not aligned correctly will have problems with tyres wearing unevenly and be difficult to steer, your feet, if not functioning correctly, will cause excess pressure on soft tissue muscles and joints causing them not to function correctly - resulting in pain.

​Think of the orthotics gently altering the way you walk and providing cushioning for overloaded areas reducing the strain on soft tissues, muscles and joints and therefore reducing pain.

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Orthotics and Footwear: Orthotics need to be worn the majority of the time to be effective, therefore footwear needs to be able to accommodate them. A compromise can be made with some orthotics which can be prescribed in a slim fit version but for maximum benefit, a good functional foot shaped shoe with plenty of depth will be required to accommodate a functional orthotic.

​We believe in patients making an informed choice; for some patients such a shoe would not fit in with their lifestyle and therefore orthotics would be an inappropriate choice of treatment. Please discuss this aspect of treatment with the podiatrist before you chose to purchase any orthotics.

Cardiff Biomechanics & Orthotics Clinic