At Gordon Physiotherapy Sports and Spinal we see a variety of injuries in the lower limbs.
Injuries to the hip, thigh, knee, calf and foot typically occur during:
- trauma – from a fall or direct hit
- overuse – from sports or repetitive tasks
and can include:
- weakened muscles
- damage to soft tissue structures
- poor walking patterns
- injuries from overtraining
- normal degenerative changes due to ageing
- accelerated degenerative changes from previous injuries
Types of Lower Limb Injuries
Some of the frequently occurring lower limb injuries we treat at Gordon Physiotherapy include:
- Arthritis of the hip, knee or ankle joints
- Fallen arches
- Heel spurs
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip and Knee Replacement
- Hip pain
- Knee pain
- Metatarsalgia
- Patello-Femoral dysfunction (also known as Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome)
- Peroneal injuries
- Plantar fasciitis
Sports Injuries of the Lower Limbs
There are a wide variety of sports injuries that affect the lower limbs, including:
- Achilles tendonopathy
- Ankle injuries
- Chronic ankle sprains
- Compartment syndrome
- Dancing injuries
- Groin (adductor) injuries
- Iliotibial Band (ITB) syndrome
- Patella tendonitis
- Osgood-Schlatter syndrome
- Running injuries