Foot Mobilisation Therapy

Foot Mobilisation Theory comes from “manipulative therapy”. The practice of Foot Mobilisation Techniques is a specifically developed form of manual therapy aimed at improving your foot and leg functionality. FMT targets joints of your foot and ankle, which are stiff, poorly aligned or dysfunctional and aims to gradually restore the way they work. This is achieved through a series of 'hands on' treatment sessions with us in conjunction with a specific exercise regime we prescribe.

Foot Mobilisation Therapy was established in the 1920s in the United States. Dr John Martin Hiss centres in North America during this time to treat foot pain. In this endeavour he brought in medical doctors, podiatrists, osteopaths and chiropractors to help improve foot pain.

Together, Joint Mobilisation and Corrective Exercise ensures that your body is in the best position possible to undertake its own natural repair process. Every time you partake in foot mobilisation, you will experience:

• Joint mobility improvements by freeing the area of adhesions and other restrictions that are preventing mobility.
• Postural stability will be enhanced through promotion the body’s proprioceptive (balancing) system to work better.
• Muscles around the joint will become stronger by increasing the muscle to nerve messages.
• The pain messages that are sent to the brain will also be decreased via joint stimulation.

The best thing about Joint Mobilisation is that very short treatments can produce results that last between 48 to 72 hours. If you have treatment regularly, results are experienced for longer periods of time.