Ashdale Farm,Combehead Droveway, Axminster, EX13 7HS, United Kingdom
Rachael works in the clinic Tuesday afternoons, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Friday afternoons. Mondays Tuesdays and Friday mornings home visits. Louise does home visit Thursdays and Fridays Richard and Sean work in clinic on Monday and some Saturdays.
Mon | 09:00 – 17:30 | |
Tue | 09:00 – 17:30 | |
Wed | 09:00 – 17:30 | |
Thu | 09:00 – 17:30 | |
Fri | 09:00 – 15:00 | |
Sat | By Appointment | |
Sun | Closed |
Closed bankholidays
At your first appointment and with your permission, the clinician will complete an initial assessment. This is to ensure that you will benefit from the safest possible and most useful treatment.
All the recorded information is completely confidential and stored safely following GDPR guidelines. Once the assessment is completed, if you rebook further appointments, it will not be repeated. At your first appointment you will also receive a treatment for your foot problem if suitable.
If at home please sit comfortably in a well-lit room with space around the feet for your clinician to work. Ideally, in a recliner chair, if available, or in a room with enough space for us to prop your foot up on a stool. In clinic you will be asked to sit on a clinic couch.
A consent form is usually sent prior to the appointment via email and should be completed before the appointment if it hasn’t then a consent form will need to be signed before any treatment is carried out. This is a legal requirement which will allow us to carry out an assessment and treatment.
A medical form is usually sent out via email when booking your appointment, if it hasn’t been completed then please be prepared for the clinician to take a detailed medical history, including discussing any medications you may currently be taking. This ensures the best treatment is being provided and enables us to have a clear understanding of your medical needs.
For this, you might want to prepare a recent prescription list and a list of any herbal medication you may be taking.
The clinician will likely check the blood supply to your feet. This is a quick and pain free test which involves feeling the pulses in your feet, or using an instrument called hand-held Doppler.
The clinician will then check the nerve supply to your feet. Again, this is a quick and pain free test using a monofilament.
A thorough foot examination will then be carried out, and a treatment plan will be created and discussed. If appropriate for your foot problem, the clinician may ask you if we can perform a biomechanical assessment.
This involves checking the movement in your feet and seeing what happens to your feet when you walk. Examples of foot conditions that might benefit from treatment following a biomechanical assessment are: painful flat feet, plantar fasciitis, Morton's neuroma and Achilles tendinitis.
The initial assessment and treatment appointment may take up 45min.