Foot Mobilisation Therapy (FMT) is a form of manual manipulation of the joints and is aimed at fixing foot and leg pain. Foot or ankle joints which are which are stiff and poorly aligned can become painful and regular mobilising aims to gradually restore the way they work. This is achieved through a series of ‘hands on’ treatment sessions in conjunction with an exercise regime. FMT works naturally and wholistically with your body and is aimed at restoring better function to joints that have seized up post injury or due to sustained poor position.
Joint Mobilisation combined with Exercises to stretch or strengthen some muscle groups will maintain your body in the best position possible to undertake its own natural repair process.
After a joint mobilisation you should notice
· Mobility improvements by freeing the area of adhesions and other restrictions that are preventing mobility.
· Postural stability can be enhanced through promoting the body’s proprioceptive (balancing) system to work better.
· Muscles around the joint will become stronger by increasing the muscle to nerve messages.
· Any pain messages that are sent to the brain will also be decreased via joint stimulation.
The best thing about FMT 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.
I regularly mobilise the Ankle and Sub-talar joints at the rear foot and all the mid-tarsal joints which provides relief from all sorts of symptoms.