The Foot and Gait Clinic

The Foot and Gait Clinic provides podiatry, chiropody, musculoskeletal foot and ankle care, gait analysis and diagnostic imaging in Taunton. New Patient Podiatry is for an initial podiatry appointment, Follow up Podiatry is for ongoing foot care, MSK Consultation is for musculoskeletal foot and ankle concerns, MSK Biomechanical Assessment and Gait Analysis looks at gait and movement mechanics, and Ultrasound Diagnostic Imaging - Foot and Ankle is used for foot and ankle imaging.

General podiatry and chiropody services include routine footcare, Curacorn treatment, fungal nail treatment, verrucae treatment with SWIFT, needling, medical toenail reconstruction and nail surgery. The clinic also lists diabetic assessments and wound care, including circulation and nerve testing.

For pain and injury, the clinic provides biomechanics assessment and gait analysis, 3D gait analysis, custom insoles and orthotics, The Richie Brace, laser and shockwave therapy, medical diagnostic imaging and injection therapies. Conditions named by the clinic include plantar fasciitis and heel pain, fat pad atrophy, tendinitis, neuroma, osteo-arthritis, knee pain, foot and ankle pain, dropfoot, flat feet, adult acquired flat foot deformity and hyper mobility syndrome.

Routine foot and skin conditions covered include corns and callus, ingrowing toenails, verrucae, cracked and dry skin, athletes foot or tinea pedis, fungal nails and thickened nails. The clinic also states that its musculoskeletal podiatrists provide gait analysis, orthotics and injury rehabilitation for sports injuries.

The clinical team includes HCPC-registered podiatrists, an MSK podiatrist, a senior podiatrist, a clinical director, and an advanced physiotherapy practitioner who is also an independent prescriber and musculoskeletal sonographer. Physiotherapy and massage are also listed as clinic services.

The Foot and Gait Clinic started in 1989 and works from purpose-built premises. New patients do not need a GP referral for podiatry appointments.