Your feet are your foundation. Dysfunction here affects everything above. We test and correct the receptor faults that create foot and ankle symptoms and the problems they cause elsewhere.
Specialist foot and ankle treatment using Functional Neurology and P-DTR. Based in Shiremoor, Newcastle.
| 17 years clinical experience | 5-star Google reviews | Free taster session | Free parking on site | Sessions available this week |
Your feet are where you meet the ground. Every step transmits force through 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments in each foot. The information from receptors in your feet tells your brain how you are positioned, how much load you are taking and how to coordinate movement throughout your body.
When foot receptors malfunction, the consequences extend far beyond your feet. Your brain receives unclear information about ground contact and load distribution. This affects how you balance, how you walk, how forces travel up through your legs and into your spine.
Many people with knee pain, hip pain or back pain have unidentified foot dysfunction driving their symptoms. Treating the painful area without addressing the foot dysfunction produces only temporary relief.
Ankle injuries are particularly significant because they disrupt the rich receptor environment around the ankle joint. Even after ligaments heal, receptor function often remains impaired. Your brain does not trust the ankle. It creates protective patterns that affect your entire kinetic chain.
Pain in the sole of your foot, typically under the heel or arch. Often attributed to fascial damage but frequently driven by receptor dysfunction in the foot and calf.
A sense that your ankle might give way, or recurrent sprains. This usually reflects your brain’s lack of trust in the ankle due to ongoing receptor dysfunction.
Pain in the Achilles tendon, whether tendinopathy or post-tear. We assess the neurological factors affecting tendon loading and function.
Pain in or around the heel bone. This can involve plantar fasciitis, Achilles issues or other receptor dysfunction.
Pain through the arch of your foot. We assess how the arch is loading and which receptors are driving symptoms.
Ankle problems that persist after sprains, even years later. The tissue heals but the receptor dysfunction remains.
Foot pain that has persisted despite various treatments, indicating neurological dysfunction that has not been addressed.
Ankle sprains are among the most common injuries, and most people recover without lasting problems. But a significant minority develop persistent issues that can affect them for years.
When you sprain your ankle, you do not just damage ligaments. You disrupt the receptors throughout the ankle complex. These receptors tell your brain about ankle position, movement and load. When they are damaged, your brain loses accurate information about your ankle.
The ligament heals, but the receptor function often does not fully restore. Your brain remains uncertain about your ankle. It creates protective responses: reduced range, altered muscle activation, decreased confidence in the joint.
These changes affect how you walk and move. You may not notice them consciously, but your body compensates. Your knee takes abnormal stress. Your hip adapts. Your back accommodates. Months or years later, you develop knee pain, hip pain or back pain that seems unconnected to the ankle injury.
This is why we always assess the ankles when treating pain anywhere in the leg or lower body. An old ankle sprain, even one that seemed minor, can be driving symptoms far removed in time and location.
We assess foot and ankle problems comprehensively, testing receptor function throughout the foot, ankle and lower leg. We identify which receptors are not providing accurate information and which are driving symptoms.
We also assess how foot and ankle dysfunction is affecting the rest of your body. Is your knee compensating? Is your hip adapting? Is your lower back taking abnormal stress? Understanding these connections helps us prioritise treatment.
When we find dysfunction, we correct it using P-DTR techniques. Restoring accurate receptor function restores your brain’s trust in your foot and ankle. Pain reduces, stability improves and the effects on the rest of your body resolve.
If any of this applies, neurological dysfunction in your foot and ankle is likely contributing to your symptoms.
A comprehensive approach that addresses foot and ankle dysfunction and its effects throughout your body.
We test receptor function throughout your foot, ankle and lower leg. We also assess how dysfunction is affecting your knee, hip and back.
Using P-DTR techniques, we correct the receptor dysfunction we identify. Restoring accurate information restores your brain’s trust in your feet.
We immediately retest after every correction. You feel stability improve, pain reduce and movement become more confident.
Result:
Many people feel significant change in their first session. Simple cases often resolve in one to three sessions.
What Clients Say
“My plantar fasciitis had been treated for two years without success. Sam found the receptor dysfunction and resolved it in sessions.”
— Client, Newcastle
“I had back pain for years. Sam traced it to an ankle sprain I had forgotten about. Fixing the ankle fixed my back.”
— Client, North Tyneside
Many come to us after physiotherapy or chiropractic provided only temporary relief for foot and ankle problems. We find why—often neurological dysfunction elsewhere.
Because your nervous system can keep “protecting” the joint long after the tissue has healed. We identify and reset those protective patterns so strength and balance return quickly.
Sometimes, but often not. When the control systems (receptors, balance, and joint position sense) are restored, your foot loads better without extra hardware.
It depends on your history and how long you’ve had the problem. Many people feel meaningful change within 1–3 sessions; complex cases take longer with steady progress.
Yes. We assess the whole chain from toes to hips. Calf/shin pain is frequently a downstream effect of foot/ankle protection.
Your feet are your foundation. Dysfunction here affects your entire body. We test foot and ankle receptor function and correct the faults that are causing your symptoms. Book a free taster session and find out what is really going on with your feet. Based in Shiremoor, Newcastle. Serving North Tyneside and surrounding areas. Sessions available this week. Free parking on site.
