What we treat
Heel pain
If the first few steps out of bed are the worst part of your day, this is probably what you have.
A thick band of tissue runs along the sole of your foot from the heel to the toes. When it is overloaded it becomes painful where it attaches to the heel bone.
It builds up over weeks rather than starting with an injury. Long periods standing, a change in footwear, and walking on hard floors all contribute.
Your doctor may have called it plantar fasciitis.
What we do
What treatment involves
A rehabilitation doctor plans it before anything starts. Nothing is decided before somebody has looked at you.
The doctor checks it is the tissue under the foot and not one of the other causes of heel pain, which are treated differently.
Treatment combines hands-on work, specific stretches you keep doing at home, advice about footwear, and — where it has not improved with exercises alone — shockwave.
How long will it take? It depends on what the doctor finds, and they will tell you at your first visit rather than guess before seeing you.
Equipment
What we may use
Equipment most clinics in Cebu do not have. Which of it applies to you is the doctor's decision, not something you need to work out.
Shockwave
Strong sound waves aimed deep into a sore tendon. They break up old, hardened tissue and get the body repairing it again. We use it for heel pain, tennis elbow, and shoulder pain that hasn't improved with exercises.
Come and be looked at.
Ring and describe it in your own words. We will tell you honestly whether we can help — and if we are not the right people, we will say so.
Using an HMO? See the providers we bill directly — bring your Letter of Authorisation and we will do the paperwork.
Mon–Sat, 8am – 8pm
Also treated
Other things people come to us with
Lower back pain
The most common reason people come to us. Most of it gets better with the right treatment, and you do not need to know which kind.Recovery after a stroke
The work after a stroke is slow and it is worth doing. We treat patients on the wards at Chong Hua and carry on with them in the clinic.Frozen shoulder
A shoulder that has slowly stopped moving, often without any injury to blame it on. It is common, and it responds to treatment.