Three educational movement examples, and the safety limits that matter.
Foot and Ankle Physical Therapy
Your feet and ankles take part in almost everything you do, from standing at the stove to climbing stairs. This page points you to the topic that best matches what you are noticing and explains how to request an appointment at either Shanti clinic.
An orientation map of the lower leg and foot with five callouts: under the heel, back of the heel, around the ankle, the arch, and the ball, toes and top of the foot
Find your topic
- Under the heelPlantar fasciitis
One possible source of pain under the heel and along the bottom of the foot.
Read about plantar fasciitis - Back of the heelAchilles tendon
The cord-like tendon at the back of the ankle, including the warning signs that need urgent care.
Read about Achilles tendon pain - Around the ankleAnkle pain
Pain around the ankle, including after a twist, along with stiffness or an ankle that feels like it gives way.
Read about ankle painRead about tarsal tunnel syndrome - Arch, ball, toes, top of the foot — or not sureFoot pain
Pain can show up in the heel, arch, ball of the foot, toes or the top of the foot. Start here if you are not sure which topic fits.
Read about foot painRead about metatarsalgiaRead about Morton's neuroma
When to get medical care first
See the full safety checklist
- After a fall, twist or other injury, if it is hard to put weight on your foot or ankle, or a bone is tender to touch, contact a medical professional promptly. A fracture may need to be ruled out.
- If you felt or heard a pop at the back of your ankle and now have severe pain or swelling near the heel, cannot walk on that leg, or cannot rise onto your toes, seek urgent medical evaluation.
- If you are unsure what is going on, ask a medical professional. Information on a website is not a diagnosis.
Evaluation comes before treatment
Physical Therapy at Shanti starts with an evaluation. Your physical therapist asks about your symptoms, your history and the activities that matter to you, then looks at how you move. Any plan comes after that, shaped by what the evaluation finds rather than by a fixed program for a diagnosis.
Approaches a plan may include
Depending on your evaluation, a plan may use some, all or none of these approaches:
Guides
What recovery work can cover, and when to get an ankle checked.
Two clinics, one way to ask
Both Shanti clinics see people for every topic on this page.
Edison
East Windsor
How a request works
- Open and send your emailShare your name, email, cell phone, your preferred clinic and when you are generally free. The form opens a draft in your own email app. Review it and send it from your mail app yourself; the website does not send it. Please leave out symptoms, diagnoses and insurance details.
- We contact youWe will contact you by the next business day, by phone, text or email, whichever you prefer.
- The clinic confirms itYour appointment is confirmed only after the clinic responds and agrees a time with you.
Submitting a request does not confirm an appointment. Your appointment is confirmed only after the clinic responds.