Ian Sadler
BSc (Hons) Ch (DPodM) MSCP – Podiatrist / Chiropodist
Ian Sadler BSc (Hons) Ch (DPodM) MChS is registered with the Health Professionals Council and the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. He has extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of gait and biomechanics related conditions. Ian started his medical career as a medic and paratrooper with the British Army, where he dealt with the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic and overuse injuries to the lower limb in many different fields of operation.
After leaving the Army, Ian studied Podiatry at the University of Huddersfield, specialising in the use of orthotic materials in the rehabilitation of lower limb and back injuries.
Ian is currently a lecturer in the clinical interpretation of gait analysis technology and the use of orthotic therapy in the rehabilitation of gait related conditions. He also lectures on biomechanics with the post graduate qualification in sports yoga.
As a tri-athlete and a keen runner, Ian has first hand experience on the importance of good biomechanics and the implication of injury. He is active within the Territorial Army and is a qualified Army physical training instructor. Ian believes that the body is designed to work smoothly and pain free. Joint wear or continual musculoskeletal pain or ‘niggles’ are likely to be indicators of a biomechanical problem. He does not box people with a diagnosis of ‘getting older’ or ‘having run too many miles’ in their youth. He consistently helps people who thought their active or pain free days were over, return to the lifestyle they want.
Testimonial Star
"Following the birth of my first baby, my feet changed shape and I found it difficult and painful to get back to training and wearing shoes without developing pain in the arch of my feet. Ian assessed my feet and advised on exercises to help re-form my arch muscles and also prescribed custom-made orthotics that are very comfortable and I slip into my shoes. It has made a world of difference to my life – thankyou!"
Claire Spencer 35
Hammersmith, West London
Testimonial Star
"I play a lot of Tennis and have had Cartilage damage and constant knee pain since my teens as a result of my poorly feet. After having an assessment and orthotics form Ian I now get hardly any pain and the cartilage damage is on the mend!"
Annabel Cane
(senior administrator) Norfolk
There are many myths about how feet work and interact with the body, the biggest of these is that pronation is a bad thing. Feet are designed to move into pronation – it is a beneficial mechanism that exists to provide shock absorption and transmit force to the ground. However, if the body is forced into excess pronation, either by the ground travelled on or the genetic makeup of the individual, injury and strain can result. Ian prescribes insoles not to stop pronation but instead re-time at what stage in the gait pattern the foot pronates and therefore slows the movement down – he further tailors the choice of material used for the orthotic to the demands that are going to be placed on it e.g. activity, body size, choice of shoe and skin sensitivity. He works to assess the bodies entire biomechanical chain, not just focusing on the feet. In this way the influence that your foot movements have on your leg and up into your back are all taken into account.