Biomechanical Assessment and Orthotics

Physio4Life is a specialist biomechanical assessment and orthotics clinic in Putney London SW15 prescribing orthotics. These medical insoles (orthotics) are custom made to correct your specific foot imbalance.

We investigate any issues you are experiencing and take a full medical history. We look to identify any problems that are due to extrinsic or intrinsic factors or indeed both.

Physio4life has helped sports professionals and athletes, and assist people from many different walks of life to help improve their quality of life and sport.

They help to reduce stress on the feet, knees, hips and lower back during everyday activities like walking, running, cycling and even while standing still. They work in a similar way to braces on your teeth, by gently exerting pressure on your feet to bring them back into proper alignment.

Once your feet are working in the way they were designed to there will be reduced muscle strain, as the body does not have to try to control the poor mechanics, and shock absorption will be improved.

Runners, athletes and sports people have noticed considerable improvement in performance from wearing bespoke orthotics.

There are several ways in which you can tell if you have faulty foot mechanics, and could therefore benefit from a pair of custom made orthotics. These include experiencing the following symptoms:

• Localised Foot pain
• Bunions or Hammer toes
• Arch or Heel pain
• Leg or Knee pain
• Hip, Back or even Neck pain

Our experts take one hour to complete a comprehensive assessment, which will identify the necessity for orthotics and any other forms of treatment or conditioning. They won’t just look at your feet they will assess your whole lower limb to get a thorough understanding of your situation.

The orthotics we prescribe are manufactured by The Orthotic Group (TOG)  who is the world leader in custom designed, high quality Orthotic foot insoles.

They are made from unique memory flex plastics to meet your individual foot care needs (unlike most generic insoles, which tend to be made from polypropylene that has a short life span and flattens under constant stress).

Each individual insole is prescribed following an in-depth Biomechanical Analysis that incorporates the high technology of the Quintic digital video software along with TOG GaitScan™ System. 

Combining diagnostic and educational capabilities, Gaitscan provides comprehensive biomechanical evaluation for each patient. In-depth reports give access to over one million data points which break down deviations from optimal biomechanics and assist in effectively diagnosing & prescribing orthotic solutions.

Our Latest Patient Reviews

EXCELLENT Based on 363 reviews

Andrea D

2023-05-29

Physio4Life has been recommended to me by few rowing friends. I'm very grateful to Darren Kennedy for helping me get back on track and recovering swiftly for regatta season! I overtrained which led to a very painful shoulder and back injury. I could barely move my arm. Darren took the time to examine me and make a tailored programme that is going to target my rotary cuff and scapula, very understanding of my anxiety as an athlete. He showed great depth of knowledge and after little over a month I was able to get back on the water. Also great banter. I highly recommend the practice even for regular check ups, thank you Darren and team!

Andrea Dimitrova

2023-05-29

Physio4Life has been recommended to me by few rowing friends. I'm very grateful to Darren Kennedy for helping me get back on track and recovering swiftly for regatta season! I overtrained which led to a very painful shoulder and back injury. I could barely move my arm. Darren took the time to examine me and make a tailored programme that is going to target my rotary cuff and scapula, very understanding of my anxiety as an athlete. He showed great depth of knowledge and after little over a month I was able to get back on the water. Also great banter. I highly recommend the practice even for regular check ups, thank you Darren and team!

Alastair H

2023-05-27

Darren really helped me in the run up to a big race with some muscular discomfort in my back and gave me some exercises as well as some hands on work to help alleviate the pain. Overall really great experience. Thanks Darren!

John Bingham

2023-05-26

Darren, solved an extremely painful hip problem. Excellent advice, reassurance and rehabilitation exercise program. Exercise videos were extremely useful.

donna kabbani

2023-05-25

Physio4life is a really welcoming friendly place. After having the cast taken off my broken wrist I arrived at physio4 life worried and despondent as I had practically no strength or movement in my hand. Darren Kennedy was fantastic, he was very patient and had a really friendly manner.He helped me over several weeks to get my range of movement and strength back. He was so knowledgeable and gave me the know how and confidence to work my way through the treatment and exercises. He also advised and helped me to get back to my normal gym routine. I’d highly recommend Darren and physio4 life.

Trina Conroy

2023-05-25

I booked at emergency appointment at the clinic on a Sunday morning due to being in absolute agony with neck pain. The pain in my neck had been worsening over a few weeks and had left me unable to sleep and close to tears. Darren was fantastic! The best physio I have EVER been treated by. He was thorough in his assessment, showed a great deal of knowledge and experience and confidence in his diagnosis and treatment plan. He started treatment immediately and advised the pain would be worse over the next two days and gave me care advice to follow. He also took me to the gym area of the clinic and went through some exercises, ensuring I was comfortable, confident and able to undertake them correctly. After 2 days the pain in my neck was virtually non existent. Between our first and second session, he also checked in via email and sent a plan for me to follow. I couldn't recommend him highly enough. Having had previous poor experiences with physios for other issues, I was dubious but Darren certainly changed my mind on that and more importantly saved me from a great deal of pain. Thank you!!

Sue Barnard

2023-05-12

The clinic owner, a physiotherapist himself, communicates with microaggressions and is not amenable to discussion of error . The clinical triage process and complaint process is unprofessional resulting in clients chasing responses. Unsurprisingly staff turnaround is high. Having requested clients notes and reports it has been clear that they are poorly written. The practitioners have not paid attention to medical history clearly evidenced by the reports, and interventions have led to severe injury triggered by methods engaged by the practitioner. The practice shirks responsibility, and some of the practitioners are not being regulated by a regulatory body. I would recommend not attending this practice. While some of the practitioners are regulated and are professional the clinical procedures, customer service, complaints processes and business operations are appalling. STAY CLEAR. Far better practices in the SW area.

Lara Bird-Leakey

2023-04-26

I had the best experience at Physio4Life! Darren was absolutely fantastic, and helped me get to the start line of a race after an achilles injury! I really don't know what I would have done without the kindness and consideration of the whole team and would definitely recommend

Pierre Thomas

2023-04-25

I saw Dora to have physio for a back injury. She was brilliant and got me back in the boat much faster than I had hoped. Cannot recommend her highly enough!

Vicky Urruela

2023-04-25

I went in for a Lymphatic drainage. After years having them, it seemed like this place would be a good option, with professional, experienced massage therapists. Unfortunately, the lady who did my drainage was very inexperienced and did a pretty bad job. Poor drainage technique and zero focus on lymph drainage. If that's the treatment you look for, I would suggest going elsewhere.