Keen interest in diagnostic medical ultrasound | Our Story & Our Ethos

Our Story So Far | 1999 - 2019 | 20 Years of Excellence

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Since 1999, Mr Weaver was has taken a keen interest in diagnostic medical ultrasound. This interest was sparked by a realisation that Ultrasound imaging could really remove a lot of the guesswork involved in assessing and treating common podiatric conditions, such as Morton’s neuroma. Mr Weaver realised from the moment he saw ultrasound imaging being used first-hand, that it had the potential to really improve and unlock better treatment outcomes for patients.

Ultrasound imaging

At that time in the UK, training in Ultrasound imaging for Podiatrists was pretty much non-existent. Furthermore, organising ultrasound scans to assess and plan treatment for conditions like Morton’s neuroma or bursitis was a painfully slow business, that was sometimes limited by the lack of detailed knowledge of the person performing the scan of what was going on with the patient. Mr Weaver really wanted to overcome these issues by being able to scan his own patients, rather than relying on third parties who don’t know the patient as well as he did.

With a lack of UK based Podiatry specific training, Mr Weaver embarked on Ultrasound training in the U.S.

It was at this time that Mr Weaver completed training in ultrasound-guided injection techniques, including cryosurgery for the treatment of Musculo-skeletal conditions, such as Morton’s neuroma.

Mr Weaver has also successfully completed a UK based Master’s degree in Medical Ultrasound, obtaining the highest possible award of distinction. Since introducing cryosurgery for Morton’s neuroma to the UK, Mr Weaver has continued to strongly advocate its use and has lectured and taught workshops in various settings.

Mr Weaver now regards the information obtained from ultrasound scanning a patient as invaluable. Mr Weaver is better now than ever, able to offer treatment programs that are tailored and individual to each patient’s unique needs and requirements, such complex assessments often involve performing scans immediately after activities like hiking or running that bring the patients symptoms on. This extra layer of attention to detail is often what makes the difference in patients obtaining the outcome they are looking for.

Moving into the future, Mr Weaver has continued to pioneer the treatment of Morton’s neuroma and has become the first Podiatrist in the UK to use a new form of ultrasound imaging called elastography. Elastography is used elsewhere in medicine to map the density of tissue. Morton’s neuroma tissue has been shown to have greater stiffness when compared to surrounding healthy nerves. As such the use of elastography allows Mr Weaver to see a new dimension of the neuroma that has been unavailable, enabling him to address areas of the neuroma that might have previously been missed. This greater appreciation allows for a more tailored cryosurgery treatment.

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Our Ethos

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There is no such thing as an average patient. We don’t do average, only excellent.

We place a large amount of emphasis treating you as an individual and making your Morton’s recovery journey as quick and as smooth possible. To us, you are foremost, a person and not just another number.

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