Mr Simon Coope

Please note, I do not provide a service for Chiropody or foot care, ingrowing toenail or verrucae treatments.

I have been practising privately since 1994 at Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital, Anlaby. I offer patients dynamic computer foot pressure scan analysis, biomechanical assessment for walking and sport related lower limb dysfunction, custom functional orthotic insoles, gait dysfunction and toe splints.

I treat patients with heel pain and foot and ankle arthritic conditions. I have used computer footscan assessment systems for patient diagnosis since 1996.

I have specialised in biomechanics in Hull, Leeds and York since 1993, treating professional football, rugby players and athletes.

I have been a lecturer on 'Biomechanics of the rheumatoid foot' for University of Bath, primary care rheumatology postgraduate course and completed an audit for Humberside Police / Home Office into biomechanical related lower limb work injuries. In 1994, I attended Royal College of Surgeons / Football Association course at National Sports Medicine Centre, Lilleshall.

My medico legal qualification is from the University of Cardiff Law School - Expert Witness Certificate.

Choosing a foot care specialist

Every doctor, nurse, physiotherapist or other health professional has specific skills and qualifications. They can only provide care that fits within those skills and rules set by their profession. For foot care specialists this means:

• Podiatrists - They diagnose and treat problems with your feet and lower limbs (they are not medical doctors). They can provide advice, prescribe certain medications and carry out non-surgical treatments
• Podiatric Consultants - These are highly experienced podiatrists (they are not medical doctors). They can manage complex foot and ankle conditions, using a range of non-surgical treatments
• Consultant Podiatric Surgeons - They are podiatrists who have completed additional training (they are not medical doctors). They can manage complex foot and ankle conditions using a range of non-surgical treatments and perform some surgical procedures