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Table 3 Services accessed prior to presenting at private podiatry clinic

From: “I need somebody who knows about feet” a qualitative study investigating the lived experiences of conservative treatment for patients with posterior tibial tendon dysfunction

Participant (pseudonym)

General Practice

Orthopaedics

Physiotherapy

Osteopathy

Imaging

Mark

Yes

Yes

No

No

MRI

Faye

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MRI

Mila

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

MRI

Stanley

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

DVT scan /MRI / US

Christopher

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

US

  1. Abbreviations: DVT deep vein thrombosis, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, US ultrasound