Custom Foot Orthotics

What are custom orthotics for?
The basis of orthotics is that by providing arch support and realigning the 26 bones of the foot and 33 joints it assists in leg and pelvic alignment, corrects structural deformities and prevents muscle and tendon fatigue. 

​Your feet are the base of support for your whole body while you are standing and walking. The extra support provided through orthotics may help with:
​​- Controlling biomechanical alignment
- Correcting or accommodating deformities
​- Protect and support  an injury
- Assist in rehabilitation
- Reduce pain
- Increase mobility
- Improve balance
- Redistribute pressure 

As part of an orthotic consult, you will be assessed to see if custom made orthotics would benefit you. This includes a thorough history, observation, gait (walking) analysis, neurological and orthopedic testing.  Orthotics may be beneficial not only to those with foot pain but also those with ankle, knee, hip or low back pain due to biomechanical and structural compensations that occur when dysfunction happens anywhere along the kinetic chain. 

If you are experiencing any of the following, orthotics may be right for you:

• foot pain
• knee pain
• hip pain
• low back pain
• heel pain
• plantar fasciitis
• bunion (hallux valgus)
• heel spurs
• diabetic nerve pain/peripheral neuropathy
• ankle instability
• and many more!

This month we are having a special on orthotics! Book your consultation today! 

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References

1. The Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association, “About Orthoses and Prostheses,” https://www.aopa.org.au/careers/what-are-orthoses-and-prostheses.
2. Sun Life Financial, “Understanding Orthotics and Orthopedic Shoes, ”https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/system/files/Understanding%20orthotics%20and%20orthopaedic%20shoes.pdf.
3. Sun Life Financial, “Understanding Orthotics and Orthopedic Shoes, ”https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/system/files/Understanding%20orthotics%20and%20orthopaedic%20shoes.pdf.
4. ​Çağlar Okur, S., & Aydın, A. (2019). Comparison of extracorporeal shock wave therapy with custom foot orthotics in plantar fasciitis treatment: A prospective randomized one-year follow-up study. Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions, 19(2), 178–186.