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What Are Orthotics?
- Orthotics are an insert made for your shoes that help properly align your feet which will in turn align everything else – your knees, back, and neck.
- Specifically designed and customized for the size and shape of your own feet
How Do Orthotics Work?
- Wearing orthotics help realign your entire body, providing the joints and muscles a chance to perform the action they are meant to, in turn increasing strength over time and relieving pain you may be experiencing.
Why Do I Need Orthotics?
- There are many reasons why one may require an orthotic.
Why Visit A Foot Specialist For Orthotics?
- Podiatrist / Chiropodist are foot specialists who are extensively trained to assess and diagnose your foot pathologies.
- We encourage follow-up visits and annual check ups to ensure everything is working as it should be!
What Can I Expect During The Visit
- Biomechanical assessment and gait analysis leading to a diagnosis.
- Footwear Assessment
- Consultation on what is needed
- Casting / Foot Impression for orthotics to be made (Plaster casts, 3D Scanner, Laser Technology etc.)
- Orthotics are an insert made for your shoes that help properly align your feet which will in turn align everything else – your knees, back, and neck.
- Specifically designed and customized for the size and shape of your own feet
How Do Orthotics Work?
- Wearing orthotics help realign your entire body, providing the joints and muscles a chance to perform the action they are meant to, in turn increasing strength over time and relieving pain you may be experiencing.
Why Do I Need Orthotics?
- There are many reasons why one may require an orthotic.
- For example, as seen in the illustration above, collapsed / flattened arches put pressure on not only your feet but other areas of your body as well (knees, hips, lower back, and upper back). As a result, you may experience pain in these areas at some point in your life.
Why Visit A Foot Specialist For Orthotics?
- Podiatrist / Chiropodist are foot specialists who are extensively trained to assess and diagnose your foot pathologies.
- Creating a suitable orthotic based on your foot condition requires extensive knowledge and training (as seen in the illustration above).
- 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments and 19 muscles make up the foot!
- We encourage follow-up visits and annual check ups to ensure everything is working as it should be!
What Can I Expect During The Visit
- Biomechanical assessment and gait analysis leading to a diagnosis.
- Footwear Assessment
- Consultation on what is needed
- Casting / Foot Impression for orthotics to be made (Plaster casts, 3D Scanner, Laser Technology etc.)