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The Benefits of Custom Orthotics

What is a Custom Orthotic?

Custom orthotics are much like insoles, but are biomechanical medical appliances that are custom made to correct a specific foot imbalance. Orthotics work on your feet much like glasses work on your eyes – they reduce stress and strain on your body by bringing your feet back into proper alignment. Orthotics fit into your shoes as comfortably as an insole; and have the advantage of being made from precise imprints of your feet with our 3D scanner.

Here at The Health Club Wellness Clinic, we are pleased to offer custom orthotics manufactured by Toronto based Global Orthotics which can help a variety of different conditions such as:

  • Ankle Pain
  • Bunion Pain
  • Shin Pain
  • Chronic lower back pain
  • Heel pain and spurs
  • Forefoot pain
  • Flat foot
  • Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
  • Knee pain (runners knees)
  • Hip Pain
  • Reduce muscular fatigue

Who Needs Orthotics?

Many common conditions of the feet, knees, hips and back are caused by poor foot biomechanics. If you have a job that requires standing on your feet several hours a day or wearing uncomfortable shoes you really should consider custom orthotics.

Biomechanics is a science that studies the body’s movements during walking, running and sports. The most common form of bad foot biomechanics is over pronation, which is dropping of the arches and rolling inwards of the feet and ankles. Orthotics correct over pronation and realign the feet and ankles to their neutral position, restoring the natural foot function and biomechanical alignment of the body.

 

Did you know?

  • 25% of the bones in your body are in your feet
  • The average person takes 8,000 to 10,000 steps per day
  • The average person will walk over 100,000 miles in their lifetime, or more than 4 trips around the world
  • Women have four times as many foot problems as men – fancy, ill-fitting footwear is the main reason for this
  • More than 75% of people will experience foot problems in their lifetime

 

Conditions Treated by Custom Orthotics

  • BUNIONS – Pain and inflammation in the big toe.
  • LOW BACK PAIN – Pain in the lower back region.
  • PLANTAR FASCIITIS – Heel and arch pain.
  • SHIN SPLINTS – Inflamed muscles in the lower leg.
  • SCIATICA – Pain, weakness, numbness, or tingling in the leg.
  • ARTHRITIS – Joint pain and inflammation.
  • DIABETES – Poor circulation and sensation.

Speak with our Chiropodist team at Health Club Wellness Clinic about getting better balance with orthotics today!