Your feet are the foundation for the balance and alignment of your body. Structural problems in the feet can alter the way that you walk and cause many uncomfortable issues. These include foot pain, bunions, hammer toes, pain in the arch of the foot and heel pain - all of which may be effectively treated with custom orthotics.
Less well known symptoms that may also be treated with orthotics also can include leg discomfort, knee pain, issues with the hip, back stiffness and even neck stiffness. In fact, your feet support your entire weight, so poor foot mechanics can change the even distribution of your body weight, while standing, walking or running, and create an increased load on muscles and joints some place else in the body.
Foot orthotics help to adjust any imbalance by exerting gentle, consistent pressure to stabilise the bones of your feet and bring muscles and bones into improved alignment. Prescription orthotics look like insoles, but are bio mechanical medical appliances hand made to fix your specific foot imbalance.
Orthotics fit into your shoes as comfortably as an insole - and they have the advantage of having been made from precise imprints of your feet.
Orthotics can be counseled for several reasons, including:
- aligning and supporting the foot or ankle
- preventing, correcting or accommodating foot defects
- enhancing the overall function of the foot or ankle
Here is a reference list to offer you an idea of which orthotic solution may be suitable for you. Be sure to get a biomechanical gait analysis by your physiotherapist before using an orthotic device on your own:
Bunions and/or bunionettes are helped with Shoes with a wide toe box; soft, seamless uppers, stretchy shoes; "bunion shield" type pad
Corns and calluses. If found on or between the toes, a toe separator could be beneficial.
Cavus foot (stiff high arch) can be helped with soft orthotic cushions to distribute pressures uniformly
Hammer toe or claw toe require shoes with a wide or deep toe box to house the deformity; toe crest.
Forefoot discomfort (metatarsalgia) is assisted by wide shoes, pads or bars under the bones of the forefoot (metatarsals)
Limb length deformity will require custom-made full-contact orthosis
Neuropathic ulceration (like with diabetes) : Full-contact cushioned orthosis (orthotic), extra-deep or custom shoes, rocker bottom sole to reduce force on foot
Plantar fasciitis (heel pain or heel spur) : Use p refabricated heel insert made from silicone, rubber or felt
Runner's painful knee: Full-length, soft, prefabricated sport orthotic inlay to reduce stress and turning inward of the foot (pronation; flatfoot).
Less well known symptoms that may also be treated with orthotics also can include leg discomfort, knee pain, issues with the hip, back stiffness and even neck stiffness. In fact, your feet support your entire weight, so poor foot mechanics can change the even distribution of your body weight, while standing, walking or running, and create an increased load on muscles and joints some place else in the body.
Foot orthotics help to adjust any imbalance by exerting gentle, consistent pressure to stabilise the bones of your feet and bring muscles and bones into improved alignment. Prescription orthotics look like insoles, but are bio mechanical medical appliances hand made to fix your specific foot imbalance.
Orthotics fit into your shoes as comfortably as an insole - and they have the advantage of having been made from precise imprints of your feet.
Orthotics can be counseled for several reasons, including:
- aligning and supporting the foot or ankle
- preventing, correcting or accommodating foot defects
- enhancing the overall function of the foot or ankle
Here is a reference list to offer you an idea of which orthotic solution may be suitable for you. Be sure to get a biomechanical gait analysis by your physiotherapist before using an orthotic device on your own:
Bunions and/or bunionettes are helped with Shoes with a wide toe box; soft, seamless uppers, stretchy shoes; "bunion shield" type pad
Corns and calluses. If found on or between the toes, a toe separator could be beneficial.
Cavus foot (stiff high arch) can be helped with soft orthotic cushions to distribute pressures uniformly
Hammer toe or claw toe require shoes with a wide or deep toe box to house the deformity; toe crest.
Forefoot discomfort (metatarsalgia) is assisted by wide shoes, pads or bars under the bones of the forefoot (metatarsals)
Limb length deformity will require custom-made full-contact orthosis
Neuropathic ulceration (like with diabetes) : Full-contact cushioned orthosis (orthotic), extra-deep or custom shoes, rocker bottom sole to reduce force on foot
Plantar fasciitis (heel pain or heel spur) : Use p refabricated heel insert made from silicone, rubber or felt
Runner's painful knee: Full-length, soft, prefabricated sport orthotic inlay to reduce stress and turning inward of the foot (pronation; flatfoot).
About the Author:
MedRehab Group specializes in a variety of rehab treatments, including physiotherapy, massage treatment, chiropractic, orthotics, and acupuncture.
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