Custom Orthotics:

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A custom-made orthotic is a prescribed corrective removable device that is placed in the shoes to hold the foot in its proper position to optimize joint, muscle, and ligament function. This allows the foot and lower leg to move more efficiently, therefore eliminating foot and lower leg pain and pathology (ex. plantar fasciitis, heel spur, bunions, hammertoes, callus, arthritis, shin splints, runner’s knee, back pain, etc.)

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Custom orthotics are made from plaster or 3D casts of your feet, after a biomechanical examination, stance and gait analysis by a chiropodist.

 

Research shows that custom orthotics can also make you run faster, increase performance, endurance and even overall strength. Studies also show that overweight individuals have extreme benefits from wearing orthotics, as it decreases stress applied to the ligaments of the feet.

 

Orthotics are custom made for your individual needs, and different materials (soft & hard), styles, shapes, and corrections have different uses (examples include sports, walking, offloading wounds, etc.)

  

Chiropodists/Podiatrists have the highest level of standards of practice to ensure that the public receives legitimate prescription custom foot orthotics. Physicians and Chiropodists/Podiatrists are the only professionals in Ontario specifically licensed to prescribe custom orthotics.