These custom-made prescription medical devices are placed inside your shoes to correct the mechanical joint and muscle dysfunction that contributes to foot pain. They are also used to treat and prevent injury-causing pathology such as excessive pronation (rolling in) supination (rolling out) and to help make standing, walking and running healthier and more efficient.
Genuine custom orthotics start with a thorough exam, a cast of your feet using plaster of paris or a 3D scan, and a detailed prescription form, which are all sent to a professional lab. Some clinics use a computerized force plate to get impressions, which are then used to modify a pre-manufactured insole. These are not true custom orthotics – if there’s no cast, a complete impression of your foot has not been taken, and you don’t get the full benefit. Furthermore, they may use a library system where they pick amongst several pre-made shapes to most closely fit your arch profile. This is sneaky, inaccurate and usually creates an unsatisfying outcome for the patient.
Our chiropodists as well as our well trained staff are all well trained and able to do all fittings for orthotics. Chiropodists train more extensively in the function, biomechanics and orthotic manufacturing than any other foot care practitioner; when they make orthotics, you know they’ll fit right.