Fascinating

foot facts! Orthotics

• 25% of the bones in your body

are in your feet.
“Are you suffering from...”
• The average person takes 8,000
to 10,000 steps per day.
Neck
• The average person will walk
HOURS
over 100,000 miles in their
lifetime, Monday – Friday
Back Pain
or more
8am – 8pm
than 4
trips Saturdays
around Knee Pain
the 8am – 4pm
world. (Closed Sundays and statutory
holidays)
• Women have four times as many Leg Pain
foot problems as men - blame it
on fancy, ill fitting footwear.
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 The key to better health What do my feet Orthotics have been shown
could be right under have to do with it? to help the following
your...toes conditions:

Orthotics are customized functional

Your feet have a direct impact on the
insoles that correct and prevent painful
foot, knee, hip and back & postural rest of your body. Like the • Plantar Faciitis
disorders foundation of a house, your feet • Metatarsalgia
support the weight of everything • Morton's Neuroma
The finished orthotic is placed in the above them. • Hallux Valgus ( Buions)
patient's • Shin Splints
shoe to When a small • Patella Femoral Pain
support the problem (Runner's Knee)
foot and develops in your • Chronic Low Back Pain
eliminate feet, the subtle • A Variety Of Conditions
abnormal change in the Related To Diabetes
foot way you walk • Rheumatoid Arthritis.
biomechanics by keeping the foot will cause a chain
properly aligned. reaction of
adjustments in
Depending on the patient's needs, the your posture and
orthotic walking
may have mechanics.
padding to
cushion
These changes can put stress on
the foot
and make joints higher up in your body, and
it more lead to more serious problems.
comfortable.

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