Orthotics & Flat Feet


 

Not all Feet are Created Equal
Your feet are a complex system of 52 bones, 66 joints, 214 ligaments and 38 tendons and muscles, containing 25% of all the bones in your body. In your lifetime your feet will take over 100 million steps, with every step an impact on your body. Abnormal stresses and structural problems in your feet can cause pain throughout your entire body. Whatever the source of your pain, consider the possibility that custom prescribed foot orthotics can help. This is a service Dr. Michael Horowitz offers in his office. Call today to schedule a consultation and/or your custom orthotics fitting - 604-733-7744.

Do any of the following affect you?

• Foot, Ankle, Knee or Hip Pain
• Plantar Fascittis
• Achilles Tendinitis
• Shin Splints
• Flat Feet, Bunions or Toe Deformities
• Ilio-Tibial-Band Syndrome
• Back/Neck Pain

If you answered yes to any of the above conditions you should be aware that faulty mechanics in the bones of the feet or pelvis may be the cause. Treat the cause and the pain goes away. Treat the symptom and it will just keep coming back.

Take a Look at your Feet

Arches can lose their ability to flex and return to their normal shape, which can result in a painful imbalance. If this occurs your feet cannot effectively absorb the shock of walking or running. This mal-alignment can result in foot pain, calluses, corns, bunions, heel pain or muscle fatigue. The added stress on joints can result in degenerative "arthritis", back pain, collapsed arches, and other painful or disabling symptoms. Custom Orthotic Therapy is the best approach in controlling foot motion and weight distribution through your gait cycle.

Orthotics are Bio-mechanical appliances used to straighten or align bones.  Each foot has 26 bones and hundreds of ligaments, tendons and muscles which hold these bones in place.  Daily living and the stress your feet endure with each stride, can create a myriad of problems.  Over a lifetime this can cause a mal-alignment in the foot structure.

BIOMECHANICS deal with human motion. Orthotics work in conjunction with this motion to correct pain and discomfort.

Problems that can occur

Arches can lose their ability to flex and return to normal shape which can result in a painful imbalance.  If this occurs your feet cannot effectively absorb the shock of walking.  This mal-alignment can result in foot pain, calluses, corns, bunions, heel pain or muscle fatigue.  The added stress of joints can result in degenerative “arthritis”, back pain, collapsed arches, and other painful or disabling symptoms.  Orthotic therapy is the best approach in controlling foot motion and weight distribution through your gait cycle.

Custom made Orthotics: Your practitioner evaluates your unique situation and recommends an appropriate form of therapy.  A cast impression of your feet and a prescription, are sent to a laboratory which specializes in orthotic therapy.  A specialist further evaluates your casts to determine a corrective treatment.  Orthotics are designed from a light weight moldable material and can easily fit into a variety of shoes you may own.  They conform to your foot and alleviate pain by contouring to the angles of your skeletal structure.  In result your muscles and joints aligned.

Who wears custom orthotics: Orthotics are designed for many different activities, age groups and lifestyles.  Whether you are participating in a particular sport or have just developed aching feet with the passing years, there is an orthotic designed for your unique needs.    Custom made orthotics work to eliminate the cause of your discomfort, they align the body and allow feet to function more effectively.