About Pronation

When your feet hurt you hurt all over because your feet are the base of your entire bone structure. Problems in your feet can lead to knee pain, back pain, and discomfort when standing or walking.  Your feet do a lot of hard work and take a lot of punishment.

The foot is a very complex part of your body.  Your foot has twenty-six separate bones which are held in position by dozens of ligaments, tendons, and muscles from three separate arches tha support the weight of your body.  These arches are not rigid.  They provide the flexibility and leverage to walk.  As you raise your foot to take a step, joints lock so you have the leverage to push your body forward. When you lower your foot to the ground the joints unlock.  This locking and unlocking of the joints allows you to walk on any surface, whether it be a sandy beach, golf course, or concrete sidewalk.  Your foot is a shock absorber that protects your muscled and skeletal system each time you take a step.

The average person takes 5000 to 8000 steps each day.

A misaligned foot may cause one or more of the following problems.
Foot Pain, Bunions, Knee Pain, Hip Pain, Back Pain, Neck Pain,Shin Splints, Plantar Fasciitis.

The most common foot problem we see is excessive pronation. Too much weight is transfered to the inside of the foot - flattening the arch and causing misalignment throughout the skelital structure of the body.

Orthotics can help you with your foot problems.  Orthotics work on your feet in the same way the braces work on the teeth - by exerting gentle consistent pressure to bring your foot muscles and back into proper alignment.

This condition has been treated with some success with hard plastc orthotics that stabalize the rear foot. These orthotics are typically expensive, uncomfortable and somewhat restricted comfort wise in their application.  They also have proven to have limited success in dealing with the problem of Forefoot Pronation.

(Too much weight on the inside ball of the foot and big toe.)When we walk we spend more than half the time with the majority of our weight on the ball of the foot. 

We discovered that by shaping a high density foam full foot orthotic we could achieve stability and proper alignment all the way through the stride. 

Your feet are the only pair you will ever have.  You are wise to take good care of them.

About 80% of the population have structural problems in their feet which cause abnormal walking patterns. 

What is an Orthotics and How Can It Help?

Our Orthotics are molded devices made of different densities of foam molded and shaped to correctly support and realign your foot.  They correct the position of the bones of your feet and hold them in proper alignment. 

Orthotics are necessary after surgery for bunions, callouses, hammertoes, and other rigid or flexible foot deformities. The orthotics reinforce the proper alignment of the bones and muscles so that these painful deformities will not reoccur. 

How Can Orthotics Help you Following Foot Surgery?

Orthotics compensate for biomechanical abnormalities within the foot or leg, such as in-toeing, knock-knees, bowleg, or unequal leg length.

Orthotics provide a normal range of motion for the joints of the foot, knee and hip.

Orthotics improve postural stability and spinal alignment.

Orthotics permit quicker, pain-free walking and are essential to speedy recovery following foot surgery.

Orthotics allow the foot to adapt to different types of walking surfaces, providing better shock absorption and helping to provide rigid leverage for pushing off at each step.

Orthotics are now available for specific activities such as running, dance, basketball and other sports.

Most Importantly - orthotics aid in assuring a long term favorable surgical result, minimizing the chance of any reoccurrence of the foot problems or deformity.