Pronation is the normal inward-rolling motion of the foot to absorb shock and adapt to uneven surfaces that we walk on. Overpronation refers to excessive pronation of the feet.
Many painful complaints such as heel pain, bunions and tired, aching feet are caused by poor foot posture, especially overpronation. Poor foot posture often results in major foot surgery for “bunions”, “hammer toes” and collapsed arches.
Your feet are the base for your whole body. Just like the foundation of a building, if you have poor foot posture it will result in poor body posture. This results in uneven stress on your feet, knees, hips and back and can lead to osteoarthritis, scoliosis, back pain and even headaches.
For many years podiatrists have prescribed orthotics (prescription foot supports) for children and adults experiencing foot, knee, hip and back pain. Orthotics realign foot and body posture and relieve stress to injured muscles, ligaments, tendons and joints. Improvement of painful symptoms is usually easy and they also help to prevent pain from re-occurring. This means people can return to normal activities quickly and continue to do so for many years to come!
For those children with postural problems such as “Flat feet”, in-toed gait, knock knees, tripping/clumsiness or uneven shoe wear, orthotics realign foot and body posture to make children look more “normal”.
For adults and children with sporting injuries, we believe orthotics greatly reduce the incidence of injuries and results in less “down-time” from sport and training.
Just like eyeglasses, orthotics are prescription-only devices. We don’t believe people should wear “arch supports” bought at shoe shops, chemists, or even those recommended by other health professionals. After all, you wouldn’t dream of “off-the-shelf” treatments for your eyes or teeth, would you?
Overpronation
Pronation is the normal inward-rolling motion of the foot to absorb shock and adapt to uneven surfaces that we walk on. Overpronation refers to excessive pronation of the feet.
Many painful complaints such as heel pain, bunions and tired, aching feet are caused by poor foot posture, especially overpronation. Poor foot posture often results in major foot surgery for “bunions”, “hammer toes” and collapsed arches.
Your feet are the base for your whole body. Just like the foundation of a building, if you have poor foot posture it will result in poor body posture. This results in uneven stress on your feet, knees, hips and back and can lead to osteoarthritis, scoliosis, back pain and even headaches.
For many years podiatrists have prescribed orthotics (prescription foot supports) for children and adults experiencing foot, knee, hip and back pain. Orthotics realign foot and body posture and relieve stress to injured muscles, ligaments, tendons and joints. Improvement of painful symptoms is usually easy and they also help to prevent pain from re-occurring. This means people can return to normal activities quickly and continue to do so for many years to come!
For those children with postural problems such as “Flat feet”, in-toed gait, knock knees, tripping/clumsiness or uneven shoe wear, orthotics realign foot and body posture to make children look more “normal”.
For adults and children with sporting injuries, we believe orthotics greatly reduce the incidence of injuries and results in less “down-time” from sport and training.
Just like eyeglasses, orthotics are prescription-only devices. We don’t believe people should wear “arch supports” bought at shoe shops, chemists, or even those recommended by other health professionals. After all, you wouldn’t dream of “off-the-shelf” treatments for your eyes or teeth, would you?