Our feet are the foundation of our body. They bare all of our weight and keep us stable throughout the day. Any time we experience pain, deformity, or discomfort in our feet, ankles, and knees it can compromise our stability, lead to you altering your normal gait, which in turn can lead to excessive stress on everything from your hip joints to your spine. When this happens, you may be tempted to solve your foot problems by picking up over-the-counter insoles. While that can certainly be cheap and easy to do, insoles and inserts from the supermarket or drugstore lack nearly every benefit that custom orthotics can deliver.
Benefits of Custom Orthotics
- Precise fit and customization
- Complete arch support
- Joint pain reduction
- Low back pain reduction
- Better athletic performance and reduced risk of injury
Customization is the key benefit to orthotics. We use foam molding tech to custom fit each orthotic precisely to your feet. Because your feet are the foundation for the rest of your spine, fixing issues related to your gait or improper foot support can help many issues in the rest of your body. Here at Davis Family Chiropractic, we like to treat the source of your pain issues and sometimes custom orthotics are the best way to fix your issues.
Custom orthotics help to evenly distribute your body weight. This helps relieve joint discomfort making spending hours on your feet each day more comfortable. By redistributing your weight, custom orthotics can help correct poor posture, relieve knee pain and stress associated with pain, stabilize your body and restore balance, reduce hip pain, and ease ankle pain. Custom orthotics may be just what you need to avoid stressful and costly surgical options.
Low back pain is one of the most complained about disabilities in the world. Custom orthotics address the foot-spine connection that is often a factor in low back pain, providing support for all three foot arches, stabilizing and balancing the pelvis, restoring proper function to the lower extremities, and much more—all without drugs.
Custom orthotics have also helped many athletes address pain issues or completely avoid pain issues common in their sport. Many basketball players suffer from plantar fasciitis and many runners suffer from excessive pronation problems. Whether you are a weekend warrior or an extreme endurance athlete, custom orthotics may be right for you.
Foot Levelers
At Davis Family Chiropractic, we have a good-standing relationship with Foot Levelers. Foot Levelers is the world’s leading provider of individually designed Stabilizing Custom Orthotics, custom orthotic flip-flops, Shoethotics® and Sandalthotics®, as well as therapeutic products. They have been serving healthcare professionals and their patients for over 7 decades with products designed to help reduce pain in the feet, legs, hips, back and neck, so you can enjoy a fuller and happier life at work, home or play.
Ask our doctor today if custom orthotics may be right for you. The process is as simple as coming in for an exam where we can explain your options and even take a custom foam mold of your foot right here in the office! If you are in pain, don’t wait to schedule your appointment with us today!
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