Custom Orthotics

What are Custom Orthotics?

Like the foundation of a house, your feet bear the weight of your entire body. Custom orthotics can support your feet, encourage healthy posture and walking biomechanics, and help prevent knee, hip and back pain. Custom orthotics are designed to promote positive biomechanical changes in your feet over time, rather than to work directly and immediately to heal tissue damage. As a result, the positive impact of orthotics on foot health and the rest of the body tends not to be immediate (for some it may be), but instead tends to reduce pain and dysfunction gradually over time while complimenting the positive changes already obtained from other treatments.

Custom orthotics are custom-made medical devices intended to correct the specific musculoskeletal imbalances of your feet. At their core they have a plastic body that helps redistribute pressure while standing and moving. This redistribution of pressure helps encourage proper bone, arch and joint alignment. They are also designed specifically to your body weight and intended usage. Compared with over-the-counter orthotics, custom orthotics are also better suited to patients who have problems with circulation or who have diabetes.

At Meditech Rehabilitation Centre, we offer a streamlined approach to purchasing custom orthotics: physician and expert assessment, simple all-inclusive pricing, and quality custom orthotics manufactured by Ontario Orthotic Lab.

Can Help Prevent Injury

A significant proportion of injuries occur from a lack of balance leading to a fall, stumble, or misdirection of your lower extremity which can lead to head to toe injury. Since custom orthotics correct your manner of walking/running and improve stability, the likelihood of lost balance and potential injury to follow is significantly reduced.