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Understanding Custom Foot Orthotics

Custom foot orthotics are specialised shoe inserts individually crafted to fit your unique feet. Unlike off-the-shelf inserts, they’re created from a 3D scan of your foot, ensuring they provide precise support, cushioning, and biomechanical control.

This tailored approach allows for targeted adjustments, such as relieving pressure on a specific problem area, to align perfectly with your foot’s structure.

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Custom vs Over the Counter Orthotics

While over-the-counter or prefabricated orthotics offer general support and cushioning, they’re designed for the “average” foot and may not address your specific needs. They can sometimes fit poorly or even apply pressure to the wrong areas.

Think of it like this: A pre-made orthotic is like a suit bought off the rack, while a custom orthotic is a suit that’s been professionally tailored just for you. This distinction is crucial for effective treatment of foot conditions and maximising comfort.

Factors Leading to Lower Limb Pain

Lower limb pain can stem from various factors, often categorised as follows:

  • Trauma: Injuries such as sprains, falls, or sports-related incidents can directly lead to pain.

  • Overloading: Excessive physical activity or rapid changes in body weight or exercise routines can strain muscles and joints.

  • Genetics: Inherited biomechanical issues like flat feet, bunions, or high arches can cause an imbalance in how muscles and joints bear weight.

  • Health Conditions: Medical issues that affect joints and connective tissues, such as arthritis, hypermobility, or developmental disorders, can be a source of pain

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How Orthotics Help

Orthotics work by bringing balance back to your feet. They achieve this by reducing and redistributing the forces that flow through them. By repositioning foot joints and providing targeted cushioning, orthotics give injured muscles, tendons, and joints a much-needed break, while simultaneously allowing underutilised structures to become more active.

Since your feet are the foundation of your body, these biomechanical corrections have a positive ripple effect, extending up to your knees, hips, and back. This can lead to a reduction in foot and leg pain, decreased callus buildup, improved posture, and greater endurance.

Conditions Alleviated By Custom Orthotics

Custom orthotics are highly effective in addressing a wide range of foot and lower limb pains. While a consultation with a podiatrist is always the best starting point, these custom devices are commonly used to treat conditions such as:

Arch and Structural Issues:

Orthotics provide targeted support for both symptomatic flat feet (overpronation) and high-arched feet (pes cavus), helping to restore proper alignment.

They also provide crucial support for issues like bunions, ankle instability, and hypermobility, which are caused by structural imbalances.

Pain and Inflammation:

For chronic pain, custom orthotics can be a game-changer. They help manage the pain associated with plantar fasciitis, heel pain, and Achilles tendinopathy.

They can also be used to treat foot and knee osteoarthritis and conditions like sinus tarsi syndrome.

Nerve and Function-Related Problems:

Orthotics are also effective for specific issues affecting nerves and function. They can help with Morton’s neuroma and neuritis and provide vital support for conditions like posterior tibial tendon dysfunction and drop-foot.

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