You take about 4000 steps a day. Without the right support, those steps can start to get uncomfortable or even painful.
Foot orthotics are designed to support, align and improve the function of your feet and lower limbs during while walking or participating in physical activities. 

When we fit you for custom orthotics, we are creating support to alter certain movements or offload stress within the tissues of your feet and legs.
Orthotics provide pain relief and ongoing support to allow for realignment of the knees, hips and spine, thereby providing relief for a range of problems that are not just limited to your feet. For example, if you have arthritis, diabetes, or circulatory conditions, you also can benefit from wearing orthotics, as they act as an effective preventative treatment.

Orthotics can help relieve pain caused by these conditions: 

Achilles tendonitis
Plantar Fasciitis (heel pain)
Metatarsalgia
Claw Toes
Pronation (flat feet)
Supination (high arch feet)
Bunions
Tibialis Posterior
Dysfunction
Shin pain
Knee problems

IMPROVE YOUR FOOT HEALTH IN THREE EASY STEPS

Step 1: Assessment
At The Toronto Foot Clinic, we conduct a thorough assessment before making any orthotic recommendations.
Our assessment includes:

1. Biomechanical Assessment: Which assesses your range of movement, gait and function.
2. Pathological Assessment: We determine if there are any other physical factors that might be causing foot abnormalities, such as injuries, specific health conditions, your job, and lifestyle
3. Footwear Analysis: Your footwear will be evaluated, and recommendations should be made for shoes that provide you with the right support

Step 2: Prescription
The orthotic prescription should take into account the above three considerations in order to determine what you’ll need. We will help you choose the right material (plastic polymer, EVA or carbon fibre) that will provide you with the right support. For patients with sensitive foot problems, including elderly or people with serious injuries (such as ulcers), softer, more flexible orthotics will be made to provide support without causing further pain to already sensitive areas.
For serious conditions which require ankle and foot support, customized orthotics can be made following a biomechanical assessment.

Once we’ve done the assessment and prescribed your orthotics, we send your order off to the lab to be made.

Step 3: Fitting Session and Follow Up 
Once your custom orthotics come back from the lab, we will book you in for a fitting session. At this session, we will make sure that the orthotics fit properly in your shoes and walk you through your first few months of wear. We will also bring you back in at the one month and 3-month mark to make sure the orthotics are working the way they’re supposed to. 

If you have additional questions about custom orthotics, call or email us during regular clinic hours and we’d be happy to help!