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Welcome to the Custom Orthotics Website.
What are Custom Orthotics?
This is a specialised website informing the public of the benefits of wearing Orthotics. Orthotics are prescribed orthopaedic devices that fit inside your footwear and are made to treat or adjust various biomechanical disorders in the feet and throughout the body.
Their are two different types of Orthotics Custom Orthotics and Commercial Orthotics. Commercial Orthotics are mass-produced insoles sold in chemists / supermarkets as a cushioning insole for the feet and have no medical function on the body. Custom Orthotics are custom made Orthotics specially prescribed to the biomechanical and medical needs of the patient. I specialise in Custom Orthotics only. All Custom Orthotics I prescribe come with a two month warranty .
Do I Need Custom Orthotics?
As a Podiatrist I work in the area of medicine called biomechanics . Biomechanics is a science of assessing the effects of mechanics to the human body in motion , it addresses the structure and function of the segments of the feet as they relate to each other and to the legs hips&spine.
During standing and walking our bodies are subjected to the natural forces that can inflict mechanical stress and strain throughout our joints. When foot imbalance is present there is a negative impact in the knees / hips / back and neck this imbalance must be removed for to achieve improved posture and alignment. Orthotics correct this imbalance improving the biomechanics of the body leading to relief of pains throughout the body.
YOUR FEET CAN MAKE YOU HURT ALL OVER.

More and more people everyday are suffering form any of the above symptoms and pains , proper foot function is a necessity in these busy times as the feet profoundly affect the mechanical function of the body .

The Different types of Custom Orthotics.
Casual Orthotics:
These are the most popular type of custom orthotic designed for everyday walking and are prescribed for men and women .
Casual orthotics are designed to a patients shoe type , so for women that wear fashion dress high heel shoes or open sandals a specially narrow and slim line orthotic is designed in such a case.also with these casual orthotics the orthotics are individually designed to relieve the patients symptoms.
Sport Orthotics.
These orthotics are specifically designed to a patients field of sport giving maximum support / function / correction to a sports persons biomechanical needs.
Ankle Foot Orthotics .
These are specially designed medical devices to correct misalignments in the lower limbs and feet.
Workwear Orthotics.
These orthotics are specially designed for workboots and safetyboots given the patient maximum support and comfort while working .
Chidrens Orthotics.
Childrens orthotics can be designed for children from 3yrs upwards specially designed to a childs requirments.

Improved postural alignment with Custom Orthotics.

The Importance of a Thorough Assessment .
The assessment of a patient for custom orthotics is very thorough in my clinic, it has to be because custom orthotics are individually prescribed to the patients medical requirements.
When you decide to invest in a pair of custom orthotics make sure you are assessed and examined by a practitioner that is experienced and thorough in the prescribing of orthotics, if you don't your only wasting your time and money.
The method of acquiring orthotics using a bio foam impression box that you acquire in a chemist and stand into at home and you then send the impression box off to a lab for fabrication is not very reliable as impression boxes are not an effective method of capturing the ideal impression of the feet,and when there has been no assessment or examination done by a qualified practitioner and no follow up service provided if complications occur how do you expect to get results , so you do have to be careful.
My Patient Assessment consists of:
Patients medical history.
Physical and biomechanical examination of the back, lower limbs & feet.
Computerised Gait Scan Analysis.
3D Image of the feet .
After a patient acquires there orthotics I recommened a follow up visit 6-8 weeks later and routine visits after, ensuring my patients are getting the most out of there Custom Orthotics.
I believe in giving a top quality service to my patients and prescribing them custom orthotics manufactured to a very high standard.
You deserve the best orthotics to give your body the best results.

Gaiting Scanning Technology
Is a very effective diagnostic tool in helping to assess a patients poor biomechanics when a patient wallks and stands on a pressure plate attached to my laptop thousands of tiny sensors measure the distribution of force throughout the patients feet evaluating areas of high pressure and gait abnormalities .
Gait scanning is very effective in the evaluating of sports people while running giving very useful and beneficial data when assessing a sports person for a pair of sports orthotics.