Custom Orthotics
Orthotics are custom foot supports that fit inside your footwear and are made to treat various problems in the feet and the body. Almost anyone, from children to adults, can benefit from orthotics.
Your feet are the foundation of your body. They support you when you stand, walk, or run. And they help protect your spine, bones, and soft tissues from damaging stress as you move around. Your feet perform better when all their muscles, arches, and bones are in their ideal stable positions.
Mattingly Chiropractic has teamed up with one of the most prominent orthotic manufactures in the world, Foot Levelers Inc.,to offer our patients the best orthotics possible. We strongly believe that underneath every strong structure is a good foundation and the human body is no different. We have found that the use of an orthotic is what many of our patients need to hold and benefit from their adjustments.
Feet are the foundation of a healthy posture.
Even if your feet don’t hurt, they may be a major factor contributing to your health problems. Pain in various parts of your body may be traced directly to your feet. A foot problem may be the cause of discomfort or pain in your leg/hip, back, arm/shoulder or even your neck! Custom-made, flexible orthotics, may be part of the solution to your health problems.
The foot is constructed with three arches which, when properly maintained, give exceptional supportive strength. These three arches form a supporting vault that distributes the weight of the entire body.
If there is compromise of one arch in the foot, the other arches must compensate and are subject to additional stresses, which usually leads to further compromise.
It’s a chain reaction.
At Mattingly Chiropractic we know that alleviating pain in one part of your body often requires treating a different part. The pain you feel in your neck could be caused by a misalignment in your spine that is caused by unbalanced positioning in your feet. See? It’s a chain reaction.
By stabilizing and balancing your feet, orthotics enhance your body’s performance and efficiency, reduce pain, and contribute to your total body wellness. Orthotics complement your healthcare treatment when you stand, walk, and live your active life.
Take This Test
- Do you stand or walk on hard surfaces for more than 4 hours daily?
- Do you participate regularly in any physical sport (basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, etc.)?
- Are you age 40 or over?
- Have you had a prior knee injury, back injury, or neck injury?
- Do your shoes wear unevenly?
- Do you have joint pain while standing, walking, or running?
- Is one of your legs shorter than the other?
- Do you have knock knees or bow legs?
- Do you have obvious foot problems (bunions, corns, flat feet, etc.)?
- Do your feet “toe out” when you’re walking?
If you said yes to any of the above, call our office on (314) 963-9050 and ask how custom orthotics can help!
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