REGARDING THE EDITOR'S
OPINIONS ON
FOOT ORTHOTICS:
IT IS IMPORTANT TO SEE A PODIATRIST BEFORE
GETTING ANY CUSTOM MOLDED ORTHOTIC.
A PODIATRIST CAN GENERALLY PERFORM A BIOMECHANICAL EXAM
AND GAIT ANALYSIS AND PRESCRIBE A CUSTOM MOLDED FOOT ORTHOTIC. BY
TAKING A CAST OF THE FOOT IN IT'S OPTIMUM POSITION AND PRESCRIBING THE
PROPPER ORTHOTICS NEEDED IS AN ATTEMPT TO TRY TO
TREAT VARIOUS FOOT PROBLEMS. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES. SOMETIMES
ORTHOTICS CAN BE VERY BENEFICIAL WHEN PRESCRIBED AND CASTED BY A
PODIATRIST. FOR EXAMPLE I USED AN ORTHOTIC THAT WAS CALLED THE STJ HEEL
SPUR SPECIAL FOR HEEL PAIN AND WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS.
SOMETIMES ORTHOTICS DO NOT WORK.
PLEASE CALL
DANIEL ALAN CHASKIN DPM
63-48 FOREST AVENE
RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385
718
417-4895
I feel that in some cases, one has to have a gait analysis
and
static exam before foot orthotics are fabricated. To play it safe, why
not discuss your condition with a podiatrist for their
opinion. Also sometimes if your shoes are too small, no matter how good
an orthotic
is able to control your foot, if it cannot fit into your shoe, then you
cannot use it.
If you try to adjust the orthotic to fit into your shoe, perhaps you
are defeating the
purpose of the orthotic, because your orthotic if altered too much may
decrease the
ability to control abnormal foot pronation or other biomechanical
faults.
I SOMETIMES RECOMMEND ARCH SUPPORTS FOR SOME OF MY PATIENTS. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO USE
ARCH SUPPORTS UNLESS A PODIATRIST OR OTHER QUALIFIED LICENSED HEALTH
CARE PROFESSIONAL
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