Custom orthotics

What are Orthotics?

Orthotics are custom-made inner soles that fit comfortably inside your shoes. Their role is to correct various biomechanical abnormalities in the feet by realigning and stabilising the bones, thereby reducing the stress and strain on your body. They help improve walking and running patterns and can play a valuable role in the prevention and long-term management of many lower limb disorders.

 

Conditions that may be improved by the use of orthotics

• Runner’s knee
• Shin splints
• Achilles Tendinopathy
• Heel spur/plantar fasciitis
• Sacroiliac syndrome
• Iliotibial band friction syndrome
• Footpain such as Morton’s neuroma, Metarsalgia
• Flat feet

What is GaitScan™?

Our GaitScan™ System is a revolutionary diagnostic tool that allows practitioners to digitally map foot pressures during walking and running. Its computer software analyses the data collected from a pressure-sensitive footplate that you walk or run across. TOG GaitScan™ allows advanced gait analysis and can also be used to prescribe custom orthotics that help correct any biomechanical abnormalities arising from the feet.

How does GaitScan™ work?

1. Scans the foot

As you walk across the pressure plate, thousands of tiny sensors capture the distribution of pressure on your feet over time.

2. Maps foot pressure

From your steps, the computer displays 2D and 3D visual representations of the pressure under your foot allowing visualisation of where there is too much or too little pressure

 

 

3. Prints a report

The information is then summarised in a report that can be printed for you and your health care practitioner for analysis. The report findings will help your practitioner evaluate your foot function and determine if the pain you are experiencing is related to your feet.

4. Determines the need for Orthotic Therapy

Your practitioner will determine whether custom orthotics will be necessary for your condition.

5. Sends data to the laboratory

This information can then be sent to The Orthotic Group™ via email for further analysis if required and if a pair of orthotics are clinically indicated, these measurements are used to produce correctly shaped orthotic for you.

Did you know?

• • A small abnormality in foot function can have a large impact on joints higher up in the body, causing pain and discomfort to your knees, hips, and lower back.
  • When you are walking, the ground reaction forces on your feet are greater than your body weight. With increases in walking speed and running, this force can multiply three to four times your body weight.
  • An average person takes 8,000 to 10,000 steps a day! This adds up to millions of steps in a lifetime. This results in a lot of impact on not only your feet but the rest of your body.
  • It is, therefore, important that the alignment of the feet is optimal to reduce the long-term consequences of repetitive loading on the body.
  • More than 75% of people will experience foot problems in their lifetime.

For more information, please visit The Orthotic Group website