Orthotics is a device inserted into footwear to correct or change the alignment of your feet to help alleviate foot, ankle, lower leg, hip or lower back pain.  All ages can benefit from orthotic wear, from young children to the elderly.

Orthotics can help reduce the strain and stress on your feet, legs, knees and lower back.  They are prescribed to treat acute injuries and also resolve long term chronic issues.

 

 

What is included in an orthotic consultation?

An orthotic consultation which leads to an orthotic device is an all inclusive fee.  Our team at Dr7 Osborne Park understand you don’t like nasty financial surprises.  All fees will be clearly explained before commencement of treatment.

At Dr7 Yokine, an orthotic consultation from one of our professional team of podiatrists will:

• explain in simple terms what is causing your pain and if orthotic therapy deemed required, it will be explained on how it will resolve your foot health issues.

• provide a personalized clinical assessment of your feet according to your problem or symptoms

• provide a comprehensive biomechanical analysis of your upper and lower body

• gait analysis

• provide a complementary* one month review appointment of your orthotics to ensure you are settling in your orthotics as expected (*no charge for complentary review appointment – applicable for customized orthotics only)

 

 

How do orthotics work?

 Orthotics aim to support your arches, it addresses and fixes biomechanical issues which is causing your foot pain.

Everyone has different arch configurations, flat (pes planus), ‘normal’ or high (pes cavus) arches.  No matter what type of arch configuration you have, or whatever foot health issue you have, you can be assured the podiatry team at Dr7 Tuart Hill will issue and prescribe an orthotic specific to your requirements.

 

 Conditions that orthotics treat

• Heel pain – heel spurs, heel bursitis
• Plantar fasciitis – arch pain

• Flat feet – causing overpronation when weightbearing resulting in tired, aching or sore feet
• Childrens feet – growing pains, excessive pronation, biomechanical developmental assistance

• Osteoarthritic & rheumatoid foot pain – bunions, hammertoes, clawtoes or deformed joints.
• ankle sprains – lateral ankle instability

• Achilles tendonitis
• Morton neuroma – nerve impingement pain in the forefoot.

• Metatarsalgia – general forefoot pain
• painful callous or corn areas on excessive loading areas of the feet

• Cuboid syndrome – lateral foot pain from overuse of peroneus longus muscle due to excessive pronation
• Shin splints

• Knee pain – ‘knock knees’, excessive medial stress, arthritic knee pain
• Lower back pain – if related to biomechanical issues in feet

 

Range of orthotics

Dr7 Coolbinia has an extensive range of orthotics to resolve your symptoms at a budget to suit you.

 

Pre-made – Over the Counter (OTC) orthotics

• Dr7 Joondanna stocks premium pre-made or over the counter (OTC) orthotics.
• Professional podiatric brands such as Vasyli, Vasyli + Dananberg, X-lines and ICB orthotics are ready to be dispensed at time of consultation.

• Kiddy pre-made orthotics are also stocked for young children.
• OTC orthotics are made from soft, medium or hard density EVA. Density of EVA given will differ according to symptoms, activity level and age.
• OTC orthoses have a life span between 1-3 years depending on usage, weight of individual and type of activity used for.

 

 

Customised orthotics

• Before an impression of your feet is performed a thorough biomechanical assessment is done. Biomechanical analysis will include assessment of leg length difference, shoulder & hip tilt assessment, lower back configuration, hip & knee & sub-talar joint range of motion, calf flexibility assessment and gait analysis.

• Dr 7 Menora uses state of the art impression techniques for our latest designed prescribed or customized orthotics.
• Customised orthotics are tailored for the individual and requires an impression mould or scan of your feet.

• Our impression techniques include traditional plaster of paris casting, box 3D scanning and the latest IPad 3D scanning technique using the AOMSTOT and Meshlab application program.
• Customised orthotics traditionally are made from German made high quality polypropylene and is guaranteed to last over 10 years.
• Custom orthoses may be made from soft, medium or hard density EVA if required.

• differing designs offered: slim line orthotics (suitable for shallow footwear), full length covers, Cobra slim (for sporting boots)

• differing covering colours available for aesthetic purposes
• Dr7 Dianella uses top line Australian orthotic laboratories for our manufacture: Biolab Precision Orthoses; Artisan Orthotics and Orthotech Orthotics.

 

 

Refurbishment of existing orthotics

Should you have existing orthotics and in need of a refurbishment or modification, the team of podiatrists at Dr7 Balcatta can easily arrange to have your existing orthotics looking and feeling brand new again.

Orthotics should be reviewed annually to check for optimal fit and integrity.

The friendly podiatry team at Dr7 Physiotherapy & Podiatry look forward to assisting you on any foot relating health issue.

 

We are well located to provide physiotherapy, podiatry, hydrotherapy and massage to  Yokine, Dianella, Joondana, Tuart Hill, Osborne Park, Coolbinia, Mount Lawley, Bedford, Inglewood, Balcatta, Stirling, Nollamara and surrounding Perth communities.

We have been providing friendly and professional physiotherapy, podiatry, hydrotherapy and massage treatment since 2001.