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Foot Orthotics

Back Clinic Foot orthotics These are shoe inserts that are custom-made to medical specifications. Custom-made orthotics are considered more effective and made of higher quality than pre-made orthotics.

Custom-made orthotics can:

Correct abnormal walk or gait
Reduce pain
Prevent and protect foot/feet deformity
Better alignment
Take away pressure on the foot/feet
Improve mechanics of the foot

Foot pain can come from an injury, disease, or condition, but the cause of the foot pain is what the doctor wants to know to know what type of orthotic to design. The inserts are made by taking an impression of the foot/feet with a 3-D scan.

Suffering from foot pain, that can lead to leg, hip, and spine problems, then orthotics could hold the key to optimal health. By starting from the bottom up foot orthotics can prevent any problems/issues and relieve any pain. It is an option to be considered and should be discussed with your physician.

Understand Your Feet El Paso, Texas

by Dr. Alex Jimenez DC, APRN, FNP-C | Foot Orthotics

You need to understand your feet! Flat feet, foot pronation, and foot imbalances can lead to all kinds of pain:

Knee pain
Hip pain
Back pain
Yes even Shoulder pain

If you are considering custom orthotics, a health care professional such as Doctor Jimenez and Injury Medical Chiropractic Clinic can perform a foot scan to show you what imbalances in the feet can lead to. The foot scan will show how the orthotics can help. Following the foot scan, a report will provide the caregiver a Pronation/Stability Index, Foot Assessment, and Body Assessment.

Pronation & Stability

The Pronation/Stability Index� score appears on the clinical report that is produced when your feet are scanned by our 3D machine.

The Pronation/Stability Index� is an algorithm based on 16 different measurements. Taken from a laser scan of the feet, the index indicates the amount of arch collapse. The higher the number, the more collapse.

The index reveals the severity of pronation/stability of your feet, which can be anywhere from optimal to severe. An index of 102, for example, is a moderate pronation/instability. Untreated imbalances at any level can lead to chronic problems.

Optimal Feet

This image shows what the optimal foot looks like.

The red areas represent where pressure on your foot should be:

The toes
The balls of the foot
The heel

Unfortunately, 99% of feet do not look like this.

Flat Feet

This image shows what flat feet look like. Here, all three arches of the foot have collapsed. Once the arches collapse it throws the rest of the body off. So when you move there is a higher risk for pain. This includes pain in the feet, knees, hips, back, and neck.

The Body

The body image shows imbalances in the feet and how they can lead to knee rotation, pelvic tilt and shoulder drop.

These instabilities can lead to:

Plantar fasciitis
Knee pain
Hip pain
Back pain
Neck pain

A properly aligned body will have symmetrical feet, level knees, pelvis, and shoulders. With custom orthotics, imbalances and conditions caused by those imbalances are gone.

Feet Support

Throughout our lives, we need some type of support for our feet. After all, they take all of our weight, so let’s treat them right and understand your feet.