Orthotics
Sports Orthotics: Can They Help Treat And Prevent Injuries?
When you hear about your friend’s orthotics from the pharmacy helping cushion their feet, your colleague’s new pair of shoes coming with in-built orthotics for support, or your young niece’s orthotics that stopped her from in-toeing, understanding how orthotics could help you recover from or prevent injuries when you’re playing sports can get really confusing. […]
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Orthotics for Children: The Gait Plate for In-toeing
The position of your children’s feet will determine will either keep them free to run and play, or can have them tripping, falling and in pain. A common foot position in children that can stop them from reaching their full potential is in-toeing. So why does in-toeing develop and what can you do about it? […]
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How Orthotics Help Arthritic Joint Pain
Osteoarthritis (OA) is painful, frustrating and limiting for many New Zealanders. OA affects almost 50% of those aged over 60 years, and almost all over 80 years old. This makes it very important to both manage the symptoms effectively when they arise – as well as reduce the rate that it develops too! While the […]
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Busting The Top 3 Orthotic Myths!
For those that haven’t had orthotics before or vaguely remember them from earlier years, a lot of questions or misconceptions may exist. Orthotics are far from the big, bulky devices that they may have once been. In fact, they become unnoticeable for regular wearers and more than that – a true lifesaver providing much-needed relief […]
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What Having One ‘Slightly Shorter Leg’ Really Means For Your Body – And Pain
We’ve all heard how most of us have one foot that is slightly longer than the other. It may be an unnoticeable difference, or it may be half a shoe size – or more. Well, the same goes for the length of our legs! Whether it’s our femur (thigh bone), our tibia (shin bone), or […]
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Why Not Having Your Orthotics Checked Every Year Can Put Your Feet At Risk
Orthotics can be fantastic devices. Like glasses that help us see and perform our best each day, orthotics work to alter the way our feet, muscles and bones move with the goal of optimising our overall function and reducing pain, excess pressure and unnecessary fatigue. Unlike glasses, however, that do not come into direct contact […]
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Three Ways Orthotics Will Help The Pain At The Ball Of Your Foot
This article is for you if you have: Pain at the ball of your foot (forefoot) Have been wondering if orthotics could help decrease your pain or improve your comfort Have orthotics but unsure how they are working (and if something could be done to make them even more effective!) Orthotics have the ability to […]
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Orthotics: Why Your Shoes May Be Limiting Your Recovery
If you’ve got pain or injury at your: Heel Midfoot Forefoot Arch Ankle Shins Knees Then orthotics can be a fantastic component of your treatment. The efficacy and function of your orthotics, however, can be influenced by your footwear – especially if they’re one of those ‘I know I probably shouldn’t be wearing these’ pair. […]
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Maximising The Benefit From Your Orthotics with Physical Therapy
Orthotics are one of our specialties here at Perform Podiatry. Our team are not only experts in the biomechanical function of the feet and legs but happen to be the sole teacher of orthotic prescription and creation at New Zealand’s School of Podiatry. Yes, this specialty and the way we use it to improve the […]
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Orthotics – how do they really work?
If you’re not currently wearing orthotics then it’s likely you know someone who is. But what do they do for your feet and can they really help you? Our experts at Perform Podiatry answer your questions! So, what are orthotics? Orthotics are ‘inserts’ or ‘inner soles’ that go into your shoes. However, they are so […]
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