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Our Services: Sports Medicine / Biomechanics / Orthotics

Biomechanics is the application of engineering in studying human motion. A variety of lower extremity structural differences including flat feet high arches, bowed legs, duck walking, etc. lead to differences in the way mechanical forces affect the lower extremities. Just as a flat tire throws off the alignment of your car, abnormal gait patterns can result in knee, hip or back pain. Most commonly, this abnormal pattern manifests in children with growing pains, in athletes developing shin splints, knee pain and heel pain or in the elderly, with symptoms of arthritis, or in the diabetic or vascularly compromised patient making them susceptible to ulceration. These maladies are in most cases a direct result of the misdirection of the mechanical forces on the lower extremities, and is a manageable problem with the proper expertise of a podiatrist trained in biomechanics and sports medicine.

Foot and Ankle Specialists boasts its own in-house biomechanics lab featuring the F-SCAN, a computerized 3-D motion analysis and pressure mapping capabilities. We also stock a full line of walking shoes; this affords patients the convenience of fitting the proper orthotic and shoe at the same time. With these tools at our disposal, our doctors have the ability to effectively diagnose a biomechanical problem and understand how it may be affecting the rest of your body.

Have you heard of children complaining of painful feet? Parents complain their children have growing pains, are constantly tripping and falling, in-toeing or out-toeing. These problems in an infant or child can lead to an adult who develops chronic leg fatigue and an inability to participate in sports and jobs that require prolonged periods of standing. Very few children outgrow their biomechanical problem; they simply develop ways to compensate with the result being flat feet, metatarsus adductus, genu-varum or valgum to name a few.

There is much more advanced thinking in the treatment of these problems. Functional orthotics is a mainstay for the treatment of these maladies. They are a more effective means of pediatric foot care which can accurately control the abnormal mechanics of the lower extremity.

Custom Orthotics

• Sports Orthotics: For Athletes and other active people who need biomechanical control to establish better foot and leg function. Helps prevent injury by protecting against pressure and impact shock.
• Traditional Orthotics : For patients who require longitudinal arch support with minimum to maximum levels of biomechanical control. Lightweight and durable.
• Fashion: Orthotics: Excellent for women who wear narrow, high-heeled or flat dress shoes and need support.
• Diabetic Orthotics: For patients that require protection and accommodation.