Orthotics in Inver Grove Heights
When you’re trying to figure out the source of your chronic joint pain and soft tissue strain, it often pays to start at the bottom—with your feet. Problems with your arch support can affect your feet’s ability to support your body weight correctly, resulting in plantar fasciitis and other problems, such as knee pain, hip problems, low back issues, and even TMJ symptoms.
How Foot Support Issues Affect Your Quality of Life
Every day, your feet assume the difficult tasks of supporting your entire body weight and maintaining your balance whether you’re walking, running, dancing, or standing still. This complex collection of bones and joints gets critical support from the tough connective tissues that sustain the foot’s arches.
But not everyone is born with optimal arches; some people have “flat feet,” while others may have unusually high arches. Additionally, arches may receive inadequate support from certain types of shoes (especially high heels that throw your weight balance off) or jobs that require constant standing or walking. Unevenness in your stance and gait can produce musculoskeletal imbalances up your spine—the reverse is also true.
Any or all of these issues can leave you with:
- Plantar fasciitis
- Ankle problems
- Knee pain and instability
- Hip pain
- Chronic back pain
The Foot/Spine Connection
All parts of your body are linked together. And your feet are the foundation!
Even though all your body parts are connected and affect one another, your feet are what Foot Levelers calls the “foundation.” Your entire body is supported and balanced by your feet. Therefore, if your feet are pronated (as 99% of all people’s feet are), your body will suffer—starting with either the knee, hip, or back.
When something goes wrong with one of our parts, and we experience pain, traditional medical doctors attempt to treat patients using prescriptions or surgery. In our opinion, this is a very narrow view of solutions and care.
We are mindful of the whole body—specifically the musculoskeletal system. As we meet with our patients, we observe data through 3D scans and X-rays, pinpointing the root cause of the problem to apply an appropriate treatment that typically begins with Foot Levelers Custom Orthotics. Why? Because, again, our feet are the “foundation” of the body and Foot Levelers has an excellent reputation for making the best custom orthotics on the planet.
Since 99% of all people have foot pronation (often causing imbalances and stresses in the knees, which in turn puts stress on the hip, back, and even our neck), custom orthotics are a vital solution to whole body health. This is the bio-kinetic chain in action. When our feet are stabilized and balanced, the rest of the kinetic chain will function as it should—pain-free! But when our feet are pronated and destabilized, the rest of the kinetic chain will be negatively impacted—typically resulting in pain and loss of function.
Proudly Offering Foot Levelers
Orthotics can compensate for the foot imbalances and instabilities that can cause so much distress throughout your musculoskeletal system. Special shoe inserts provide the extra cushion and support necessary to relieve and/or prevent plantar fasciitis and knee, hip, or back pain. But the generic “one size fits all” inserts you find at drugstores can’t address your specific foot issues. That’s why we are proud to offer Foot Levelers custom shoe inserts.
Foot Levelers isn’t just a line of foot support products; it’s a system for producing totally individualized orthotic inserts. Digital technology analyzes your stance, weight distribution, and arch support precisely. This 3D data is then relayed to a laboratory to create insoles that fit your feet perfectly, providing the right support in the right places. Custom orthotics can play a vital role in banishing chronic foot pain and aiding chiropractic adjustments and other natural techniques to help you maintain a straighter, healthier posture.
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Good Health Starts with the Feet!
For over 70 years, Foot Levelers has been making custom orthotics that are clinically proven to help reduce pain and improve whole-body wellness by balancing the body from the ground up. Your feet are your foundation. Structural imbalances in your feet can lead to issues throughout the body, like plastic deformation, overpronation, plantar fasciitis, low back pain, knee pain, hip pain, sciatica, or Achilles tendinitis.
Your feet don’t have to hurt to cause some of these issues. Foot Levelers custom orthotics, Shoethotics® and Sandalthotics® can help by properly supporting and positioning the feet.
A foot scan or impression shows how imbalances in the feet lead to problems throughout your body. The orthotics are then made off your foot scan or impression.
Only Foot Levelers custom orthotics support all three arches of the foot. Your arches give the foot strength to support the body in a balanced fashion. Balancing your foundation can help relieve pain and avoid future issues. Ask us about getting scanned or download the Foot Levelers Patient Catalog for more information.
Learn More Today
Foot Levelers makes custom orthotics for a variety of different types of shoes and activities. Contact us today to find out more or to schedule your first appointment.
