A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH TO ORTHOTICS
OUR PHILOSOPHY. OUR DIFFERENCE.
We have underwritten our contemporary approach to orthotic therapy with over a decade of clinical experience. We believe that for the prevention and management of injury the foot should be assisted in replicating a normal range of movement (including pronation) via a flexible orthotic shell orthotic rather than blocking important movement patterns via a hard, unforgiving orthotic shell.
Customised orthotics (a bespoke arch support placed within the shoe) have been prescribed for decades to treat foot, leg and back pain and improve foot posture. The universal podiatric teaching is to minimise movement of the foot, particularly pronation (rolling in), with an orthotic device placed in the shoe. Our experience has led us to adopt a different way of orthotic prescription, one that encourages the foot to function within a normal range of motion.
By placing the foot into a neutral position via a flexible orthotic we allow muscles to fire as per normal, without reducing their ability to contribute to foot motion. The flexible orthotic will hold the foot where required, allow for a normal amount of pronation during mid stance and provide a spring-effect at toe-off. This ultimately leads to soft-tissue structures around the foot, ankle and lower limb to be unloaded, without over-correction or disrupting the normal gait pattern.
We offer variations of orthotics to ensure you have support in all of your shoes.
Customised Sports Orthotics - Made via a 3D scan of your feet to fit specifically into your any shoe deep enough to accommodate for the additional support including running, netball, golf, tennis, football, gym, hiking boots & casual sneakers with a removable liner.
2. Customised Dress Orthotics - Made via a 3D scan of your feet with modified dimensions to fit appropriate dress shoes, flats, boots, on-trend sneakers and men's business shoes where a full sports orthotic won’t fit.
3. Off-the-shelf innersoles - Emily Braidwood insoles are designed to support and cushion the foot in any style of shoe where a customised orthotic won’t fit including high heels, ballet flats, sandals, football boots, running spikes and are skin-stickable for barefoot activities i.e. barre, dance and martial arts. Founded by our very own Emily Smith, visit www.emilybraidwood.com for more information or speak to your practitioner. RRP $49.95.
