Custom Orthotics Will Heal Your Pain

Custom orthotics are designed to keep you upright and mobile. Many conditions affect feet and cause a podiatrist to recommend these to you. In particular, if you have flat feet, high arches, diabetic feet, hammertoe, or claw toe, you could benefit from having the padding these types of shoe offers.

How They Help Your Pain

  • Adjustment--by adjusting how your feet stand and how you can walk, the orthotics help your limbs function correctly.

  • Support--Besides adjusting your limbs, these shoes support them and offer help against common issues such as hammertoe, claw toe, and bunions or calluses. When you suffer from one of these issues, you will be in pain, and walking will hurt. These types of shoes offer you additional cushioning to help you walk and remain upright.

  • Pain relief--specialized shoes offer less heel pain and less pain if you are flat-footed. It also provides relief from plantar fasciitis, foot ulcers, sprains, and diabetic feet.

  • Correction--when you have a toe deformity or a biomechanical problem, the shoes will be able to help correct the issue and help your toes back into their proper position.

  • Customization--orthotics are custom designed for your feet. That means no matter what your foot problem is, the shoe will be able to help so that you don't live with foot pain, and you can walk without aid.

If you notice that you have trouble walking, toe deformities, or issues that affect your feet and put you in pain, see a podiatrist right away. If these issues are left untreated, you may notice a loss of mobility. That is particularly true with hammertoe and claw toe and other foot deformities because they stop your toes from moving the way they are supposed to, which causes you to be unable to walk.

Issues with your feet don’t have to last forever.  Dr. James C Ricketti, in Hamilton Square, New Jersey, can give you the help you need and ensure you stay upright and walk independently. Dr. Ricketti’s unique experience will ensure that you have the best treatment. Contact us today at (609) 587-1674 for an appointment.

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