Custom Orthotics - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX
Dr. Ed Davis discusses how custom orthotics can help correct biomechanical problems of the foot to alleviate heel pain and other foot problems.
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A prescription foot orthosis is an in-shoe brace which is designed to correct for abnormal foot and lower extremity function [the lower extremity includes the foot, ankle, leg, knee, thigh and hip. In correcting abnormal foot and lower extremity function, the prescription foot orthosis reduces the strain on injured structures in the foot and lower extremity, allowing them to heal and become non-painful. In addition, prescription foot orthoses help prevent future problems from occurring in the foot and lower extremity by reducing abnormal or pathological forces acting on the foot and lower extremity. A prescription foot orthosis is more commonly known by the public as a foot orthotic.
Podiatrists prescribe two main types of prescripti
