You will gain benefits from wearing custom orthotics that go well beyond providing relief from foot pain. Custom orthotics can benefit your entire body. If you are having issues with the mechanics of your feet, effects may be felt in your back, or your posture and balance may be negatively affected. Dr. Gregory Cardinal from Podiatrist in Motion offers many options for custom orthotics in Alexandria, VA that will provide solutions to not only issues in your feet, but possible improvements to your entire musculoskeletal system as well.

What are the benefits of custom orthotics?

Custom orthotics provide support and cushioning for your feet, making them address any discomfort issues you experience when wearing certain shoes. They also equalize the distribution of your body weight that is loaded on the foot with each step you take. This is helpful so that one point of your foot is not absorbing most of the pressure from the impact of walking, running, and jumping. You may notice that these benefits from wearing custom orthotics will lead to the improvement of issues in other areas of your body as well. Below is a list of how wearing custom orthotics in Alexandria, VA may benefit you:

• Pain relief: Custom orthotics provide more cushioning and support where it is needed. They are custom-made to take pressure off of an injury, leading to reduced pain. Also, they help to correct the anatomy of the foot that may be misaligned and cause pain when you walk or run. Pharmacy inserts for shoes may help, but they will not address your specific problem. Custom orthotics are more targeted.
• Support for your joints: Years of impact from sports, or simple everyday walking wreck your joints if shock absorption has never been addressed in your footwear. Rather than the impact of these forces being unequally distributed throughout the feet and absorbed by the joints themselves, custom orthotics will absorb these loads, protecting the joints.
• Improved posture & relief of back pain: Wearing custom orthotics often assists in proper alignment of the spine, which may lead to reduced back pain.
• Prevent future injuries: Custom orthotics will protect certain tendons, ligaments, and muscles from being overused, possibly preventing future injuries.
• Improved athletic performance: The improvement in the mechanics and comfort of your feet will translate to improvement in your sport.
• Improvement in overall well-being: Do you have trouble sleeping due to foot or knee pain? Custom orthotics may solve the underlying issue that prevents you from getting a good night's rest.

Contact us

Dr. Cardinal, our podiatrist at Podiatrist in Motion, can help to improve the function of your feet and whole body with custom orthotics in Alexandria, VA. Schedule a consultation with him by calling (703) 879-5155.