Do You Need Orthotics?
Are you familiar with custom orthotics? Orthotics are shoe inserts prescribed by foot doctors to help treat and prevent foot and ankle problems like flat feet, hammertoes, and diabetic neuropathy. They provide support and comfort, especially for those with daily foot or ankle pain. Do you need orthotics? Let’s take a look.
Four Ways Orthotics Can Help You:
Arch and toe support: Custom orthotic arch supports are molded to your exact foot shape with much better results than the mass-produced variety. By subtly shifting your foot to the proper position with fine adjustments, your foot doctor can maximize your athletic performance and help treat and prevent sports injuries. Metatarsal inserts are used to raise the base of the toes for hammertoe treatment.
Stability and fall prevention: Orthotic inserts and braces support weak ankles to increase stability and help prevent dangerous falls that can be particularly bad in older people.
Easy infection treatment: Proper footwear and orthotic inserts protect your feet in treating systemic diseases like diabetes that cause peripheral neuropathy and make it hard to feel cuts and infections. Orthotics can help isolate diabetic foot ulcers to allow proper healing to occur.
Reduces your odds of surgery: Custom orthotics treat foot ankle problems sufficiently to prevent and avoid the need for future surgery in many cases.
At The Center for Podiatric Care and Sports Medicine, Dr. Jonathan Levy, Dr. Nadia Levy, Dr. Diane Castro, Dr. Josef Geldwert, Dr. Katherine Lai, and Dr. Vera Malezhik treat various conditions. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, we offer cutting-edge care for patients in Midtown East and Manhattan. Contact our office at (212) 980-6487. Our office is at 120 E 56th Street, Suite 1150, New York, NY 10022. We continue to offer telemedicine appointments.
