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It is important for children to receive corrective orthotic care while they are growing. Properly administered care in the early years will reduce pain, dysfunction and inactivity later in life.  With TOG GaitScan, there are no weight restrictions; therefore, Footprints Orthotics is able to use the latest assessment technology available on any person who can walk, no matter how small!

Your Child's Growing Feet
12 to 18 Months The structure of the foot is primarily soft cartilage, usually not strong enough to support the body.
Learning to Stand Cartilage rapidly develops into bone.
Two to Six Years Old Early weight-bearing years where the legs and feet go through several stages of developement.
Two Years Old The bowed legs and "toed-in" feet of infancy straighten out as the child begins to walk.
Three Years Old A knock-kneed, toed-in stance may develope as a result of normal skeletal growth.
Six Years Old The major structures of the foot are fully developed and resemble the adult foot.
Seven Years Old The knock-kneed, toed-in appearance and the child's feet and legs usually straighten out by age six or seven.

Although the knock-kneed, toed in stance usually disappears by the age of seven, unfortunately, not all conditions disappear. A recent survey of 52 five-year-old children showed that 92.3% had knocked knees and 77.9% over pronated. While noticeable knocked knees usually disappear by age seven, over pronation does not.

Over Pronation
As you walk, your weight shifts as your feet naturally move forward and up and down; just as naturally, they also slightly "flare out" or "pronate" just before the heel makes contact with the ground. Over pronation refers to an excessive amount of pronation, or pronation occurring at the wrong time in the gait cycle. This can cause the foot bones to shift position, which results in dysfunction of the bones and joints above the pronated foot. Over time, this dysfunction can cause stress or pain in the knees, hips, pelvis, low back, or neck. The foot itself may not hurt at all, even though it can be the principal cause of stress/pain elsewhere in the body.
 

Footprints Orthotics Children's Program
It is important that a child's feet be kept supported and in balance. At Footprints Orthotics we understand the needs of growing children and the significance of corrective orthotic therapy. As a result, we have developed a special Children Program. We provide children under 16 with a complementary rescan and assessment every 12 months, as well as a 30% discount on all orthotics purchased.

The KidsFlex orthotic is specifically designed for young children under the age of six, or less than 50 lbs, who require moderate functional rearfoot biomechanical control. This orthotic comes standard with a deep heel cup to accommodate larger fat pads that are found in young children. The KidsFlex orthotic comes in a ¾ length or full length and is suitable for children’s sports and casual shoes.

Call for an appointment at 604-534-2004

4041-200th Street
Langley, BC V3A 1K8
Canada

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