Benefits Of The Orthotic Group's Orthotics

The traditional method of assessing patients takes approximately one hour and requires the clinician to take a plaster or foam block mold (a static mold) of the shape of the patient's foot while the foot is static, non-weight bearing and held in its exact subtalar neutral position. This is an unreliable modality because if the patient moves, or if the clinician isn't skilled in the art of mold taking, the assessment will be inaccurate, and the resulting orthotics inaccurate. By their own admission, plaster labs receive molds that "are not perfect 94% of the time." That means that 94% of the orthotics made from these molds "are not perfect." That translates to discomfort and inconvenience for the patient as they must return the orthotics to the clinician for adjustment.

Foot dysfunction and related pain does not occur when the feet are not bearing body weight; it occurs when an individual is standing, walking, or running. Therefore, it makes more sense for orthotics to be made from a dynamic, weight-bearing assessment.

TOG GaitScan system offers a consistent and repeatable assessment that takes only moments and is based on science. Taking an accurate assessment with TOG system is not an art. Because this scientific modality is so accurate and because it measures foot function, the orthotics produced are thinner, lighter, specific to each patient's biomechanical abnormality and can be worn in everyday shoes.

Footprints Orthotics product are flat in the heel area because the correction is based on midtarsal joint function. This flat heel is what allows patients to wear our orthotics in everyday footwear.