Symptoms : Who Needs Orthotics?
Orthotics help treat a wide range of problems from low back pain to plantar fasciitis and ankle sprains. In general, orthotics help to properly align the foot and to support and distribute the body’s weight in a more efficient and healthy manner. However, one person’s orthotic is not the same as another person’s—it makes perfect sense that someone suffering from low back pain would need different treatment than would someone suffering from an ankle sprain. This is why each orthotic product made at Track City Orthotics is custom built to meet the specific needs of each client based on their injury, height, weight, whether or not they are diabetic, and the level and type of their physical activities. What follows are list of some of the common problems that can be treated by orthotics and what that treatment will involve.
| Type of Injury | Symptoms | Treatment Type |
| Plantar Fasciitis | Pain through the longitudinal arch | Full-length custom orthotic with longitudinal arch support that shortens the plantar fascia and helps to support the 26 bones in the feet |
| Metatarsalgia | Pain through the ball of the foot | Full-length custom orthotic with longitudinal arch and metatarsal support |
| Knee pain | Pain in any of various parts of the knee | Full-length custom orthotic with longitudinal arch and metatarsal support and possibly lateral or medial posting depending on the area of the knee effected |
| Achilles tendonitis | Swelling and hardening of Achilles tendon causing acute pain on the tendon | Full-length custom orthotic with longitudinal arch support and possibly a heel lift |
| Heel Pain/Bone Spurs | Pain and possible swelling of the heel region | Full-length custom orthotic with a 5 mm recess under the bone spurs |
| Hip Pain | Pain in the hip joint or surrounding musculature | Full-length custom orthotic with a possible heel lift; physical therapy |
| Low Back Strain | Pain in the muscles of the lower back | Full-length custom orthotic with a possible heel lift; physical therapy |
| Diabetic Foot Problems | Loss of feeling in feet | Full-length custom orthotic made of visco elastic silicon; proper shoes |
| Foot Rotation | Pain in muscles along shins, possible knee and hip problems | Full-length custom orthotic with medial or lateral posting, depending on whether the foot is abducted or adducted |
| Ankle Sprains | Pain (possibly severe) and swelling in ankle region, particularly when foot is lifting off or landing (during walking or running) | Full-length custom orthotic with lateral posting |
| Bunions/calluses | Misdirected big toe; swelling and pain in the joint connecting the big toe to the foot | Full-length custom orthotic with metatarsal support; properly fitting shoes |
| Flat Feet | Lack of a raised longitudinal arch, may hurt during a prolonged period of time spent on feet | Full-length custom orthotic with longitudinal arch support |
| Hammertoes | A toe that is widened and buckled, or bent, under itself | Full-length custom orthotic with metatarsal support; toe spacers |
