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- Custom Orthotics -

Time For Your Feet To Take A Break

Thinking of Custom Orthotics?

We understand how foot pain can really derail even the simplest activities in life. It shouldn’t be that way. Foot pain can be very disruptive to normal living. Things as simple as walking can become painful and bothersome.

Custom orthotics help put your foot and ankle into the optimal anatomical position, which means less pressure on your joints.

At Runway Health in Markham and Newmarket, we want to ensure a perfect custom-made orthotic for you. That’s why we perform a thorough biomechanical exam & gait analysis and create a 1-to-1 perfect mold of your foot.

Our manufacturer will then design a truly custom, lab-made pair of insoles to help you beat your pain and discomfort.

With 400+ 5 star reviews on Google, we are determined to provide you with the best products and service possible [ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

We accept all types of insurance and will handle any complicated paperwork so you can focus on getting better.

Patient holding on to his left foot due to excruciating pain. The painful area is highlighted in red.

What Are Custom Orthotics?

Custom orthotics are medical appliances that help fix imbalances that are occurring in your feet. They look like insoles but do so much more than a regular insole because they are custom made just for you.

A great way to describe orthotics is to liken them to the effect that glasses have on your eyes; they help decrease the amount of pressure and stress on your body by helping your feet return to their optimal alignment.

Custom orthotics help decrease certain movements and help induce other motions so that your feet can get back to homeostasis (balance). By doing this, they help get the best position for your foot in relation to your ankle.

Custom Orthotics help with a variety of injuries and conditions. It is a common misconception that orthotics are used to treat foot pain only, when in actuality orthotics can also help with knee pain as well as lower back pain.

Patient standing barefoot on laminated floor and their custom-made orthotics are beside them on the floor

Conditions Orthotics Help With?

Plantar Fasciitis: The most common symptom of plantar fasciitis is a stabbing pain at the bottom of your foot. Orthotics are a great way to help treat it by aiding in shock absorption and using a heel cushion.

Flat Feet:  Also known as pes planus, it is common condition. By building an arch support custom made to your feet, you can provide a supplemental arch and truly relieve the pressure on the structure of your feet.

Achilles Tendonitis: This is an inflammation of the Achilles tendon. The most common symptom of Achilles tendonitis is a sharp pain in the back of the heel. Orthotics can help decrease the pressure on this tendon.

Metatarsalgia: This is a pain felt at the ball of your foot. This is an irritation felt at the metatarsal joints and can make walking very painful.  Orthotics are a great way to for you help alleviate the symptoms by using a support pad.

Other conditions include: Morton’s Neuroma, Heel Spur, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Low Back/SI Joint Pain.

A foot specialist assessing the right heel of a patient. The patient has significant heel pain due to plantar fasciitis.

How Do I Get Started?

If you are interested in orthotics, you will first be booked in for an orthotics exam. Your Doctor will take a very thorough history & physical examination to determine if you need orthotics.

If it is the clinical opinion of the Doctor that you do require orthotics, they will then perform a gait analysis to see how you are walking and a biomechanical evaluation to see how your foot is moving.

Once this is done, they will a perfect mold of your feet and along with their recommendations/modifications, send it out to our high quality and top of the line orthotic labs. It can take 1-2 weeks to receive your orthotics after you have completed your assessment.

If there are any conditions that may not be helped with orthotics, you will be referred to our in-house physios, chiropractors, or massage therapists for further analysis.

A patient putting their foot into a 3D volumetric foam cast box. This is one of the ways to take a mold of the foot to create custom orthotics.

Our Orthotics Pricing

INITIAL EXAM: $50

ORTHOTICS PRESCRIPTION: Free with OHIP

CUSTOM-MADE ORTHOTICS: $450

There are no hidden fees or agendas. That is our guarantee! See our full price list.

We work hard on your insurance claims and gather all required documents so that you can focus on getting better.

If you don’t have a prescription for your orthotics, not to worry as we have a virtual medical doctor that we can set you up with.

A male putting their custom orthotics into their shoe.