We offer custom-made orthotics.
These orthotics are made by the company named sole supports. I’ve taken the training and have passed the required tests to be a provider of these orthotics. First let me say that these are awesome. I’ve had many different orthotics made for myself at twice the cost and they don’t compare to the improvement I’ve felt from these specific orthotics.
Here’s the reasoning why:
Sole supports allow the natural motion of the foot to occur rather than trying to hold up your arch. Some people have flat feet and some don’t. Yet everyone’s foot is supposed to pronate when you step and push off with 60% of your weight on the big toe. Most off-the-shelf arch supports don’t allow you to do this.
Each side must be made separately and should not be mirror images of each other. Many patients I’ve noticed have the arch dropped only on one side, or their bunion is worse on one side, etc. You wouldn’t want to give them the same support on the left and on the right. This is the true value of “custom.”
The orthotics are calibrated to your weight and activity level. This is something I never understood when I had other orthotics made. How am I supposed to run in the same orthotic that was made for my dress shoe? It didn’t make sense. Sole supports are made specifically for your activity level.
Lastly, the orthotics should be calibrated to the flexibility of your feet. How strong your ligaments are in your feet determine the strength of the arch.
What all of this amounts to is that these orthotics can change how your feet FUNCTION because they work with what your current structural problems are. I personally love them and recommend them to you.
The price of the orthotics are $300. Figure out what the price of surgery is in your time, pain and money and you’ll find that these orthotics are a bargain.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Post-surgical nutrition
Having had two surgeries within 12 weeks wasn’t fun but I learned something. No one talked to me about what to do after the surgery. Once the last stitch was completed, there was almost a feeling of abandonment. I was told by one doctor that it was now up to me and God. Huh?
The only recommendations for nutrition were to stop all my nutritional supplements prior to surgery. Turns out it’s better to have blood more like sludge rather than water. It clots better.
So here’s what I did:
It’s well understood that your protein requirements increase in times of greater need. That’s why when you work out hard and damage your muscles, your body has an increased protein requirement to rebuild the muscle. A teenager needs protein during a growth spurt because protein is required to build muscle and bone. Surgery is a trauma to the body and what’s required to mend the pieces together is protein.
So I made some hard boiled eggs, 18 of them to be exact, plus had some chicken made as well. Eggs have 7 grams of protein and a chicken breast has 21 grams. After the surgery I ate an egg every hour (about 14 per day) and had two chicken’s per day in addition to my normal food. If my body needed protein, that should do it.
In addition to this, when our body becomes inflamed it will create scar tissue. This is often why the doctor will want you to do some form of therapy. The therapist will try to move your leg to prevent excessive scar tissue and do therapies to reduce inflammation (like ice). For some people that have had surgery, the scar tissue can then become a source of chronic pain. Chemically, anti-oxidants such as vitamin C, E, and selenium reduce scar tissue formation. Viola. Eat tons of vegetables during the day to get tons of these antioxidants. So, while I was icing, I’d be munching on crunchy raw veggies.
You can simply google protein requirements and antioxidants for all the research on this stuff. This in addition to icing every 20 minutes and starting to do my own rehab as soon as possible helped me recover from surgery quickly.
The only recommendations for nutrition were to stop all my nutritional supplements prior to surgery. Turns out it’s better to have blood more like sludge rather than water. It clots better.
So here’s what I did:
It’s well understood that your protein requirements increase in times of greater need. That’s why when you work out hard and damage your muscles, your body has an increased protein requirement to rebuild the muscle. A teenager needs protein during a growth spurt because protein is required to build muscle and bone. Surgery is a trauma to the body and what’s required to mend the pieces together is protein.
So I made some hard boiled eggs, 18 of them to be exact, plus had some chicken made as well. Eggs have 7 grams of protein and a chicken breast has 21 grams. After the surgery I ate an egg every hour (about 14 per day) and had two chicken’s per day in addition to my normal food. If my body needed protein, that should do it.
In addition to this, when our body becomes inflamed it will create scar tissue. This is often why the doctor will want you to do some form of therapy. The therapist will try to move your leg to prevent excessive scar tissue and do therapies to reduce inflammation (like ice). For some people that have had surgery, the scar tissue can then become a source of chronic pain. Chemically, anti-oxidants such as vitamin C, E, and selenium reduce scar tissue formation. Viola. Eat tons of vegetables during the day to get tons of these antioxidants. So, while I was icing, I’d be munching on crunchy raw veggies.
You can simply google protein requirements and antioxidants for all the research on this stuff. This in addition to icing every 20 minutes and starting to do my own rehab as soon as possible helped me recover from surgery quickly.
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