MD Podiatrist Describes How Custom Orthotics Function

 
According to Daniel Michaels, DPM, “Our musculoskeletal system functions to keep us upright and moving from point A to point B via the act of ambulation, a task critical to our health and well-being. We are all different in myriad ways, some big and some small. These variations extend to the musculoskeletal system. A difference in alignment or anatomy will generally result in changes to foot and leg mechanics, their positioning, as well as their motion.”
 

“If there were only some way to prevent the abnormal motion that occurs when a poorly aligned foot comes in contact with the ground. Gravity is generally going to win any battle against bad bone architecture, at least, without the correct amount and type of support. Bringing the ground up to the foot would prevent some of that excessive motion occurring in a foot varying from the norm, from proper alignment. This is one of many functions of a properly prescribed pair of foot orthotics,” says Dr. Michaels.