Orthotics - where to get assessed?

beggars_bush

Hello

I have been advised (by a physio) to get orthotic insoles for runners and shoes due to problems with calf and shin muscles(and basically my entire legs)

Where do I go for proper assesment and fitting?

regards

DDPT

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RayCun

Or you could get a second opinion from a different physio? Some physios seem to be faster to recommend orthotics than others.

DDPT

Agreed.

there are a multiplicity of possible causes for any injury.

mind you the days of faradism (passing current through water and your feet) to make them "stronger" are thankfully gone

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Mr Slow

My physio advises never buying orthotics from a physio as there is a 10 week course some do as an add on and call themselves experts, In the UK there is a degree course build around orthotics. There's a specialist in Maynooth and two in Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital.

DDPT

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2 Wheels Good

Or find someone who focuses on fixing the issue actively (foot/toe muscle exercises) rather than passively (orthotics etc). As someone who has orthotics for a good few years
I'm still not convinced they're the way to go. Got some help lately from a physio who has me doing all kinds of contortions with my toes and it's helping.
Think whilst they may be a necessity for some, orthotics should be used only as part of a solution, not "the" solution.

DDPT

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eoin ryan

I recommend a fella in the Leinster Clinic, Maynooth
http://www.lcbl.ie/lcbl/about/index.html

Have gotten 2 sets at this stage and it set me right

beggars_bush

I have been recommended to get them by two different physios

I will need them for my shoes, runners and football boots hope it won't cost too much

henryporter

Do you have any medical insurance - some cover the cost of consultations and the orthotics themselves. Are your injuries running related? If so maybe you should consider Chi-running or even using barefoot running shoes as alternatives

byhookorbycrook

eoin ryan wrote: »

I recommend a fella in the Leinster Clinic, Maynooth
http://www.lcbl.ie/lcbl/about/index.html

Have gotten 2 sets at this stage and it set me right

+1 for them, oh got his recently and is now pain free.

Fi H

+2 I got them there too and they are definitely a help!

beggars_bush

Cheers for the replies

I'm going to a chiropractor next week to get my hip alignment checked out first, before I go for foot assessment

mjth2004

Couple of mates have gone aboard to be sorted out, & now I reckon they must be on commission as they recommend him to everyone!

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