“When Our Feet Hurt, We Hurt All Over.”
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Search Doctors/ what a relief! About Us Products Services Referrers Downloads F.A.Q. Home “When our feet hurt, With a highly experienced team of foot care providers at your service, we hurt all over.” the Foot Power clinic in Sydney’s Dee Why offers innovative foot care solutions. Put simply, at Foot Power we put feet first. Socrates Your feet are your body’s foundation so give them the best possible care and get the most from your body. Back pain, aching joints and foot discomfort can all be signs that your feet are in need of some TLC! A visit to the Foot Power clinic can help you reduce your discomfort, train effectively and get back in the game! Contact Us | Useful Links © Footpower 2009 | Site Map Search Doctors/ what a relief! About Us Products Services Referrers Downloads F.A.Q. Home “When our feet hurt, With a highly experienced team of foot care providers at your service, we hurt all over.” the Foot Power clinic in Sydney’s Dee Why offers innovative foot care solutions. Put simply, at Foot Power we put feet first. Socrates Your feet are your body’s foundation so give them the best possible care and get the most from your body. Back pain, aching joints and foot discomfort can all be signs that your feet are in need of some TLC! A visit to the Foot Power clinic can help you reduce your discomfort, train effectively and get back in the game! Contact Us | Useful Links © Footpower 2009 | Site Map Search Doctors/ what a relief! About Us Products Services Referrers Downloads F.A.Q. Home About Us Established in 1888 in Europe, and operating in Australia since 1988, Foot Power is already a preferred supplier to orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeons throughout Sydney. Fast Foot Facts Company Profile Foot Power, a full service foot care clinic, allows consumers to go straight to the source for all their foot care needs. The innovative clinic is the first of its kind in Australia and offers a full range of assessment and treatment services for both adults and children, providing solutions to common problems such as chronic leg or foot pain as well as preventative strategies for long-term foot health. Foot Power founder Karl Schott, a fourth generation foot care professional with over thirty years experience, has served as an adviser to the foot care industry around the world. Karl Schott is a certified Pedorthist CM, Foot and Ankle Orthotist, German trained Orthopaedic Shoemaker Meister and Podologe. He is an active member of the Australian Pedorthic Medical Grade Footwear Association. Foot Power innovation Foot Power has been leading the way in foot care technology for many years. Since 1991 the Foot Power clinic has used Dynamic in-shoe computerised foot plantar pressure evaluation systems in order to improve assessment and orthotic services. This technology driven diagnostic tool is complemented with the use of flexible non-rigid foot orthoses. In 2005 Foot Power were the first to introduce Sensomotoric® orthoses as a way to improve foot function, utilizing the body’s own proprioceptive system. The Foot Power clinic provides thorough assessment and effective treatment for any of the following common foot conditions and referred pain: • Toe walking • In-toeing medial rotated gait • Achilles pain • Ankle sprains • Arch pain • Bunion pain • Heel pain • High arch • Flat Feet Referred pain or issues: • Ceberal Palsy • Balance problems • Lower back pain • Knee pain • Uneven wear on shoes • Poor sports performance View some of our work: Two video clips of the same man walking. The first clip shows him walking in bare feet, the second shows him walking in a pair of boots made by Foot Power. > Before > After Contact Us | Useful Links © Footpower 2009 | Site Map Search Doctors/ what a relief! About Us Products Services Referrers Downloads F.A.Q. Home About Us Fast Foot Facts Fast Foot Facts Need a few more compelling reasons to take good care of your feet? • Our feet are remarkably complex. Each foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. • The feet contain over 250,000 sweat glands that excrete over a cup of moisture each day. • The average person takes 8,000 to 10,000 steps a day, which adds up to about 185,000 kilometres in a lifetime or around the circumference of the earth four times! • It is particularly important that women wear correctly fitting footwear as on average they walk over 4 kilometres further than men every day! • Foot pain is very common; around 80% of adults will experience it at one time or another. • Just as carpal tunnel syndrome can develop in the wrist, a similarly painful condition called tarsal tunnel syndrome can afflict the foot. • In addition to its many other health benefits, loss of excess weight can help prevent foot pain by reducing stress on the feet. To view a range of possible solutions to your foot complaint, browse the products and services available at the Foot Power clinic. Contact Us | Useful Links © Footpower 2009 | Site Map Search Doctors/ what a relief! About Us Products Services Referrers Downloads F.A.Q. Home AFOs Foot Power offers a truly holistic solution for relief and treatment of foot and referred pain. As well as the assessment and diagnostic services on offer, all Foot Power prescribed treatment products Leaf Spring are customised on the premises in a state of the art workroom. Production is not out-sourced, so nothing Ankle enclosing gets lost in the translation – the professional who assessed your condition is on hand during the development of your tailored solution. Foot Orthoses To find out the type of solution that may best suit your particular complaint, browse the Foot Power product Custom Orthopaedic range menu at left. Modular Footwear AFO’s An AFO (Ankle Foot Orthotic) is a special brace that is designed to help control the motion of the ankle joint Shoe Modifications and also to provide support to the foot. They can be custom made, or prefabricated. A functional AFO should provide superb control to the foot and ankle while offering greater comfort and easier shoe fit than other braces. Carbon Fibre A Carbon Fibre AFO is material that is used to give greater strength. Some AFO’s are entirely made out of this material and are strong as well as flexible. Carbon fibre can also be included as material when producing other orthotics. Ankle unilateral An ankle unilateral AFO is designed to be one sided. This may be applied on the medial or lateral side of one foot and provides greater control and support for that side. Night splint A night splint is an AFO which is used at night, where it is necessary to hold and support the foot in a neutral position. Night splints can be used in the evening to improve calf muscle flexibility. They can also be used during sleep to prevent night time contracture of the calf muscle to ensure that the first steps taken each morning are not so painful. They are also useful to hold the foot in the correct position for those confined to bed rest for care. This reduces risk of deformity. Foot drop lift A foot drop lift is an AFO used by patients with ‘dropped foot’. This prevents the foot from dragging and clawing as they walk. It stops the foot dropping and works to lift the foot to improve walking. Contact Us | Useful Links © Footpower 2009 | Site Map Search Doctors/ what a relief! About Us Products Services Referrers Downloads F.A.Q. Home AFOs Leaf Spring Leaf Spring A leaf spring is an AFO which has a retaining spring effect enclosed. This provides stability for the foot in certain positions. It reduces foot drop. Ankle enclosing Suitable: Foot Orthoses • Foot drop Custom Orthopaedic • Hemi paresis Modular Footwear • Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) Shoe Modifications Shoe fit: • Many shoes are available with removable inlays which will accommodate this type of orthoses • Sport footwear • Sandals with removable inlay • Prefabricated or custom Medical Grade Footwear Contra indication: Not suitable for significant varus or valgus deformity and for sensitive skin such as an insensate foot (Diabetic foot), unless significant padding is provided. In the latter case a shoe fitting with extra depth, width and length or custom made medical grade footwear may need to be considered. The sample below has additional elastic straps on the dorsal side of the foot. Contact Us | Useful Links © Footpower 2009 | Site Map Search Doctors/ what a relief! About Us Products Services Referrers Downloads F.A.Q. Home AFOs Ankle enclosing Leaf Spring An ankle enclosing AFO surrounds the ankle, part of the lower limb, or foot. It provides side stability, reduces foot drop and can restrict painful movement. Ankle enclosing Suitable: Foot Orthoses • Foot drop including those with varus or valgus foot alignment Custom Orthopaedic • Hemi paresis with varus or valgus foot alignment Modular Footwear • Suitable for moderate to severe foot support needs Shoe Modifications • Cerebral Palsy. Recommended in combination with senso control foot orthoses • Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) • Severe foot support needs in combination with supportive footwear • Flat feet • PTT disorders in combination with supportive footwear • Arthritis • Various foot pathologies essentially those that require stability or restriction around the ankle and foot joints. Shoe fit: • Many shoes have removable inlays and will accommodate this style orthoses • Sport footwear • Sandals with removable inlay • Prefabricated or custom Medical Grade Footwear Contra indication: Not suitable for sensitive skin in the insensate foot (e.g. diabetic foot) unless significantly padded. To accommodate the padding a shoe fitting with extra depth, width and length or custom made medical grade footwear may need to be considered.