Take the Test KNEE

❍ 1. Do you stand or walk on hard PAIN surfaces for more than 4 hours daily?

❍ 2. Do you participate regularly in any physical sport (basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, etc.)?

❍ 3. Are you age 40 or over?

❍ 4. Have you had a prior injury to your knee, back or neck?

❍ 5. Do your shoes wear unevenly?

❍ 6. Do your knees hurt?

❍ 7. Is one of your legs shorter than the other?

❍ 8. Do you have knock-knees or bow legs?

❍ 9. Do you have obvious foot problems (bunions, corns, flat feet, Your Feet Are Your Foundation etc.)?

❍ 10. Do your feet “toe out” when you’re walking? Provided as a professional courtesy by: If you checked any of the above, show this brochure to your healthcare professional and ask him or her how Foot Levelers’ individually designed Stabilizing Orthotics, Shoethotics® or Sandalthotics® can help you.

This guide is intended for general information purposes only, and is not a substitute for professional care. Only a healthcare professional can diagnose the cause of your condition and rule out any serious health problems.

M10557 ©2019 Foot Levelers, Inc. What causes knee pain? How can Foot Levelers help? One of the leading causes of knee pain and Custom-made Stabilizing Orthotics should be a injury is hyperpronation in the feet. Poor first-line treatment for many forms of knee pain healing and reoccurring knee injuries can be and knee injury prevention. attributed to pronation and biomechanical Foot Levelers orthotics: dysfunction as well. • Support all 3 arches of the foot to help Pronation leads to knee pain/injury in eliminate excessive pronation several ways, including the following: • Correct any biomechanical faults that 1. An increased rotational force is the feet are creating through the body transmitted to the knee joint. Over time, that force/torque creates pain in the tissue • Provide shock absorption to reduce the and bones in the knee. shock the knee may feel on heel strike 2. The forces from heel strike shock are not • Create a supportive, stable foundation absorbed properly, but are transmitted for all your activities directly into the knee joint. 3. The torque or twisting imposed on Other treatments the knee joint when pronation is present • Manipulation of the knee for proper contributes to a traumatic injury. alignment • Exercise to build muscle strength and Knee conditions caused by feet joint stability When excessive pronation creates increased Developing knee muscles helps to stabilize the medial rotation in the knee, the following joint and to prevent further serious injury. Your knee conditions may be experienced: doctor may prescribe therapeutic exercises to • Patellofemoral pain syndrome help you rebuild strength in the knee area. • Chondromalacia patellae Balanced support, stability, and proper • Iliotibial band syndrome movement are the keys to a healthy knee • Inflammation of tissue/ligaments structure. Traumatic knee injuries can also be related to excessive pronation. One study found that 81% of athletes with an ACL injury recall that their tibia was rotated internally when they had a sudden change of direction. That internal rotation of the knee can be directly tied to hyperpronation.

Another study shows the vast majority of ACL Foot Levelers custom orthotics help reduce pain injury occur without any direct contact or by correcting over-pronation. Ask the staff for more direct trauma to the knee. details.