Orthotics and Naperville Chiropractic Treatment

At Symmetry Chiropractic & Acupuncture in Naperville, we strive to help our patients achieve better health and wellness by facilitating a straight spinal alignment, proper physical balance and normal nerve function. But all of these things can be influenced by an area of the body that can all too easily be taken for granted: your own two feet. Structural imbalances in the feet can cause a "domino effect" or structural problems throughout the body. That's why we offer custom orthotics and chiropractic treatment to help you stand tall and feel your best.

The foot is a complex mechanism meant to support your entire body weight evenly, whether you're standing still, running, jumping or dancing. This requires the foot to be supported by three arches the medial arch, the lateral arch and the transverse arch.

Unfortunately, a variety of factors can compromise the arches' ability to support your balance correctly. If you have "flat feet" or your feet roll inward or outward at the ankle, the resulting imbalance can run all the way up your leg bones and spinal column, throwing your knees, hips, back, shoulders and head off-axis. This not only puts serious strain on your muscles, but it also puts you at risk for subluxation, herniated discs, sciatic nerve impingement and other serious musculoskeletal and neurological problems. A combination of chiropractic treatment and orthotics may be necessary to correct both the spinal alignment complications and the underlying foot disorder that helped create them.

Are Orthotics for Me?

custom foot orthotics Orthotics are custom-fitted insoles that compensate exactly for any abnormalities in your arch structure. This allows your entire musculoskeletal system to enjoy a normal straight alignment whenever you're on your feet. Orthotics can provide much-needed arch support to relieve chronic pain in weight-bearing joints and normalize the biomechanical function, not just of your foot, but of your entire body. You'll enjoy more stable contact with the ground as well as relief from foot pressure and soreness. Orthotics can even help prevent painful foot deformities from developing, or at least slow their progression.

Specific Conditions Can Be Relieved with Custom Foot Orthotics
Custom orthotics can help relieve pain and other symptoms associated with:

• Plantar Fasciitis (an inflammation of the tissue that supports the medial arch)
• Other foot strains such as Achilles tendonitis, sesamoiditis and metatarsalgia
• Neuroma (inflamed nerves in the foot)
• Backaches and neck pain
• Ankle, toe and heel pain
• Shin splints and other painful shin conditions
• Knee Pain
• Premature degeneration of weight-bearing joints

Generic insoles and supports aren't capable of providing the precise, strategic support necessary to support healthy feet and proper spinal alignment. That's why our Naperville chiropractic clinic uses Foot Levelers as our custom orthotics of choice. Your feet are scanned with advanced 3D imaging technology to allow for the fabrication of insoles that fit your feet uniquely and perfectly. Once your foot balance has been corrected, we can keep your spine in line with the appropriate chiropractic treatment. Contact Symmetry Chiropractic & Acupuncture to learn more!