Orthotics GAIT Scan & Posture Assessment
Your feet are the foundation of your body and so ensuring that they are functioning properly is essential to your health and wellbeing. Custom orthotics are one of the most effective ways to achieve this: they not only treat any issues that you already have but also work preventatively to keep these issues from re-occurring altogether.
The area of orthotics and foot health has changed radically over the last few years and Electra Health is so excited to be changing with it! Our chiropractors have been providing you with custom orthotics for the last 10 years – now, we’re providing you with the most accurate and precise custom orthotics on the market.
Using the newest technology in foot health right now, we offer a totally unique orthotic experience. Our practitioners use a combination of 3 different types of software when creating your orthotics to assess your foot, your gait, and your posture. This yields the most comprehensive picture of your foot and allows us to create the best orthotics for you!
— Vancouver Foot Orthotics Clinic —
Electra Health – 970 Burrard Street, Vancouver BC
Open 7 days a week from 8 am to 8 pm
604-685-4325 (HEAL)
Our Orthotics
The first thing our practitioners do is take a digitized 3D model of your foot. While traditional custom orthotics take a mold of your foot, our 3D scanner creates a fast, digitized 3D projection of the shape of your feet. This is significantly more accurate than the regular cast, so we can pick up problem areas in your feet that would have otherwise gone undetected!
Our digitized system also means that you can get your orthotics much quicker than it would normally take. With a turnaround time of 2 weeks, you can start feeling better much quicker.
In combination with a 3D Model of your foot, our practitioners use software that performs a scan of your gait. What a gait scan does is capture your foot as you’re moving, giving us a dynamic picture and understanding of your foot. That is what makes a gait scan so essential in building orthotics: because a large portion of foot issues are actually not visible until the foot is in motion, the gait scan illuminates any problems that might have otherwise been missed by static molds.
To view the full foot orthotic scan report, please click on the image above.
Our practitioners can also provide you with a postural assessment – another crucial component in creating the most accurate custom orthotics. Using a digital program, our practitioners have a digital analysis of your posture. Because your feet play an integral part in your overall body posture (like hip misalignment, back pain, shoulder pain, etc.), a clear understanding of your posture gives our practitioners the ability to identify any foot conditions that may have not been visible in your 3D model and gait scan. This gives you the most accurate, effective custom orthotics on the market.
To view the full foot orthotic scan report, please click on the image above.
Frequently Asked Questions
At Electra Health, our orthotics cost $470.00 + GST. The pricing for our custom orthotics includes a Complete Foot Gait Analysis + Posture Assessment report – a combination of the software described above – as well as any home care and recommended treatment plans that our practitioners might prescribe.
Yes. If you have coverage for chiropractic care, our orthotics are prescribed by a chiropractor. In addition, our chiropractor can also provide you with any additional information your insurance company might need, such as a referral or a biomechanical assessment.
There is no strict timeline for the life of orthotics; it is largely dependent on how often you use them and on the scope of the issues in your feet. Generally speaking, however, custom orthotics last anywhere from 3 – 5 years. If you experience an increase in pain or discomfort after having orthotics for a long time, it may be time to replace them.
This is largely dependent on the person. For some, orthotics provide instant relief from pain. For others, orthotics can cause some discomfort at first because your foot is adjusting to being and moving in the correct way. However, any pain and/or discomfort will subside as you adjust to your orthotics.
At Electra Health, we are so excited to provide you with the most innovative and accurate custom orthotics on the market. Using a combination of the newest technologies in foot health, our practitioners are able to create a very precise and clear picture of your feet, their movements, and the overall impact they have on your body. This gives us the ability to provide you with a custom set of orthotics that are truly the best for your feet.
— Vancouver Foot Orthotics Clinic —
Electra Health – 970 Burrard Street, Vancouver BC
Open 7 days a week from 8 am to 8 pm
604-685-4325 (HEAL) Back to main Vancouver Orthotics page