Footmax

The next step to Innovation

The Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center has recently added a computerized system for fabricating prescription orthotics, Footmax.  Orthotics are customized insoles worn in any type of shoe and they correct the way a patient walks. If a patient is walking incorrectly, their entire body can be out of alignment causing all types of problems including foot, ankle, leg, hip, and lower back pain.

The traditional method of fabricating orthotics required the physician to take a plaster or foam mold of the patients foot while not placing any weight on the foot (static).  The traditional method can be very time consuming, inaccurate, and messy.  The Footmax system allows the clinician to fabricate thinner, lighter, accurate, measurements while the patient is weightbearing (dynamic).  A five-minute gait and pressure analysis will produce a scan that is accurate and specific to each patient's biomechanical abnormality.  The scan is sent via modem and acts as a guide to manufacture custom orthotics.  Once approved, they are sent back to the clinician and can be picked up at the earliest convenience.  The whole process can take up to two weeks.  

Orthotics are covered by most insurance plans because insurance companies know the value of orthotic therapy in the prevention and treatment of many conditions that can lend to short-term or even long-term disability claims