Is It Your Time For Custom Orthotics

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Is It Your Time For Custom Orthotics

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Simcoe County Chiropractic Clinic Barrie and it's
founder Dr Ronald T. Linzner (Dr Ron) have been
at the forefront of the orthotic distribution
business since 1998. It was customary to make
orthotics from plaster or foam casts of the
patients feet at that time and that is what Dr
Ron was doing. Like most others there was a
certain amount of guesswork in the process in
order to get an adequate amount of correction and
allow the patient to resume normal function. It
was a process that often required alteration of
the initial orthotics in order to get the patient
to be happy and comfortable with their new feet.
Custom orthotics were indeed custom orthotics,
but they were in need of too much alteration and
as such took a much longer to get from the need
for orthotics stage to the stage where all was
perfect and the patient was happy.
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In 1998, Dr Ronald Linzner met with a salesman
from the Footmaxx company of Toronto and
investigated the new technology at the time
called a dynamic gait scanner. It was capable of
tracking the contact phase of the patients gait.
In other words he was able to see everything that
happened to the foot while it was in contact with
the ground. This allowed more exact readings of
the patients degree of abnormality and thus a
more accurate correction. The technology was
cutting edge at that time and Dr Ronald Linzner
was one of the first to utilize this equipment in
the Barrie area. The orhtotics were so accurate
in fact that it was several years from the first
orthotic made with the Footmaxx system for even
one patient to require alterations. They were
comfortable and functional from the start..
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Dr Linzner still uses the Footmaxx system today
although the scanner is now upgraded to a much
more sensitive and detailed one. The materials
in the orthotics are also steadily changing.
What hasn't changed is the commitment to quality
and the degree of care given to each and every
patient. Recently, there have been some
insurance carriers that require old fashioned
casting as well as digital force plate results to
create orthotics. Dr Linzner has allowed this to
filter back into the practice in order that all
patients may benefit from the advanced orthotic
capabilities of Simcoe County Chiropractic. I
think the best place to get orthotics made that
will help not only your feet, but your entire
spine as well. We can be reached at 705-733-2225
or 733back.com.
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Author Bio Dr. Ronald T. Linzner B.Sc., D.C.
has been a chiropractor for Back Pain in Barrie,
Ontario since his graduation in 1996. He has an
interest in the feet and gait and their effect on
the spine and is experienced in diagnosing and
correcting problems with your gait. He designs
custom orthotics and orthopedic shoes. If you are
not sure if it is a chiropractic problem ask. He
will be happy to let you know.