CUSTOM ORTHOTICS FROM A CHIROPRACTOR'S PERSPECTIVE

 

ACADEMY CLINICS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1980 BY DR. JOHN A. HARDY, A CHIROPRACTOR WHO IS NOW RETIRED.  IN 2010 MY CLINIC BEGAN TO FOCUS ON THE TREATMENT OF THE FOOT EXCLUSIVELY.  I NOW HAVE 5 CHIROPODISTS, 1 REGISTERED NURSE AND 7 SUPPORT STAFF WORKING TO PROVIDE OUR PATIENTS WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY LEVEL OF FOOT CARE POSSIBLE.  MY FOOT CLINIC PRESENTLY HAS 8 TREATMENT ROOMS, EACH ONE FULLY EQUIPPED WITH THE WIDEST AND LATEST ARAY OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EQUIPMENT AND PODIATRIC DEVICES.  NEXT YEAR WE WILL BE ADDING 4 MORE TREATMENT ROOMS TO ACCOMMODATE MY DAUGHTER WHO WILL BE GRADUATING FROM QIT UNIVERSITY IN BRISBANE AUSTRALIA WHERE SHE IS STUDYING PODIATRY. THE GOOD THING WILL BE THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A 4 YEAR COURSE IN PODIATRY WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO INSTALL AN X-RAY MACHINE IN  MY FOOT CLINIC WHICH WILL BE VERY HANDY FOR OUR PATIENTS.

IN ONTARIO PODIATRISTS AND CHIROPODISTS HAVE A VERY NARROW SCOPE OF PRACTICE WHERE THEY ARE APPARENTLY NOT EVEN ABLE TO TREAT THE ANKLE, EVEN THOUGH HALF OF THE BONES WHICH COMPOSE THIS JOINT ARE FOOT BONES.

PODIATRISTS AND CHIROPODISTS ARE EDUCATED TO TREAT THE FOOT WITH CUSTOM ORTHOTICS DUE TO STRUCTURAL FAULTS OF THE FOOT ONLY.  CHIROPRACTORS, BECAUSE WE TREAT THE ENTIRE BODY KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF POSTURE AND THAT STRUCTURE GOVERNS FUNCTION. MISALIGNMENTS OF THE FOOT CAN HAVE FAR REACHING EFFECTS AND AFFECT EVERY JOINT ABOVE THE FOOT INCLUDING THE ANKLE, KNEE, HIP, PELVIS AND SPINE.  I HAVE HAD MANY PATIENTS RECEIVE CUSTOM ORTHOTICS FOR A STRUCTURAL FAULLT OF THE FOOT AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR KNEES, HIP, SPINE ETC.CLEAR.

THIS IS WHY I EDUCATE MY STAFF TO THINK OF THE BODY AS A WHOLE AND TO THINK ABOVE THE FOOT. WHEN CUSTOM ORTHOTICS ARE PRESCRIBED THEY CAN HAVE FAR REACHING EFFECTS.

IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE REQUIRES QUALITY FOOT CARE OR CUSTOM ORTHOTICS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT A CLINIC THAT HAS BEEN DISPENSING QUALITY ORTHOTICS FOR 35 YEARS.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY DR.JOHN A. HARDY, OWNER OF ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINICS.

PROFESSIONAL FOOT CLINIC

416-465-8737

Toronto, ON Chiropodist Academy Foot and Orthotic

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