Orthotics

You depend on your feet and ankles to keep you upright and moving. When you feel pain or fatigue in your lower body, our specialists can design custom orthotics to align your bones and relieve pressure.

Sophisticated orthotics treatment: Why choose Aurora BayCare Medical Center?

When pain limits your movement, count on our team. They design an orthotic treatment plan specific to your unique body. We offer:

• Foot and ankle expertise: Our fellowship-trained doctors have extra education. They treat bones, ligaments (tissue that connect bones), tendons (tissue that attaches muscle to bone) and muscles of the lower body.
• Leading-edge biologic treatments: We offer regenerative medicine techniques to help your body heal itself. These treatments include biologic agents such as platelet-rich plasma and stem cell injections.
• Convenient therapeutic care: You’ll find our therapy and rehabilitation clinics throughout Wisconsin. Choose the location that’s best for you.

Orthotic treatments and services

Our team begins by evaluating your height, weight and bone structure. We may do a biomechanical assessment that considers how you move, stand and hold your weight.

Based on our assessment, we recommend a tailored treatment plan to address your specific condition or injury. We offer:

Orthotic devices

Our specialists recommend orthotic devices that you can purchase in stores or online. We also create custom orthotics for the most tailored treatment, including:

• Custom insoles: We place these removable liners in the shoes to cushion feet and relieve pressure.
• Orthotic inserts: We add rigid or flexible plastic pieces to support the feet and keep bones and joints in alignment.
• Leg braces: We use metal, plastic or carbon fiber pieces that wrap around the joint or bone to relieve pressure and offer support.

Footwear assessment

We check your current footwear to ensure that it provides the appropriate structure and support. If needed, we recommend orthopedic footwear to correct misalignments and provide stability.

Orthotics adjustments

Our technicians can make minor adjustments to orthotic devices while you wait. There’s no need to make a special trip to ensure your device fits properly.

Physical therapy

Our team may offer exercise instruction or recommend an orthopedic rehabilitation program. Physical therapy can strengthen muscles and improve flexibility.

Conditions we treat with orthotics

Orthotics are devices such as splints, braces, supports, shoe inserts and specially designed footwear. These devices help align the muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments of the lower body.

Orthotics help relieve pressure, absorb shock and reduce pain. Our specialists offer expert foot and ankle treatments for conditions including: 

• Achilles tendonitis
• Bunions
• Flat feet
• Foot pain
• Hammertoes
• Heel pain and heel spurs
• Plantar fasciitis

You can also feel pain in your hips, knees and lower back when the muscles and bones in your feet and ankles are out of alignment. Doctors use orthotics for:

• Arthritis
• Hip treatment
• Knee treatment
• Shin pain
• Spine disorders