Corrigan Podiatry uses the latest ScanX 12 Digital System. Replacing traditional film x-rays, this unit utilizes storage plates coated with an x-ray sensitive phosphor material. Upon exposure to x-rays, the plate stores a latent image which is then transformed into a fully adjustable image. Image enhancements maximize the diagnostic information so that, among other things, small injuries can be magnified 1,000 times. Thus, fast, efficient and, most importantly, accurate x-rays can be shown to patients in five minutes.
When your feet hurt, you hurt all over!
Foot problems are caused primarily by foot imbalances. The 26 bones of the foot can assume an abnormal, unstable position when standing or walking. Some of these imbalances are obvious, such as “flat feet” (hyperpronation) and “high arches” (hypersupination”). Most however, are so subtle they go undetected until symptoms occur. Your feet are the foundation of your body. Foot imbalances put extra stress on the entire skeletal structure. This is one of the primary causes of ankle, knee, hip and back problems. For immediate foot pain relief, a Corrigan Podiatry expert can see if custom made orthotics are the solution to your foot problems!
GaitScan™ gives us the ability to view a patient’s plantar pressure distribution in both 2D and 3D. The synchronized mode allows for a direct right and left foot comparison and displays the center of pressure or “gait line” of the foot throughout the gait cycle. Detailed images allow for the easy identification of high pressure areas and existing bio mechanical inefficiencies.
Eight great reasons to explore if foot orthotics are right for you:
- Pain in feet after walking or first thing in the morning
- Fallen Arch, Flat Foot and High Arch
- Painful Heel, Plantar Fasciitis and Heel Spur
- Corns, callouses, bunions and hammertoes
- Metatarsalgia, Morton’s Neuroma, painful bony areas
- Sore ankles, knees and lower back
- Achilles tendonitis, shin splints and IT Band Syndrome
- Tired, aching, burning Feet