ARE YOUR KIDS READY FOR SCHOOL?

With thoughts of school right around the corner (THE MOST WONDERFUL time of the year! 🤣🤣🤣), most of you parents are shopping for new shoes for your kids in August. Do you know that you need to check their littleSTEPS® orthotics to make sure they are still the right size as well? Chances are that they will need a new size for their new shoes! Be sure to check your child's sizing and make an appointment with your local practitioner to be fitted for their new larger size littleSTEPS®, and have them bring their new shoes with them.

Here's how to check if your child needs a new size:

Getting the next size larger littleSTEPS® will ensure that your kids are comfortable at school, in sports, and at home just having fun. If you need to find a practitioner, please check our website's database of dispensing practitioners in your area HERE.

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Common Sports Injuries Part 1: Ankle Sprains

Read about Common Sports injuries by Dr. Scott Gray HERE

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Diabetic Foot Care

Patients with Type 2 Diabetes are susceptible to diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy and coronary disease and high blood pressure which affect the eyes, kidneys and heart. As these problems arise, they may be treated systemically by a physician.

Patients with Type 2 Diabetes are also prone to diabetic neuropathy which commonly affects the feet—this, fortunately, can be accommodated by you and a qualified shoe fitter.
Diabetic neuropathy often manifests as numbness, tingling, temperature extremes and/or pain. Proper shoe style, shape, materials and size & width are vital in reducing diabetic foot discomfort. Also, due to a lack of foot sensation, a patient may not notice friction or deformity caused by an ill-fitted shoe—this may lead to abrasion, ulceration, infection and in many cases, partial or complete amputation of the foot. Proper shoe fit has proven to be a very effective means by which to prevent major injury to the neuropathic foot.

In addition to a well-fitted shoe, an accommodative insole, custom-molded or heat-molded to match the contours of the bottom of a patient’s foot, will provide further protection of the foot against potentially harmful pressures. If a patient’s foot has undergone partial amputation, accommodative insoles can be augmented with prosthetic fillers to improve shoe fit.

If you are diabetic, it is extremely important that you go to a qualified diabetic shoe fitter and orthotic lab to get the most out of your footwear and to help relieve any pain you may be feeling! Ask your practitioner about our QUADRASTEP adult prefabricated foot orthotics and see if they might be right for you!

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