Pediatric Children's Orthotics
Children's Orthotics
If you’re looking for orthotics, for your child, you are in the right place. Orthotics are the first line of treatment to solve pediatric foot pain and gait concerns in kids.
A good workup with an accurate diagnosis, will help match the correct orthotic modifications for the condition. This will optimize the success of an orthotic for your child.
The family of PEdiatric Orthotics
The Right Solution For Your Child’s Complex Problem
- Specific modified orthotic to solve your child's heel pain
- 95% success rate
- Proven results within 4-6 weeks
- Often covered through your insurance
- Specific modified orthotic to treat child's flat foot pain
- Controls pronation in the foot
- Removes fatigue in ankles, legs & hips
- Arch support that realigns the foot
- Often covered through your insurance
- Specific modified orthotic to resolve your child's Sesamoid pain
- Aggressively offloads pressure from injured sesamoids
- Often covered through your insurance
- Specific modified orthotic to treat your childs in-toeing
- Encourages An Out-toe Rotation While Walking
- Tibial or femoral Torsion
- Often covered through your insurance
What Is Custom Orthotics Casting?
Custom orthotics casting is the process of creating an accurate mold of your child’s foot using a proven casting technique.
WHY PRECISION CASTING MATTERS
There’s a variety of methods to capture a mold for your child’s foot. Foam boxing and pressure plates are outdated. These older methods are no longer considered the standard of care. They produce distortions and inconsistencies.
At Pediatric Foot & Ankle, we use STS sock casting, a cleaner and more precise method that creates a detailed accurate mold of your child’s foot. This investment in STS casting delivers superior accuracy, comfort, and long-term results ensuring every orthotic is made to truly fit your child.
Are Prescription Orthotics Better than Over-the-Counter Inserts?
Although some over-the-counter inserts are better than others, none of them are as good as a custom orthotic made specifically to fit your child’s foot. Of course, if your insurance does not cover prescription orthotics, the price can be prohibitive. That’s why we continually look for the best over-the-counter options available today, to support parents in finding the best, most affordable option for their child’s feet.
If your child experiences heel pain or any other issue requiring corrective orthotics, we urge you to schedule an appointment. Dr. Jarman will work with you to help you understand your options.
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dispensing custom orthotics & break in process
Your child’s orthotics will be dispensed and fitted at a scheduled appointment. There is no official break in process. Your child can start wearing their orthotic immediately. There is no need for a slow break in process. Sometimes there can be fitting issues; However this is minimized due to capturing of an accurate mold this is greatly minimized.
Caution would be, if your child on the same day of dispensing has the following; A game, practice or any other event that requires heavier physical activity.
PEDIATRIC VS. ADULT ORTHOTICS
Why kids need a different design
Children’s feet aren’t just smaller versions of adult feet they move, grow, and function differently. That’s why pediatric orthotics are specially designed to support natural development and fit comfortably in a variety of kids’ shoes. One of the biggest differences is length: children’s orthotics are typically three-quarter length, not full length like most adult orthotics.
Full-length devices can limit shoe options, making it difficult to fit into sneakers, school shoes, or sports cleats. A three-quarter length orthotic allows more flexibility, better comfort, and easy use across multiple shoe types, essential for active, growing kids.
Secondly most important, is the heel cup depth in a pediatric orthotic. Most labs are unable to accommodate this. Because of this knowledge we use a premiere pediatric lab that hand fabricates instead of milling machines who cannot accommodate three-centimeters deep heel cup for children’s orthotics.
Anti-INFLAMMATORIES AND FAST RELIEF
At Pediatric Foot & Ankle, following a protocal , we often prescribe a short-term six day anti-inflammatory ( Medrol dose pack). This is an effective way for children to transition into their orthotic during the initial adjustment period.
HEAR OUR ORTHOTIC SUCCESS STORIES
In this video, Grant and his mom share their experience with Sever’s disease and how the Mikki Device™ custom shoe insert allowed him to continue to play sports — and even go on their ski trip vacation.
Adelyn was seen by Pediatric Foot & Ankle on two different occasions. Once for custom orthotics for Sever’s disease, and another time to treat an accidental injury to her toe. Watch to lean more about Adelyn’s experience with both.
