DanceFeet

This past weekend, and hosted an acupuncture intensive course that focused on treating lower body pain and injuries.

The official acupuncturist for the and CFL team, Dan Dominguez, aka was here with us sharing his expertise with our staff and other clinicians who are eager to learn how to treat lower body pain.

We are lifelong learners, striving to provide patients with the most current and effective treatments available.

Let’s talk about plantar fasciitis:
Plantar fasciitis usually presents as pain on the bottom of your heel or foot that is usually worse with your first steps out of bed in the morning. There are so many causes including improper or worn out footwear, a sudden change in activity level such as a long walk, run or jumping, weight gain, etc.

Plantar fasciitis can be a long-lasting nagging pain that you think will ‘just go away’ but it doesn’t. It’s common for people to endure this daily pain for longer than 3 months!

We have many techniques to help relieve the pain and speed up the healing process including soft tissue work, acupuncture, shockwave therapy, custom orthotics, and prescribed stretching and exercises.

These are some things you can do at home to help alleviate pain:
1 - before getting out of bed in the morning, pedal out your feet and ankles by pointing and flexing your feet for 20 repetitions
2 - use your blanket to gently assist stretching the back of your calves and legs and hold the stretch for 30 seconds
3 - throughout the day, practice using your toes to pick up objects like towels or clothes

Let’s figure out the root cause and help your feet heal.

When you book an appointment, we will conduct a thorough gait assessment and use the latest technology to capture a 3D image of your foot. We want to ensure that your orthotics fit perfectly and feel great. If you also want treatment or prefer to get treatment for your pain, we can provide that as well.

We have a wide variety of orthotics that are designed and custom made to fit into any type of footwear.

It’s that time of year again! Get assessed to see if custom made orthotics would be beneficial for you. Final chance to use 2024 extended healthcare benefits. Book your assessment on or before Dec 6th to receive your orthotics before the holidays. 👣

🦶🏼We make orthotics for all shoe types.

🦶🏼Custom made orthotics are recommended when they would be beneficial to reduce pain or increase comfort. They may be used for foot, ankle, knee, back, or hip pain.

🦶🏼We use 3D laser scanning technology and have been providing custom made orthotics since 2010.

🦶🏼DM, call, email or book your assessment online.

Walk, run, or dance into 2025 pain free!

Lower Back/Hip Pain?
It could be coming from your big toe!
Dr. Glenn is part of the teaching faculty at in Toronto. One of the main take home points during his training session is to develop an understanding of the relationship between lower back/hip pain and big toe movement.
For simplicity sake, the walking (Gait) cycle has 3 phases:
1st phase - Heel strike - when the heel of the foot hits the ground
2nd phase - mid-stance phase - when the foot is flat on the ground
3rd phase - Toe/push off phase - when the foot pushes off the ground to start the cycle all over again
In order to walk efficiently through this cycle, the big toe should be able to extend (raise big toe towards the knee) at least 60-65° to stimulate the calves, hamstrings and gluteus region.
Think of your foot as a rocker on a rocking chair. Your heel is rounded and transfers your weight through the middle of your foot to your toes. If your toes, especially your big toes do not raise up, you will not be able to continue rocking forwards. Instead, your body will be forced to pick up your foot and leg, thus resulting in overcompensation of your hip flexors and quadriceps muscles.

When your hip flexors and quadriceps muscles are “tight” it can pull your pelvis forward, therefore putting extra compressive force into the lower back. This can lead to back pain. .

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Sometimes foot pain feels like a mystery. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏽‍♀️You may have been experiencing it for a long time and feel like it’s just something you have to live with. That may not be true, let’s figure out the source of the pain and some possible solutions.🦶🏼

Only 5 weeks left of 2018 to book a gait assessment and receive your custom made DanceFeet orthotics during this calendar year! If your benefits renew in January, book your gait assessment today. Last date to book is December 12th, 2018