Your Young Gymnasts Feet

Your Young Gymnasts Feet

Some of the clear stars of the Rio 2016 Olympics were The Final Five – our US Women’s Gymnastics Team. In particular, Simone Biles blew us away with stellar performances, leaving Rio with 5 medals at her first Olympics. Like Simone and the rest of The Final Five, successful gymnasts all over the world generally…

Orthotics Help Improve Foot Health for Adults and Children

What do a 70-year old woman with diabetes and an 8-year old boy with an intoeing deformity have in common? They both are improving their foot health by wearing custom-fitted orthotic devices. Orthotics are inserts that fit into shoes to correct an abnormal walking pattern or redistribute pressure to alleviate a foot problem. Some shoe inserts…

Sever’s Disease in Kids: Prevention and Treatment

Children’s feet are more flexible and elastic than adult’s feet. Thus, children tend to have less injuries in the feet. However, children’s heels are still sensitive and due to this, they are unfortunately prone to injuries. When children grow, their feet grow with them! The bones of the feet grow faster than the leg muscles…