Types Of Custom Orthotics.
Burrard Custom Foot Orthotics offers a wide variety of high-quality, supportive, and affordable orthotics.
We manufacture a wide range of custom foot orthotics led by Dr. Zavosh in our orthotic laboratory in Victoria, BC. Each patient requires their own unique set of customized foot orthotics.
Sports orthotics are the most common type, utilized by many people. They serve a dual purpose, being suitable for both sports activities and casual use. These orthotics are very durable, lasting up to 4-5 years depending on usage. The top cover is made of vinyl and Poron, which is ideal for this type of orthotic. It repels sweat and moisture, is easy to clean, and lasts longer than fabric top covers.
All of our orthotics cost the same! A podiatrist oversees and supervises the entire manufacturing process of each custom foot orthotic from start to finish in our lab.
Our patients have been very satisfied with the orthotics made by our lab and received from our office. You can read what patients are saying about us and our products in the Google Review Section. Our orthotics are 100% made in Canada from high-quality carbon fiber, graphite, or polypropylene materials.
At Burrard Custom Orthotics, we have been committed to excellence in making custom foot orthotics since 2001. Our experience, craftsmanship, and use of high-quality materials result in an extensive line of reliable foot orthotics for our patients. These orthotics help correct flat feet, knee pain, high arches, bunions, heel pain, ankle pain and sprains, shin splints, hip pain, and lower back pain.
A variety of foot conditions can be helped by our custom foot orthotics. We also provide foot exam and casting procedures.
Sports Orthotics
SPORTS ORTHOTICS
PATIENT SELECTION:
Elite, amateur or professional athletes and other active patients.
BIO-MECHANICAL INDICATIONS:
SPORTS Orthotics Types
• All rearfoot and forefoot deformities
• Calf muscle pain
• Shin Splints, Knee pain
• Flat feet, pronation
• Plantar fasciitis, Heel pain
• Low back pain
• Neuroma
CONTROL:
Semi-flexible or rigid.
MATERIALS
Five different grades of polypropylene and graphites are used with the appropriate selection based on the patient’s activity.
ADDITIONS FOR SPECIFIC SPORTS:
Golf: Forefoot extension, intrinsic rearfoot posting.
Tennis: Forefoot extension.
Marathon: Longitudinal arch re-enforcement, forefoot extension with forefoot posting.
Ski: Forefoot extension.
Sprinter: High-flex (1/16″ polypropylene shell) PoronTM arch fill, extensions with forefoot posting.
POSTING:
Materials vary according to the sport, from white styrene butadiene rubber varying from 26-60 duro-meter to an open cell sponge rubber. Posts are covered with an unbreakable rubber or polypropylene.
GUARANTEE:
Lifetime guarantee against breakage with normal wear.
“The difference between Paragon’s sports orthotics and my previous ones, is like the difference between night and day.”
Mr. J.A. Bones
Standard Orthotics
STANDARD ORTHOTICS
SEMI-FLEXIBLE ORTHOTICS:
PATIENT SELECTION:
Can be used by a wide variety of active patients – from a construction worker’s steel toe boots to dress shoes. Offers good support for heavier patients.
FLEXIBLE ORTHOTICS:
PATIENT SELECTION:
Patients whose range of motion is reduced with rigid or arthritic feet.
BIOMECHANICAL INDICATIONS:
STANDARD Orthotics Types
• All rearfoot and forefoot deformities
• Bunions, Heel pain
• Plantar fasciitis, Knee pain
• Metatarsalgia
MATERIALS:
Polypropylene
POSTING:
Intrinsic or extrinsic rear foot as well as forefoot.
GUARANTEE:
Lifetime guarantee against breakage with normal wear.
XT Sprint Orthotics
XT SPRINT ORTHOTICS
PATIENT SELECTION:
Patients who require maximum control with the option of increased flexibility as well as the least amount of bulk.
BIO-MECHANICAL INDICATIONS:
XT SPRINT Orthotics Types
• Rearfoot and forefoot deformities
• Heel Spurs
• Metatarsalgia
• Bunions
• Plantar Fasciitis
CONTROL:
Flexible to firm
MATERIALS:
Poly-carbon graphite composite
POSTING:
Extrinsic and/or Intrinsic Rearfoot and Forefoot posting
GUARANTEE:
Lifetime guarantee with normal wear
TL-2100 Dress Orthotics
TL-2100 DRESS AND HIGH-HEEL ORTHOTICS
PATIENT SELECTION:
Women who wear high-heeled shoes, sling backs or sandals.
BIOMECHANICAL INDICATIONS:
TL-2100 DRESS and HIGH HEEL Orthotics Types
• Forefoot deformities
• Heel spurs
• Bunions
• Plantar fasciitis
CONTROL:
Semi-flexible to firm
MATERIALS:
Carbon graphite in acrylic resin
POSTING:
Acrylic extrinsic and/or intrinsic forefoot posting
ATTACHMENT:
Unique Velcro attachment system for open-backed shoes and sandals
SHAPE:
Normal heel cup except for very high heels and open-backed shoes which are recommended without a heel cup
EXTENSION:
PPT R to sulcus standard extension.
TL-2100 Standard Orthotics
TL-2100 STANDARD ORTHOTICS
PATIENT SELECTION:
Women or men where maximum control is desired with minimum bulk
BIO-MECHANICAL INDICATIONS:
TL-2100 STANDARD Orthotics Types
• Plantar fasciitis
• Metatarsalgia
• Neuroma
• Bunion deformities
CONTROL:
Firm
MATERIAL:
Carbon graphite in acrylic resin
POSTING:
Extrinsic rearfoot posting. Intrinsic forefoot posting
GUARANTEE:
Lifetime guarantee against breakage with normal wear
High-Heel Dress Orthotics
HIGH HEEL (H/H) DRESS ORTHOTICS
PATIENT SELECTION:
Women who wear high-heeled fashionable shoes (2 1/2″ or higher)
BIOMECHANICAL INDICATIONS:
High-Heeled Dress (HH)
• Metatarsalgia
• Neuroma
• Plantar fasciitis
• Forefoot deformities
CONTROL:
High Flexibility
MATERIALS:
Polypropylene shell, suede, expanded vinyl, S-B rubber, and PoronTM
POSTING:
Sagittal plane – keeps heel in heel cup, increases toe box room.
GUARANTEE:
Lifetime guarantee against breakage of polypropylene shell with normal wear.
Narrow Dress Shoes Orthotics
NARROW SHOE DRESS ORTHOTICS
PATIENT SELECTION:
Men or women who wear formal narrow shoes; especially where heel slippage may be a problem, ie. low heel cups in women’s pumps
BIO-MECHANICAL INDICATIONS:
Narrow Shoe Dress (NS)
• Forefoot deformities
• Heel spurs
• Bunions
• Plantar fasciitis
CONTROL:
Flexible.
POSTING:
Intrinsic forefoot posting
MATERIALS:
Proprietary modified co-polymer, reinforced EVA arch, PoronTM forefoot protection.
Unitized Orthotics
UNITIZED ORTHOTICS
PATIENT SELECTION:
Patients who need maximum control to patients who need semi-flexible orthotics. Note: Use where shoe fit is a concern, such as men’s slip-ons or women’s pumps
BIO-MECHANICAL INDICATIONS:
- Rear foot varus, forefoot varus or valgus
- Bunions
- Metatarsalgia
- General foot fatigue
CONTROL:
Semi-flexible to firm
MATERIALS:
Polypropylene
POSTING:
Integral rearfoot posting and intrinsic forefoot posting included
GUARANTEE:
Lifetime guarantee with normal wear
Diabetic and Arthritic Orthotics
DIABETIC and ARTHRITIC ORTHOTICS
PATIENT SELECTION:
For patients with concerns for skin breakdown, arthritic changes in their feet, diabetic conditions, reducing shearing forces at the foot surfaces and those who need the added comfort from the self molding process of P-Cell.
BIOMECHANICAL INDICATIONS:
- Diffuse callosities, insensate feet, metatarsalgia, pre-ulcerated sites, bunions, Charcot foot, plantar fasciitis, some foot deformities, Morton’s neuralgia and the need for forefoot accommodation.
- Designed to reduce mean peak pressures at the site of neuropathic ulceration.
CONTROL:
Low with maximum accommodative support
MATERIALS:
Mid: 3mm Lunairmed – Extra soft, low density EVA ideal for use as cushioning. Higher quality material than Poron
Shell: EVA mold for accommodative support
Bottom: 1.5mm Nyplex – excellent closed cell cushioning capability, as well as being durable, and resilient
POSTING:
Intrinsic
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Molds Orthotics
MOLDS ORTHOTICS
PATIENT SELECTION:
Lightweight Molds
Patients who are deemed to be poor candidates for biomechanical control because of congenital malformations, restriction or lack of foot and leg motions.
BIO-MECHANICAL INDICATIONS:
- Diabetes
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Motion – restricting bony blocks
CONTROL:
Significantly less control of abnormal motions. Increased shock absorption and protection of tissues against pressure and impact.
Korex Mold Orthotics
KOREX MOLD ORTHOTICS
When greater flexibility and compression is required.
Constructed of PoronTM, a soft material with excellent protective and shock absorption properties, durable yet lightweight. It is adhered and shaped to the contours of the fully flexible, individually thermoformed plastic shell. The Vinyl cover for the standard Lightweight Mold ends at the metatarsal heads. Photo illustrates an optional 1/8″ extension to the toes.
KOREX(TM) MOLDS:
Constructed of layers of Korex, laminated to a thin thermoformed plastic shell, the Korex Mold offers the most support of our Mold orthotics. Use for patients with diminished ranges of motion. Extensions to the sulcus or toes are optional.
Eva Mold Orthotics
EVA MOLD ORTHOTICS
PATIENT SELECTION:
Patients who are deemed as poor candidates for bio-mechanical control because of congenital malformations, restriction or lack of foot and leg motions.
BIOMECHANICAL INDICATIONS:
EVA MOLD Orthotics Types
- Diabetes
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Motion-restricting bony blocks
CONTROL:
Significantly less control of abnormal motions. Increased shock absorption and protection of tissues against pressure and impact.
Accommothotics
ACCOMMOTHOTICS (TM)
PATIENT SELECTION
Patients who in addition to needing bio-mechanical control require accommodation for painful lesions. Photo illustrates how lesions are accommodated.
BIO-MECHANICAL INDICATIONS
Accommothotics TM Orthotics Types
* Diabetic ulcers
* Intractable plantar keratomas
* Scar tissue
* Porokeratosis
* Plantar fibromatoma
CONTROL
Flexible to moderate.
MATERIALS
Polypropylene, Plastazote, PoronTM.
POSTING
Intrinsic.
COVERS
Ultra-soft expanded vinyl.
EXTENSIONS
1/8″ Plastazote and 1/6″ Poron
Shaffer Plate (Children’s Orthotics)
CHILDREN: ROBERTS-WHITMAN & SHAFFER PLATES ORTHOTICS Children’s Orthotics Vancouver
For the severely pronated pediatric patient, two to four years old.
BIO-MECHANICAL INDICATIONS
CHILDREN Orthotics Types
• Severe pronation
• Severe heel eversion
• Severe forefoot deformities
CONTROL
Semi-flexible.
MATERIALS
Polypropylene.
SHAFFER PLATE
Provides a slightly higher and wider medial flange.
BIO-MECHANICAL INDICATIONS
• Severe pronation
• Severe talonavicular subluxation
CONTROL
Firm.
MATERIALS
Polypropylene.