Physicians recommend TYPE 2 for:
Plantar Fasciitis and foot fatigue - both of which can resulting from:
- Too Much Time on the Feet
- Natural or Vascular Sensitivity
- Being large-framed or otherwise heavy
- Thinning connective and cushioning tissues from growing older
- Activities placing excess stress on the heel and attached tissues
- Foot Mechanics and walking patterns
FootScientific’s Type 1 and Type 3 correct foot “deformities” having to do with the pronating and with the supinating foot. For this reason, the value of our Type 2’s - for the “normal” arch - is often overlooked. However, Physicians familiar with all three types emphasize to us that they prescribe/recommend FootScientific’s Type 2 as often as they do the other two types. Here’s why:
Many people are prone to FOOT FATIGUE. This can result from a natural, or genetic, sensitivity or it can be related to environmental conditions such as long work-hours on ones feet. Weight can also contribute to difficulty with foot fatigue Regardless, the value of an orthotic in relieving foot fatigue is well known and FootScientific’s Type 2 is particularly well suited for this relief.
It is even more common for foot specialists to see people suffering from PLANTAR FASCIITIS and the TYPE 2, along with common stretching (link to our stretching video?), is used as a first line of defense by doctors when the patient does not clearly have a pronating or supinating foot (where a type 1 and 3 take tension off the plantar fascia).
Their are two primary reasons Type 2 is so popular with health-care professionals
The shape is designed to support the arch and cradle the heel while also, in harmony with the materials, distributing weight more evenly and off of common pressure points at the heel and ball of foot. This can relieve both foot fatigue and take pressure OFF the plantar Fascia.
Type 2 places a gel pad at the ball and the heel of the foot - but the overall mix of structure and comfort is provided by the use of a cork amalgam. This is important because the gushy, all-gel style orthotics do not hold the form they need for all-day comfort and correction. A too-soft material can put additional pressure to the Plantar Fascia. Conversely, a too-hard material such as a hard plastic or carbon-fiber base (to retain corrective shape) is uncomfortable. The Cork conforms comfortably to idiosyncrasies in the foot without losing its corrective and healing shape.
Both Foot Fatigue and Plantar Fasciitis can result from:
- Too Much Time on the Feet
- Natural or Vascular Sensitivity
- Being large-framed or otherwise heavy
- Thinning connective and cushioning tissues from growing older
- Activities placing excess stress on the heel and attached tissues
- Foot Mechanics and walking patterns