When and Why Should I See a Canadian Certified Pedorthist?
By: Deny Dallaire, B.Sc., C.Ped (C)
Certified Pedorthist (Canada) with Thera-Ped Moncton
Any time you suffer from pain in the legs and/or feet, you should first consult your family physician. He or she will then decide whether to refer you to a Canadian Certified Pedorthist.
Canadian Certified Pedorthists are one of the few healthcare professionals educated in the assessment, design, fit, manufacture and modification of foot orthotics and footwear. To become certified, Canadian Certified Pedorthists undergo a rigorous training and examination process, which includes testing their knowledge of biomechanics, anatomy, physiology of the legs and feet, foot orthotic fabrication and modification as well as footwear fitting and modification.
As footwear and foot orthotics experts, Canadian Certified Pedorthists work as members of a health care team to alleviate painful or crippling conditions and/or restrictions in the legs and feet. With the recommendation of a physician or other prescribing healthcare practitioner, Canadian Certified Pedorthists provide foot orthotics and footwear to assist in:
• Accommodation of foot deformities
• Realignment of the feet and legs
• Redistribution of external and internal forces acting on the feet and legs
• Improvement of balance
• Controlling the function of the feet and legs
• Accommodation for circulation problems in the feet and legs.
• Helping lack of function in the feet and legs resulting from accidents/trauma, deformity, disease or nerve and muscular disorders.
Canadian Certified Pedorthists work alongside healthcare professionals, like your physician, to fill prescriptions for footwear and orthotics and make recommendations regarding appropriate footwear management.
All Canadian Certified Pedorthists are members of the College of Pedorthics of Canada and the Pedorthics Association of Canada. For more information, visit: www.cpedcs.ca and www.pedorthic.ca.
Certified Pedorthist (Canada) with Thera-Ped Moncton
Any time you suffer from pain in the legs and/or feet, you should first consult your family physician. He or she will then decide whether to refer you to a Canadian Certified Pedorthist.
Canadian Certified Pedorthists are one of the few healthcare professionals educated in the assessment, design, fit, manufacture and modification of foot orthotics and footwear. To become certified, Canadian Certified Pedorthists undergo a rigorous training and examination process, which includes testing their knowledge of biomechanics, anatomy, physiology of the legs and feet, foot orthotic fabrication and modification as well as footwear fitting and modification.
As footwear and foot orthotics experts, Canadian Certified Pedorthists work as members of a health care team to alleviate painful or crippling conditions and/or restrictions in the legs and feet. With the recommendation of a physician or other prescribing healthcare practitioner, Canadian Certified Pedorthists provide foot orthotics and footwear to assist in:
• Accommodation of foot deformities
• Realignment of the feet and legs
• Redistribution of external and internal forces acting on the feet and legs
• Improvement of balance
• Controlling the function of the feet and legs
• Accommodation for circulation problems in the feet and legs.
• Helping lack of function in the feet and legs resulting from accidents/trauma, deformity, disease or nerve and muscular disorders.
Canadian Certified Pedorthists work alongside healthcare professionals, like your physician, to fill prescriptions for footwear and orthotics and make recommendations regarding appropriate footwear management.
All Canadian Certified Pedorthists are members of the College of Pedorthics of Canada and the Pedorthics Association of Canada. For more information, visit: www.cpedcs.ca and www.pedorthic.ca.
