“Dr. Richard Wong’s extensive professional knowledge and years of cumulative experiences in chiropractic, acupuncture, nutrition and physiological therapeutics
- Eileen Tsai TakagiIt all begins with the feet. One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet! They are the foundation upon which you depend to balance the rest of your body against gravity and postural stresses.
There are 3 arches in the foot that form a dynamic three dimensional springboard. When working in synchrony, they adapt spontaneously to any stance or force that is put upon the foot. In addition to the 3 arches, the heel must also be considered. The heel is the first point of contact in any step taken and must be able to rotate, adapt, and compensate for the foot’s many directional changes. If the arches and heel are all working in harmony, the concussive forces of walking and running are minimized through the rest of the body and structural balance is maintained. If they are not all working in harmony, the concussive force of walking and running radiates upward through the rest of the skeletal structure. This can lead to inward rotation of the knees, tilting of the pelvis, and torsion through the spine.
Often, adjusting the feet is adequate to maintain their dynamic harmony. But when that is not enough, or the feet have been neglected for too long, custom foot orthotics are our answer. We begin by using a computerized weight bearing scan that analyzes the total foot, creating a custom orthotic just for your feet. These orthotics have proven invaluable for patient