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Foot Pain Stopping You in Your Tracks? You Might Need to See a Chiropodist

Sevan — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:12:32 +0000

Every single day your feet work tirelessly for you, performing many different tasks – they absorb the impact of thousands of steps, support our entire body weight, and balance us through complex movements. Developing foot pain can be debilitating, and affect your daily life.

The Classic Warning Sign: Painful First Morning Steps

One of the most common complaints foot specialists hear is painful first morning steps in the heels.

If you dread getting out of bed because putting your feet on the floor feels like stepping on glass or causes a sharp, stabbing pain in your heel or arch, you are likely dealing with plantar fasciitis. This happens when a thick band of tissue running along the arch of your foot becomes inflamed or is degenerated. This is called the plantar fascia.

While you sleep, your foot rests in a slightly pointed position – causing the plantar fascia to shorten and tighten. When you take that very first step, the fascia is forced to stretch rapidly under your body weight, resulting in that sharp, signature jolt of pain. While it often eases up as you walk and the tissue warms up, it’s a sign of mechanical failure that requires intervention before it becomes chronic.

Foot pain that lasts longer than a week or two, despite rest and icing, requires a clinical look.

How a Chiropodist Can Help: Treatments That Work

It is tempting to try and fix foot issues with over-the-counter insoles or internet remedies, but leg and foot anatomy is incredibly complex. A proper clinical assessment goes beyond just treating the immediate symptom; it looks at your overall biomechanics to find the cause.

Depending on what is causing your foot pain, a chiropodist can offer a variety of targeted treatments. A Chiropodist is an Ontario Regulated Health practitioner and are Foot specialists who assess, manage and prevent dysfunctions, disorders and diseases of the foot.

For foot pain like plantar fasciitis or Achilles tendonitis, modern clinical therapies can speed up healing. A Chiropodist can provide treatments like shockwave therapy, manual therapy, taping or exercise therapy. A Chiropodist can prescribe you with oral or topical Anti-Inflammatory medications that are stronger and more effective than over the counter medications. They can also provide relief with cortisone injections for the foot pain.

These can drastically reduce severe inflammation, break down scar tissue, and trigger your body’s natural healing response.

Biomechanics and Custom Foot Orthotics

If your foot pain stems from poor biomechanics, off-the-shelf insoles rarely offer a permanent fix. A Chiropodist can prescribe, design and dispense custom orthotics, specifically molded to your feet. They correct abnormal mechanics, redistribute pressure, and change how force is distributed through your feet, ankles, knees, and hips.

Don’t let foot pain dictate your life. If you have painful morning steps, a comprehensive evaluation is the first step toward restoring your mobility and keeping you moving comfortably.

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Canadian Certified Pedorthist, C.Ped(C) at BioPed

BioPed Footcare — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:04:12 +0000

A good lower limb clinician that fits you with the proper shoes for your feet is like an eye specialist finding the perfect glasses for your eyes – both are important to your overall health.

Our feet are incredible biomechanical structures and require expert care! With each step, the foot acts as both a shock absorber when our heel hits the ground and a lever, propelling us into the next step. When our feet are healthy, we go about our daily lives and take them for granted. But when we develop a problem, it can bring us to a grinding halt.

We seldom make the connection, but our quality of life is largely dependent upon our feet. Many foot problems are predisposed by our genetic make-up or triggered by diseases like diabetes or arthritis. Others come about as a result of overuse, improper footwear or traumatic injury. Whatever the case may be, a Canadian Certified Pedorthist is specifically trained to handle these, and many other conditions of the human foot.

A Canadian Certified Pedorthist, C. Ped (C), is educated in the design, manufacture and modification of footwear and custom foot orthotics. A Canadian Certified Pedorthist is the link between a physician, a patient and proper foot care. Canadian Certified Pedorthists routinely work with prescription footwear and are experts at creating custom foot orthotics. They also have a lineup of off-the-shelf solutions for the feet, knees and legs, for those who just want to wear comfortable footwear and don’t require a medical evaluation by their doctor.

Canadian Certified Pedorthists are all graduates with a Bachelor of Science background in Biomechanics. Many even have Kinesiology degrees – the study of the human muscles and biomechanical movement. Still others enter the field with a background in orthotics (brace-making) and chiropody – a field of medicine devoted to the study and treatment of disorders of the foot and ankle. They then go on to participate in a rigorous hands-on apprenticeship training program.

Pedorthic care can alleviate pain, prevent further damage from occurring and restore foot function. Recommending the proper type of footwear is at the foundation of every successful treatment.

Put your feet in good hands with a Canadian Certified Pedorthist at any of BioPed Footcare’s 85+ clinics across Canada! Find a BioPed Footcare clinic near you today by clicking below.

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Foot Pain Solutions That Are As Unique As You Are!

BioPed Footcare — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:08:27 +0000

Foot pain can be debilitating! Where you go for help can mean the difference between living with foot pain (which can also include leg, hip, and back pain), and finding ongoing relief so you can maintain a healthy lifestyle. In choosing BioPed Footcare to help with your foot pain, you’ve made the decision to put your feet in the right hands. Here’s why!

You wouldn’t take your car to an unlicensed mechanic, or your vision care to someone who has never studied the eyes, so why would foot pain be any different? At BioPed, our Canadian Certified Pedorthists are trained in the anatomy and biomechanics of the foot and lower limbs, and provide customized treatments for each patient.

Let’s begin.

At your initial evaluation, the Pedorthist will ask you a variety of questions. It’s important to establish the origin and frequency of your foot pain, how long you stand on your feet (at work, playing sports, participating in hobbies) and the type of footwear you generally wear (at home, work and play).

After the detailed history taking, you’ll be asked to participate in a number of tests ranging from a walking gait analysis, to various range of motion tests that evaluate joint flexibility and strength. The Pedorthist will educate you on the root cause of your foot pain and will propose customized solutions for you. This commitment to educating clients is something that differentiates BioPed from other providers. Pedorthists typically use custom orthotics to offset pressure away from pain points and compensate for alignment issues that are causing foot pain. It is crucial that custom orthotics are manufactured properly though, as even slight degrees of error can render the orthotics ineffective, or worse, cause more pain.

The first step in correctly manufacturing your custom made orthotics is taking a mould of your feet. As industry leaders, BioPed only uses 3-dimensional techniques to take the mould. This allows us to build a true 3D representation of your foot, which we then build your custom orthotic to the replica model foot. A simple foot imprint on a mat is colourful, but is not enough to achieve accurate results, where small degrees of error can lead to large consequences.

The next step is one that makes BioPed’s approach to foot care truly unique. Your BioPed Pedorthist personally hand-crafts your custom orthotics on-site! What does this mean? Well, for starters, who better to build your custom orthotics than our lower limb clinicians who actually saw your feet and performed your evaluation tests!? Your custom orthotics should never be sent out to a third party bulk manufacturing plant, only to be given back to you in a plastic bag. At BioPed, once your orthotics are manufactured, your Pedorthist schedules an appointment to personally evaluate the fit of the orthotics and how it sits in your shoes. They want your feedback! In fact, it’s crucial to the process. If it doesn’t feel quite right, our on-site lab allows us to make any necessary adjustments on-the-spot to ensure you will find relief from your foot pain! There’s no waiting for your orthotics to be sent out again to yet another third party you’ve never met, only to get it back in several days or weeks, to find that they still don’t feel quite right!

Note that with more chronic conditions of foot pain, the orthotic may need to be built up in stages throughout the year as your joints and muscles may not tolerate full correction right away. While the process of achieving the best fit could require more visits, this level of dedication and amount of time and care, results in a better solution. Your Pedorthist will follow up with you to determine your comfort and identify if any further adjustments need to be made.

We will also outline a tailored approach for breaking in your new orthotics with many people being encouraged to wear their orthotics only a few hours a day the first week.

At the end of the day, what does all of this mean for you? It means that our solutions for your foot pain (and other lower limb pain) are truly as unique as you are! Our fully “individualized” process is specifically designed to deliver greater comfort and a custom solution that is for YOU. At BioPed Footcare, we’re different… and it will make ALL the difference for your comfort!

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