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Is knee “popping” hindering your daily power walk? 5 tips to help.

Knee bracing

Is knee “popping” hindering your daily power walk? 5 tips to help.
Knee popping or crepitus, also known as a noisy joint, can be caused by a number of different things. Learn how 5 tips to helps you do more.
Preventing Injuries in Sports

General

Preventing Injuries in Sports
It’s the 3rd period, you’re lining up for the final shot, ready to make the game winning play…BUT you have foot pain that’s been bothering you all day!
Can Orthotics and Proper Shoes Improve Your Golf Game?

Footwear

Can Orthotics and Proper Shoes Improve Your Golf Game?
Researchers are now suggesting that your shoes and what you place into your shoes can actually improve your golf game. According to published medical research from “Clinical Sports Medicine”, and “Medical Science and Sports Medicine”, there are new ways to improve your game and give you a competitive edge.
What is a Pedorthist and why should you consider seeing one?

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What is a Pedorthist and why should you consider seeing one?
Finding the right footwear for your feet is just as essential as getting the perfect glasses for your eyes from an eye specialist.
First visit jitters? Here’s what to expect!

Orthotics

First visit jitters? Here’s what to expect!
So you’ve finally taken the first step - you have an appointment booked at a BioPed clinic! If this is your first visit to see a Canadian Certified Pedorthist, we understand that there may be some nerves around the first session. However, we strive to make it the best experience we can. Here’s what to expect when you first come in:
Arthritis – Orthotic Treatment for Joint Pain

Orthotics

Arthritis – Orthotic Treatment for Joint Pain
According to the Arthritis Society of Canada, 1 in 5 Canadians suffer with arthritis. Arthritis comes in several forms, and it can affect every joint in our bodies. It can cause cartilage breakdown within the joint space, resulting in pain as the joint’s bones rub together, and it can cause inflammation of a joint in response to an autoimmune response.
Fat Loss and Foot Pain

Orthotics

Fat Loss and Foot Pain
Why is it that we often lose weight where no one notices? For example, in our feet! Did you know that as we age, the fat pad under our feet that cushions our heels and balls of our feet wears thin? Foot experts refer to this as fat pad atrophy.
Canadian Certified Pedorthist, C.Ped(C) at BioPed

Medical Footcare

Canadian Certified Pedorthist, C.Ped(C) at BioPed
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.
Active adolescents with heel pain

Footwear

Active adolescents with heel pain
There are 26 bones in the feet and they continue to grow until the mid to late teenage years. This means that until fully formed, there are delicate growth plates in the foot bones of a child and adolescent.
Wherever your feet are taking you, orthotics and proper footwear can help you do more!

Orthotics

Wherever your feet are taking you, orthotics and proper footwear can help you do more!
Do you ever have a day where you have to say no to an activity because your feet just hurt? We understand that life gets busy and can keep you on the go much longer than anticipated.