These are not your grandfather’s orthopedic shoes. A New York-based startup is trying to create a hipster buzz around the ultimate senior citizen accessory. “We are trying to make orthotics sexy,” ...

Whether it’s challenges when walking, standing or running, or pain from conditions like plantar fasciitis, diabetes, bursitis or arthritis, people may need to wear orthotic inserts inside their shoes ...

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This week we are going to discuss foot orthotics — a topic which we have discussed before. However, some things have changed in the past year which make orthotics much more accessible for patients ...

We depend on our feet to get from place to place. Putting pressure on them day in and day out can take its toll over time, resulting in a long list of ailments ranging from a limp to a hammer toe. The ...

The excerpt below comes from Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Technology Report’s recent full-length interview with Kegan Schouwenburg, co-founder and CEO of SOLS Systems. (Full disclosure: my venture firm Lux ...

April 9 -- (HealthDay News) -- Orthotics are prescription inserts worn in the shoes to help correct a deformity or problem with the foot. For example, the devices can help many people with flat feet ...

In nearly every sport, the foot provides the foundation for activity. Problems with the foot, heel or ankle can lead to bigger problems with knees, hips, backs and more. "Most people don't think about ...