Component insoles.RX Laboratories [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Biobasics Component Insole System allows therapists to quickly provide customized foot orthoses. The insoles have a medial longitudinal arch support to reduce excessive foot pronation pronation /pro·na·tion/ (-na´shun) the act of assuming the prone position, or the state of being prone. Applied to the hand, the act of turning the palm backward (posteriorly) or downward, performed by medial rotation of the forearm. , a metatarsal metatarsal /meta·tar·sal/ (met?ah-tahr´sal) 1. pertaining to the metatarsus. 2. a bone of the metatarsus. met·a·tar·sal adj. Of or relating to the metatarsus. dome to redistribute pressure away from the forefoot forefoot /fore·foot/ (-foot) 1. one of the front feet of a quadruped. 2. the fore part of the foot. , and a deep heel cup to stabilize the heel in the shoe. The 10 self-adhesive, interchangeable prescription components--such as heel lifts Heel Lifts or Height insoles (Lifties in the U.K.) are a wedge-shaped shoe insert which fits in the heel portion of a shoe, with the purpose of adding elevation under one or both feet for therapeutic purposes. and wedges--can be added as required. See Reader Service No 104 at www.apta.org/adinfo |
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