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Leading Edge Custom Orthotics

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Service available at: Windermere, St. Albert, Tower Sports Medicine Calgary, Heritage Valley, Legacy Calgary, Okotoks, Capilano Rehabilitation Centre, Spruce Grove

your feet form the foundation of your body and it all starts there

If you’re looking for custom orthotics in Edmonton, Calgary, or nearby communities, Leading Edge Physiotherapy offers personalized, medically effective solutions designed to support your feet—and your lifestyle.

Using low-temperature thermoplastics, our team fabricates orthotics that are tailored to your unique biomechanics. These devices help your foot achieve the right position at the right time during contact with the ground, promoting proper alignment of the lower extremity and optimal muscle activation.

Recent research even suggests that functional orthotics act as a kind of neurological feedback system, helping the brain understand what the foot is doing—even when it’s not in contact with the ground. That means orthotics don’t just support your feet—they help guide your entire movement system.

The Power of Precision Modifications

The orthotic is the foundation—but the modifications are what make it truly prescriptive. Our experienced clinicians apply targeted adjustments such as:

  • Heel cushions
  • Heel raises
  • Metatarsal pads

These additions help treat a wide range of foot conditions and ensure your orthotic fits seamlessly into your daily footwear. We take the time to make sure your orthotic is not only effective—but wearable.

Two Types of Custom Orthotics We Provide

Functional Orthotics

Designed to align bones during the weight-bearing phase of walking, these orthotics are typically made from rigid or semi-rigid materials. They’re ideal for correcting overpronation, improving mechanical efficiency, and supporting active movement.

Accommodative Orthotics

Built to relieve pressure on feet that are firm or inflexible, these softer orthotics use materials like cork, leather, foam, and rubber. They’re especially helpful for managing diabetic foot ulcerations, arthritis, and other chronic conditions.

Orthotics Are Just One Piece of the Puzzle

Tried orthotics before and still in pain? You’re not alone. At Leading Edge, we understand that orthotics are only one part of the treatment process.

Our comprehensive approach includes:

  • Detailed assessment
  • Footwear advice and education
  • Manual therapy and mobilization
  • Muscle strengthening and re-education
  • Balance retraining and stretching
  • Footwear modification when needed

Unlike providers who simply dispense orthotics, our physiotherapists are trained to treat the underlying condition—so you can move with confidence and comfort.

Available in Calgary & Edmonton Regions

Custom orthotics are available at select Leading Edge Physiotherapy clinics in Edmonton, St. Albert, and Calgary. Our team is here to help you build a better foundation—one step at a time.

Feet Shouldn’t Hurt . . . Life Shouldn’t Hurt™

Whether you’re managing chronic foot pain, recovering from injury, or simply looking to improve your movement, our orthotic and physiotherapy programs are designed to help you stand stronger, move better, and live pain-free.

Ready to take the next step (See what we did there)? Book your custom orthotics assessment today.

Orthotics can be a game changer, learn more about ours

gaitscan-plate-with-scan 2Yes, the screen is complimentary. Not all people need orthotics and we want to make sure that they will be successful for you. To do this, we offer a complimentary computerized gait analysis, video analysis and biomechanical foot assessment. This is provided to determine if you may benefit from custom foot orthotics.

We utilize a 3 phase approach to determining whether orthotics are appropriate for you or your condition. Not all phases are always required, but they are all available upon your request. We use this approach because it is comprehensive. If one phase misses something, another will pick it up. At each stage we are looking for foot faults that may be impacting your feet and lower body.

 

We offer a 30 day money back guarantee to all of our orthotic patients in order that they may take the time to determine if our corrective orthotics are having the benefits that they are seeking. If necessary, we will work diligently to modify the orthotic in a manner that will attain maximal function and comfort. If this fails to meet your expectations and if you have not submitted your expense and received reimbursement from your insurer, we will refund them the full cost of the orthotics.

 

If you have a biomechanical dysfunction in your foot, the following foot and lower extremity problems may be alleviated by custom orthotic devices:

There is no medical referral required. However, your extended benefits provider may require one should orthotics be deemed necessary. Your doctor may be required to provide you with a referral that lists the specific condition for which you require orthotics. Please speak with your therapist who can assist your physician with a diagnosis.

If you do have coverage there are usually yearly maximums in addition to coverage limits for Orthotic Devices.

  • Be sure to confirm your limits, coverage amounts and referral requirements with your provider and/or human resources department.
  • Please ask in advance if your insurer will accept assessment and dispensing from our occupational and physical therapists. In some instances they will have specific limits on who can provide your orthotics.
  • Our policy is that clients pay for orthotics prior to ordering and then submit their receipts for reimbursement.

Yup we offer these too.

We have access to a large inventory of footwear designed to fit custom orthotics properly and more important comfortably. In addition, we can build a pair of orthotics into a sandal. This makes summer months much more comfortable and allows a patient to be able to wear their orthotics year round and fashionably.

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