Sole Solutions

Services

At Sole Solutions, our speciality is custom made foot orthotics. Utilizing our onsite and sister lab location in Kitchener, Ontario, we provide orthotics of unmatched quality and craftsmanship. Our C.Ped(C) are extensively trained on casting procedures and subsequent manufacturing that best suits the needs and wants of the client. We offer several different device styles, each manufactured to suit a specific need.

Premium: The name says it all. Much like the fuel grade, the premium is the most superior device on the orthotic market today. Utilizing a 5-6 layered matrix of materials, this device style offers the ideal balance of rearfoot support and midfoot flexibility. It is a premium product of unmatched performance.

Dual Density: The dual density product is a tried and trued orthotic device style; its roots extending back to the early days of orthotic design. Utilizing a dual layered shell material, the dual density offers an accommodative, flexible and comfortable solution to orthotic treatment. There is a reason this device is still fabricated forty years later.

EFM Sport: There are several things to consider when fabricating a device for sport; weight, structure and function being most critical. The EFM (extra-firm-material) Sport device was created to offer lightweight, low profile functional support that can be inserted into all varieties of sport footwear.

Sport Impact: In cases where volume becomes a concern for athletes, the sport impact device is ideal. It offers a ¾ length low profile design with uncompromising support for any sport application. Made of a co-polymer compound, this device as strong as the athlete utilizing the product.

Dress: Today’s professional footwear line does not offer shoes with volume necessary for a full length device. However, where there is a will, there is a way. The dress device style is a ¾ length low profile device, that is easily transferable between more “stubborn” footwear choices. This device simply slides on top of the existing insole, and provides a significant degree of support despite being lower profile.

Cobra: Much like the dress style device, the Cobra is a low profile orthotic style that is easily transferrable across many footwear choices.

Compression Stockings: At Sole Solutions, we carry a full line of compression socks and stockings to suit every need of every client. Compression stockings are a relatively new therapy under the umbrella term of Compression Therapy. Primarily used in instances of vascular insufficiency, graduated compression has been correlated with reduced leg fatigue through improved circulation. Historically worn by an older demographic for issues such as varicose veins, new research has found benefits associated to sport populations aswell, improving the efficiency of the calf muscle pump to return deoxygenated blood back to the heart, reducing lactic acid build up.

How do I know what stockings are best for my lifestyle? Our Certified Canadian Pedorthists will be able to assist you in determining which socks are ideal for your particular situation. Compression Therapy follows a uniform format; compression is highest at the ankle and linearly decreases as it rises up the lower leg. However, there are varying degrees of compression available to suit the individual needs of the client.  Compression stockings are grouped into 2 categories: medical and non-medical grades.

How much compression do I need? There is no direct answer to how much compression is needed for every case, unless otherwise prescribed by a referring physician. Instead, at Sole Solution, we begin by highlighting an appropriate range of compression based upon where we feel you would best benefit.

Links

The following are several educational resources on compression therapy:
http://www.bauerfeind.ca/en/knowledge/health-guide.html
http://www.sigvaris.com/ca/en-ca/knowledge
http://www.sigvaris.com/global/en/principles-compression-therapy

Footwear: As Canadian Certified Pedorthists, we are educated to view the body from the ground up, believing that the foot is the foundation to all other movements occurring in the body. This fact highlights the importance that footwear can play in our daily lives. A vast majority of society believes that if you have foot pain, orthotics are the only solution. This is not the case. The following graph depicts how we view treatment avenues.

We believe that both orthotic treatment and footwear equally make up 99% of the treatment plan; therefore both treatment factors are interdependent on the other to improve treatment success. A good orthotic is only as good as the shoe it is placed in. The other 1% accounts for extrinsic variables outside the control of a Pedorthist, that may require further medical attention.

Recognizing the critical importance good quality footwear plays in effective Pedorthic treatment, Sole Solutions always assesses every clients footwear. Wear patterns on a shoe can tell us many things, such as if the client is a pronator or supinator for example. To learn more about pronation and supination, refer to the education tab back on the main screen.

At Sole Solutions, we carry a wide variety of footwear brands to suit every demographic and lifestyle. A client can be guaranteed that the footwear brands carried within our store are of the utmost quality. Have a particular model of footwear you like, but we do not have it in store? Talk to our front desk staff about special ordering a particular model and size. Sole Solution is your community foot care clinic for shoes, orthotics and more.

See below for links to many of the brands we carry at our clinic.

http://www.propetcanada.com
http://www.drewshoe.com
https://www.canadianfootwear.com/brands
https://www.canadianfootwear.com/men/brands/dunham.html
http://www.brooksrunning.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BrooksRunning-Site/en_CA
http://www.newbalance.ca
https://www.lowaboots.com
https://www.fidelio.at/index.php/en/homepage.html

Bracing: One of many aspects at Sole Solutions that separates our clinic from the rest is our line of orthopedic bracing options carried in-store. Off the shelf orthopaedic bracing is an economical way to limit mobility in the instance of recovery or to reintroduce guided mobility in the instance of returning to normal ambulation. If you are currently dealing with osteoarthritis at any of the major joints in the lower limb and or have just undergone lower limb joint replacement surgery, you may benefit from introducing orthopedic bracing.

Sole Solutions carries DonJoy products, the largest orthopaedic bracing company of today. A company of innovation and quality, our Certified Pedorthist’s are thoroughly educated on the proper sizing and dawning of orthopaedic bracing and will be sure to aid in your recovery.

Follow the link below to view DonJoy’s product lines and educational videos.

https://www.djoglobal.com/education/videos

150 Edmonton avenue, unit 2 Moncton NB E1C 3B9 506-389-3788 moncton.solutions@gmail.com