User:Fungus Hack Review
Most companies claim that they offer "custom" orthotic Fungus Hack devices, but the methods used to cast the foot are flawed. Some companies will have you step into some foam to get an imprint of your foot, this looks impressive, however it is an imprint of what is incorrect! Others will have you lie on your stomach with your feet over the edge of the table and use plaster to cast your foot. There is a problem with this method.
The cast will have a huge curve in the arch that may be over-corrective and force the foot into a supinatory position. This non-weight bearing cast will not address weight bearing problems. If you have pain in the feet when you are not standing, then this technique may help you. There are other companies that will cast your foot while sitting, placing the foot in neutral (the position it should be in). The correction that these companies make is to overcorrect the arch, building it up much higher than it needs to be.
Our office uses an orthotics lab based in Idaho Springs, CO. Extreme Footwerks is run by a Certified Pedorthists who is also an expert in lower body biomechanics. The difference between these orthotics and other so called custom orthotics has a lot to do with the process that goes along with casting. Not only do you have a foam cast taken of your foot while semi-weight bearing with the entire lower extremity and foot placed in neutral, there is also a functional exam that takes approximately 30 minutes which includes a gait analysis that looks at each individual segment from the foot to the pelvis and how they interact.
