corrective orthotics Archives | Dubai Podiatry Centre

Dubai Podiatry Centre

14/Nov/2026

We’re fitting an orthotic today for a patient with a bunion.

We have the Wave orthotic system which is what we use for measurements of bunions.

We take photos and the patient also gets an ink less impression of the feet at the start of the treatment.

It is ink less so it does not leave any marks on the feet for the convenience of the patient.

As you can see it will be assessed at the end of the treatment. We compare this before and after treatment.

As well as impressions of the feet we take outline drawings of the feet so that we can check these before and after.

It is also a good tool for measuring the feet when it comes to footwear fitting.

The patient can choose the colour of orthotic, here they have chosen Hatta fort colour.

Now here are the finished products.

The orthotics are going underneath the foot to get the perfect fit.

As you can see, the big toe has straight alignment.

It is very useful with toe socks so that the toes are able to go back to their straight position.

And we are fitting them in a wide barefoot style shoe that accommodates all the toes to a straight position.

The patient will now have a little walk in the shoes to make sure they are comfortable.

They are quite steady on their feet and this is the finished product.

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

14/Nov/2026

With a flat foot most of the time the ankles are leaning inward as you can see here.

When the ankles are leaning in we can do two different types of insoles.

This is a corrective insole and it tilts the ankles straight. So from here to straight position.

And then this is an accommodative insole. This insole still allows the ankles to lean in but it stops them from getting worse.

What’s the difference between the two?

Most of the time the patient’s foot is able to be tilted straight.

But, some of the time if there is arthritis, surgery or restriction in the joint movement and we cannot make the ankle straight then we would use the accommodative insoles.

This corrective insole is the most popular because most of the ankles that we see here in the clinic can be tilted straight.

So we like to get the ankle from here to straight position using corrective insoles or keep it held with supportive accommodative insoles.

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

14/Nov/2026

This patient is halfway through orthotic therapy for flat feet and he is happy with the results.

He is traveling and we have asked him to wear toe socks and orthotics on his holiday.

We are going to use it in his new shoes. We have asked him to remove the liner of his new shoes and replace with his new orthotics.

Here you can see him removing the existing insole and replacing with the corrective flat foot insole to lift his arches.

With his second pair of shoes he is also removing the existing flat liner and replacing with his colour matching corrective orthotics for his shoes.

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

14/Nov/2026

This is the desired foot alignment we would like to achieve with this patient.

Are here we can see the ankles are straight , and the big toes have their straight alignment.

The arches are also engaged and lifted.

As we remove the correct orthotic, the ankles start to lean-in again.

This creates an issue with the big toe. It’s important to try and keep the ankles straight with the corrective orthotic to achieve the desired results with the bunions.

Without it ankles lean-in, arches collapse and the toes move away to the sides.

Removing the silicone from the toe socks, we will again align the ankles and toes into the desired position.

The important part is to achieve straight ankles to have straight alignment of the big toes.

When the ankles lean-in, see how the big toes move away to the sides.

Removing the toe socks, we can see if the alignment issues much better. We can see the ankles leaning-in when the patient relaxes making the toes move to the sides again.

Look how we tilt the ankles back to straight. We achieve a fantastic result with the alignment of the big toe.

Angles are so important when it comes to treatment of bunions.

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

14/Nov/2026

Chief Podiatrist Michelle Champlin makes a pair of corrective orthotics in carrera yellow.

تقوم رئيسة أطباء الأقدام ميشيل شامبلين بتصنيع زوج من تقويم العظام التصحيحي باللون الأصفر كاريرا

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‎لمزيد من المعلومات أو لحجز موعد يرجى الإتصال بعيادتنا على الرقم : ٠٠٩٧١٤٣٤٣٥٣٩٠ أو التواصل على الواتساب على الرقم ٠٠٩٧١٥٠٣٥٥٣٠٢٤

Dubai Podiatry Centre

14/Nov/2026

This patient is suffering from bruised toenails and hard skin on the end of the toes.
.يعاني هذا المريض من كدمات في أظافر أصابع القدم وجلد صلب في نهاية أصابع القدم

As you can see from this insole, her toes are right up at the end of the shoe. This is why she has bruising and calluses, and is losing the second toe nail.
.وكما ترون من هذا النعل، فإن أصابع قدميها موجودة في نهاية الحذاء. ولهذا السبب تعاني من كدمات ومسامير، وتفقد ظفر إصبع قدمها الثاني

And the first toe nail on this side is beginning to separate from the skin. That is because the toes are being squeezed and pushed right up to the end of the shoes, so the shoe is too small.
.ويبدأ أول ظفر في إصبع القدم في هذا الجانب بالانفصال عن الجلد. وذلك لأنه يتم الضغط على أصابع القدم ودفعها حتى نهاية الحذاء، وبالتالي يكون الحذاء صغيرًا جدًا

You can do this yourself by removing the insole from your sports shoes and if you don’t have a centimetre and a half of free space where the toes don’t leave any impression, then the shoes are too small.
.يمكنك القيام بذلك بنفسك عن طريق إزالة النعل من حذائك الرياضي، وإذا لم يكن لديك سنتيمتر ونصف من المساحة الحرة حيث لا تترك أصابع القدم أي انطباع، فإن الحذاء صغير جدًا

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‎لمزيد من المعلومات أو لحجز موعد يرجى الإتصال بعيادتنا على الرقم : ٠٠٩٧١٤٣٤٣٥٣٩٠ أو التواصل على الواتساب على الرقم ٠٠٩٧١٥٠٣٥٥٣٠٢٤

Dubai Podiatry Centre

14/Nov/2026

If you suffer from corns and callus in a very specific area of the foot, for example here under the ball of the foot, it is typically due to an imbalance in the 3 foot arches.

The 3 arches are the medial arch, lateral arch and the transverse arch.

When the transverse arch collapses, the second, third and fourth metatarsal heads of the bones drop down and start pushing through the skin.

This makes the skin toughen up, harden, and become pure almost like toe nail.

This is why corns and calluses form in this area. We can fix that by lifting the ball of the foot back up again with insoles to be worn for about 3-6 months.

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

14/Nov/2026

This gentleman is going to wear sports orthotics inside his sports shoes to keep the ankle straight, the arch up and to prevent his knee pain. Without the orthotic you can see that the arch collapses and the ankle leans in.

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

14/Nov/2026

Bunions! There are many different types of bunions.

Some are surgical and some are non-surgical so it is important to understand which type of bunion you have.

For example, for the non-surgical type we would put a corrective orthotic inside the shoe to get the ankle straight.

We would recommend toe socks to make the toes aligned and silicone dividers to get the toes in a straight position, and shoes to accommodate these.

We would also incorporate some foot exercises to get this foot back to full alignment and strength again.

In this case here, we have a foot where the bone has displaced. This would need surgery because the head of the bone has enlarged.

So, if we only do surgery in this case the ankle might still lean in and the patient will still suffer after surgery.

So again, we would do what we did in this case to get the foot in perfect alignment and strong before we proceed with surgery to remove the size of the bone.

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

14/Nov/2026

Look at this joint when on the orthotic and off of the orthotic.

The ankle is leaning in, the arch is collapsed down, and the big toe joint is twisted out of place.

Now, we need to get the ankle straight and to do that we lift the ankle and arch with a very specialised custom orthotic.

Now, look at the alignment. The ankle is straight, the arch is up and the big toe joint is perfectly straight. No more bony protrusions or bunion.

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Bunion Alignment Treatment with Orthotics, Toe Socks and Wide Sports Shoes

Difference Between Accommodative Insoles and Corrective Orthotic

Men’s Flat Feet Treatment

Non-Surgical Treatment for Bunions

Behind the Scenes : Chief Podiatrist Michelle Champlin

Bruised Toenails and Hard Skin كدمات أظافر القدم والجلد قاسي

Foot Corns and Calluses

Easy Fitting Corrective Orthotic

What Kind of Bunion Do You Have?

Non-Surgical Bunion Treatment