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If you live in Long Island and need a podiatrist to give you foot orthotics, lets think on what to do. Now if a patient has insurance, and is being treated for a plantar faciitis the office visit would be covered regarding the examination and treatments for the plantar faccitis which may include even oral medication .Part of a podiatrists examination sometimes includes a static exam and a gait analysis. The problem arises is that foot orthotics are not covered by some insurance companies. This could happen in Long Island or anywhere. Foot orthotics are a durable medical equiptment device that is generally not covered by some insurance companies. Please understand that some of my patients have benefited from the use of felt I placed in their shoes to attempt to alter their gait. The felt was a lot cheaper than the orthotics, but was not as permanent a treatment. Felt is not as durable as suborthalon foot orthotics. Also felt is not custom made to fit the foot when the foot is attempted to be casted in it's "optimal position". I tried orthotics labs and my favorite orthotics lab is STJ. I PERSONALLY USE STJ ORTHOTICS LABS BECAUSE OF THE PERSONAL ATTENTION THEY GIVE REGARDING ANY QUESTIONS I HAVE. I ASKED THEM SO MANY QUESTIONS AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY PATIENT WITH ME. I WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR MY PATIENTS AND THIS IS WHY I CHOOSE AND I TRUST STJ ORTHOTICS LAB. Regarding any heel pain, I got some good results with the heel spur special. STJ ORTHOTICS LABS CAN BE REACHED AT 1 800 321-4785. Please understand that whenever there is any orthotic made, it is important to do a gait analysis and a static exam and to take an accurate cast and to communicate with the lab and to choose correct materials for the orthotic and correct shoes. Sometimes I even send the patients shoes and the foot orthotics so that STJ can attempt to get a more accurate orthotic fabricated. If I were a patient, I would probably ask my podiatrist about the lab that is fabricating my foot orthotics. As in any podiatric exam, diagnosis or treatment there are no guarantees. |