Custom Foot Orthoses: A Retrospective Analysis of 1000 Prescriptions From New Zealand Podiatrists

Strong associations between orthotic design characteristics and diagnoses indicate consistency in prescription variables amongst New Zealand podiatrists when prescribing custom foot orthoses. Plantar heel pain and pes planus are the two clinical diagnoses for which podiatrists prescribe the most custom foot orthoses. The high degree of similarity and symmetry in the prescription of orthoses raises questions regarding the specificity of prescriptions and opens a potential for future research on the topic.