Laser Digital Postural Analysis & Custom Orthotics in Woodbury
When pain persists despite your best efforts, the answer might be right beneath your feet. Your foundation—how your feet support your entire body—plays a larger role in your comfort than you might realize. At Schmidt Chiropractic Clinic, we use advanced Laser Digital Postural Analysis to uncover imbalances that could be contributing to discomfort throughout your body.
This non-invasive scanning technology gives Dr. Schmidt precise insights into how your feet are functioning and whether small shifts in your foundation are affecting your knees, hips, or spine. It’s quick, painless, and gives you immediate, easy-to-understand results.
How the Scan Works
The Laser Digital Postural Analysis uses a 3D laser scanning platform to evaluate how your feet support your body. You simply stand on the scanner for a few seconds while it captures thousands of data points from the bottom of each foot. The scan is completed in just a few seconds, and the technology does the rest. There’s no radiation, no discomfort, and no preparation needed.
The scan measures how your arches are shaped, how your weight is distributed, and whether one foot is working harder than the other. It identifies imbalances that may be affecting your knees, hips, pelvis, and spine, and shows how your posture shifts when your foundation isn’t level.
The results are compiled into a clear digital report that helps Dr. Schmidt understand how your feet and posture may be contributing to tension or alignment issues throughout your body. This type of analysis can also help identify concerns early, before they contribute to larger problems over time.
When This Scan Can Help
Because your feet are the foundation of your entire body, even small imbalances can affect the joints above them. People often benefit from this analysis when they experience foot discomfort or arch issues, knee concerns, hip or pelvic imbalance, low back tension, or balance difficulties. It’s also helpful for those noticing uneven shoe wear, one leg feeling different than the other, or chronic tightness in the lower body.
If discomfort worsens with standing or walking, or if spinal misalignments keep recurring, this scan may help uncover underlying contributing factors. Dr. Schmidt often uses this scan during new patient appointments to provide a clear visual for patient education and to correlate the results with X-ray findings.
From Scan to Custom Orthotics
If you choose to explore custom orthotics, this scan serves as the foundation for creating them, capturing precise measurements unique to each foot rather than relying on a generic insert.
The scan helps identify whether your arches are collapsing, uneven, or imbalanced, while also measuring weight distribution and postural shifts that may be affecting your knees, hips, pelvis, or spine. These findings can then be used to create custom orthotics designed specifically for your feet and your body’s needs, rather than using a one-size-fits-all insert.
Most patients receive this scan once during their initial evaluation, and it’s typically included as part of regular chiropractic care. It’s also available as a standalone service for just $20, which includes a printed report of your findings.
Your Foundation Could Be the Missing Piece
Understanding your body’s foundation is the first step toward lasting relief. Whether you’re dealing with persistent discomfort or simply want to understand how your feet are affecting your posture, contact Schmidt Chiropractic Clinic today to schedule your scan.
