Pedorthic Services
Personalized assessment, handcrafted orthotics, bracing, footwear solutions and compression therapy.
Assessment
During your assessment, Danielle will evaluate your range of motion, gait, footwear and lower-limb biomechanics to better understand how your feet are functioning. Where appropriate, gait may be recorded electronically to help illustrate the findings. Recommendations are then tailored to your needs, activities and lifestyle.
Orthotics
Custom orthotics are individually designed devices worn inside your shoes to support and accommodate the feet, improve alignment, and reduce excessive stress on the lower limbs. Depending on your needs, orthotics may help improve comfort, mobility, and tolerance for everyday or recreational activities.
Compression Stockings
Medical compression stockings apply graduated pressure to the legs to help support circulation and manage swelling. The Foot Smith offers a range of compression levels, styles and sizes from established manufacturers, with professional measurement and fitting to help ensure appropriate comfort and performance.
Bracing
Bracing can provide support, improve stability, limit unwanted movement or help protect an injured or vulnerable joint. Based on your assessment and, where required, your physician’s diagnosis or prescription, Danielle can help determine an appropriate knee or ankle brace and ensure it is properly fitted.
Footwear modifications
Footwear modifications are changes made to shoes to improve fit, accommodate a foot condition or alter how forces are distributed during walking. Modifications may include lifts, wedges, rockers, stretching or other adaptations selected to suit the individual and their footwear.
How Your Custom Orthotics Are Made
1. Assessment
Danielle evaluates your feet, gait, footwear and lower-limb biomechanics to identify your individual needs.
2. Detailed Foot Impression
A detailed impression of your feet is taken to capture the shape and structure required for your custom orthotics.
3. Handcrafted In-House
Your orthotics are fabricated and finished in The Foot Smith’s own workshop using materials selected for your needs.
4. Fitting & Follow-Up
Your orthotics are fitted to your footwear and can be adjusted as needed to improve comfort and performance.
Have Questions?
Visit our Frequently Asked Questions for information about appointments, insurance, prescriptions, custom orthotics and follow-up care.
Our Expertise
Danielle Molnar is a Canadian Certified Pedorthist — C. Ped (C) — with specialized training in custom orthotics, orthopaedic footwear, lower-limb biomechanics and bracing. Her approach combines clinical assessment with more than 30 years of hands-on experience in orthotic fabrication and patient care.
Custom Orthotics
Custom orthotics are individually designed devices worn inside footwear to support and accommodate the feet, improve alignment and reduce excessive stress on the lower limbs. At The Foot Smith, orthotics are handcrafted in-house to suit each patient’s assessment, footwear and activity needs.
Orthopaedic Footwear
Orthopaedic footwear is designed with features that provide additional support, stability, depth or accommodation for specific foot conditions. When necessary, footwear can also be professionally modified to improve fit, comfort and function.
Bracing
Knee and ankle bracing can help improve stability, support vulnerable joints and manage unwanted movement. Danielle provides professional fitting and selection of braces based on the individual’s assessment, needs and, where applicable, a physician’s prescription.