A giraffe calf at a California zoo has been given a new lease of life after having her crooked legs corrected with innovative brace treatment. Msituni, just 3 months old, was born at San Diego Zoo ...

Orthotist Greg Aaron works on a plaster mold of a patient’s lower leg and foot while making a corrective brace in the orthotics and prosthetics lab at Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern ...

Many drug and shoe stores offer special shoe inserts costing hundreds of dollars as a remedy for foot and heel pain. Getting fitted for a custom orthotic, or insert, involves stepping on a machine ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A flamingo at the John Ball Zoo is getting some much-needed TLC after he developed a limp recently. Last winter, the zoo noticed that a 14-year-old Chilean flamingo named Andes ...

Orthotics are special shoe or heel inserts a doctor prescribes that are custom-made specifically for you. A doctor may prescribe orthotics to treat foot, leg, or back problems. Read on to discover the ...

Prosthetic and orthotic devices can help patients regain mobility and limb function post-stroke or amputation, but the process of creating custom devices takes time and labor. Researchers at the ...