The Significance of Casting
Foot health professionals used to get a model of the foot if they want to make a foot orthotic through casting. Foot orthotics is used by a broad variety of different types of health professionals to treat a wide range of foot problems. The first choice they have is to use a custom made foot orthotic or use a prefabricated foot orthotic. They need to use a method to model the foot if they are going to use a custom made foot orthotic. This can be a plaster cast; a foam box impressions or it can be a digital scan.