Common treatments for foot and ankle disorders

  Foot and ankle bracing is one of the common treatments for foot and ankle disorders. Many foot and ankle conditions do not respond well to oral medication, but the symptoms do not reach the point of surgical treatment. This is where bracing aids are needed.  Common foot diseases that can be treated with braces include bunion, heel pain, flatfoot, hammertoe, etc. In the early stage of these diseases, the pathological changes are not obvious and surgical treatment is trivial, so brace-assisted treatment becomes the first choice at this time.  Other patients, for various reasons, cannot receive surgical treatment. To a certain extent, the brace can also play a role in reducing the symptoms of the disease, although it cannot cure the disease, but can improve the quality of life of patients.  However, the use of braces needs to be under the guidance of a professional foot and ankle physician or foot and ankle brace technician, and they need to be custom-made in order to achieve reliable results. However, due to the current health insurance restrictions, brace aids are not yet included in the scope of health insurance reimbursement. Some patients buy the brace from the internet and other channels, which often cannot be used according to the individual and the disease. The ideal treatment effect is not achieved.