Skiing
Feel The Defference

Footpro incorporate innovative bootfitting techniques, advanced technology and science into a personalised ski boot fitting service. At Footpro Ski boot fitting is a formula for comfort. Our bootfitting technicians are not only experts in feet but highly skilled in the biomechanics of skiing and snowboarding. The incorporation of skilled boot technicians and the best technology available enables Footpro to provide the best ski boot fitting experience in Australia.

 

Footworks AM Cube Pressure Plate
This is a very effective tool for assessing ski and snowboard boot alignment, balance and stance efficiency. Pressure plate technology takes the guess work out of boot alignment.
This system provides detailed and critical information relating to your ability to be balanced front to back and left to right, both standing still and flexing. Footpro technicians use this information to fine tune your Ski and snowboard boots and to construct the ultimate fit.


                    Barefoot and Ski boot Pressure scans  Ski Boot Fitting Ski Stance set up  Ski Boot Fitting Melbourne Stance Alignment


Skiers edge machine
The Skier's edge machine has long been used for Skier's who want to condition their muscles to the rigors of skiing during the off season, and Footpro Melbourne is the only Australian boot fitting experience to currently utilise this technology as part of every ski boot fitting. The Skier's Edge machine performs two major roles. Firstly, the Skier's Edge provides an interactive element to your boot fitting experience. Other ski boot fitting experiences are static and require you to stand in one spot and imagine how the boots might feel on the snow. The use of the Skiers Edge enables dynamic testing of your ski boots will provide a more accurate impression of pressure points and ski boot flexibility.

Secondly, your sessions on the machine are observed by your technician and act a visual reference to show muscle imbalance caused by tightness or weakness through the lower chain.
The skier's edge company has been developing this product for over 20 years and it has continuously evolved with the changing techniques and specific movement of new skis and ski technology etc. Footpro has made use of the Skier's edge coaching bar which allows people of differing abilities to use it while in-store for their fitting.

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                                Skiers Edge Machince Ski Analysis  Skiers edge machine Stance set up

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Sidas Conformable Custom Insoles
The custom insole is moulded while standing and positioned in an optimum weight bearing position. EVA foam is then added to the base of the insole / footbed to create a stable platform that is flexible, durable, and allows for natural active shock absorption.
Footpro professionally made custom insoles and footbeds are made by your technician while you wait during your ski boot fitting. Insoles act as the foundation for skiing and snowboarding control and improve the overall fit by securing the foot in the boots in a biomechanically efficient position.
Having your feet correctly positioned and correctly alignment will solve many traditional boot fit problems including; conservation of energy, improved functioning of the muscles and joints, improved circulation, increased sensory feedback from the feet, ski or snowboard, increased balance and steering ability plus reduced foot fatigue.

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                                      Ski Stance Alignment - Custom Footbed  Custom Footbed Moulding  Ski Alignment Side view Ski boot fitting

                                      Placing Custom Footbed on Moudling Pillows  Grinding Custom Footbed  Custom Ski footbed   

 


Injury Fact Sheet - Plantar Fasciitis

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The Plantar Fascia is a thick superficial band of connective fascia stretching from the heel to the ball of the foot. It is one of the key factors in the efficient functioning of the Windlass mechanism. It increases in arch height and becomes a rigid lever while also able to recoil energy and return this during the propulsive phase. It helps to re-distribute tensile loads underneath the foot. It is an effect pulley lever system which supports the integrity of the arch underneath the foot, however can be susceptible to injury as the ‘rubber bands' are only designed to stretch to a certain point.

When the Plantar Fascia is stretched beyond its limits inflammation will occur near the heel/arch area (plantar fasciitis). In most cases the pain is more severe in the mornings and subsides during the course of the day as the fascia warms up and becomes more elastic.

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Step 1 Gait Analysis and Footscan

  • Correlating issues such as tight calves, excessive foot pronation or supination can all attribute to plantar fasciitis. This can be determined through proper motion analysis and pressure mapping of the foot.

Step 2 Custom Moulded Insole

  • The Custom insole (footbed) can help to increase the surface area underneath the foot. The foot has a host of proprioceptors and will benefit from increase feedback from a custom insole. It also helps to keep your foot in the best position as the arch becomes fully load bearing.
  • Footpro also designs a Ski specific custom insole which looks at the foot in a static weight bearing position and can help to align your foot inside a ski boot as well as shoes.

Step 3 Footwear

  • Proper footwear fitment is essential to reducing the chance of Plantar Fasciitis. A shoe which is too long or short will result in the foot sitting in a different position to the forefoot rocker of the shoe. This will tend to elongate the fascia past it natural point of tension. Shoes which are too hard or rigid will also negatively affect the overall load being placed upon the plantar fascia.

Make sure to check out our other Injury fact sheets for more information:

 

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