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Present Pro Support Systems as the provider of the highest quality orthotic shoe insert devices worldwide by offering exceptional comfort and balanced biomechanical support.
The guidelines for achieving this goal include:
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Fellowship and consideration of all providers, staff, employees, and clients alike.
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Continuous efforts towards product enhancements, quality improvement, and innovative design.
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Maintaining an open dialogue with our clients to improve client satisfaction and comfort.
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Involvement in improving our community.
A parent’s dream, in the world of junior tennis, is their child’s success on the court. Success can be measured in many ways. It is the hope of all interested and caring peripheral fans that this success will include the development of important skills that will propel their child toward productive adulthood and healthy life, long after junior tennis. READ MORE.
You are heavily into combat; the red clay under your feet feels heavy and damp; the balls are coming backstroke after stroke. You move side to side, trying to control the point. Your opponent, equally skilled, returns wide, and you are forced to extend even farther to reach the ever-widening angle, and then, WHAM! READ MORE.
Plantar fasciitis is a common foot-pain diagnosis. Also known as a heel-spur syndrome, plantar fasciitis causes heel pain and pain across the bottom of the foot due to the inflammation of the plantar fascia, a fibrous sheath just under the skin and traveling the length of the bottom of the foot from inside the heel bone across the sole to attach at the bottom of the toes. READ MORE.
I don’t understand it, you think to yourself. I’ve been doing all the right things--extra warm-ups and drills, jogging in place, resisting the urge to hit full power the first ten minutes on the court, so I’m well prepared for the demands of spring tennis, yet my heel still hurts. What am I not doing right? READ MORE.
If it’s good enough for Chris Evert, Robert Parish, and Joe Montana, it may be good enough for you. They are just some of the many athletes who will not play without wearing custom molded orthoses (CMO) in their athletic shoes developed by Pro Support Systems. Worn regularly, the custom molded orthoses add balance, support, and control to the foot and decrease the potential for sports-related injuries. READ MORE.
You’re on the court to play hard: winning is the object. But walking off the court with a winning score may be a hollow victory if your feet lost the match. In squash, you are pushing the envelope in ways you can’t imagine in terms of the normal range of motion in foot muscles and skeletal structure. READ MORE.
I grew up with a desperate desire to wear loafers. All my friends wore penny loafers to school, but I had to wear an ungainly pair of black and white saddle oxfords with a Thomas heel and a steel shank. I complained to my mother that I was too young for old-lady shoes, but, bless her good intentions, she truly believe these monstrosities would cure my aching feet—which are as flat as a slice of bologna. READ MORE.
Whether you've been playing tennis for 4, 24, or 40 years, you may at some point experience heel pain. This article is the first in a series that I hope will be helpful to athletes who want to better understand what problems they may experience in their feet, which ultimately affect how they feel both on and off the court. READ MORE.