Articles from Foot Levelers

Foot Levelers, today announced its first-ever ‘Founder’s Edition’ event being held at its headquarters October 24-25, 2026 featuring Dr. Ronald Oberstein and Dr. Brian Jensen.

Foot Levelers, the world leader in hand-crafted custom orthotics, wants to reiterate its commitment to philanthropic support of the chiropractic profession in its 2024 Giving Back Annual Report.

Foot Levelers, a world leader in providing hand-crafted, custom orthotics, is thrilled to announce the launch of the Posture Check 3D™ scanner. Continuing its tradition of industry-leading innovation, this latest technological breakthrough transforms how doctors assess and educate patients about their unique orthotic posture needs. From this analysis, healthcare professionals can provide day-and-night support recommendations for our custom orthotics and cervical pillows.

Foot Levelers, a world leader in providing hand-crafted custom, flexible orthotics, is thrilled to announce the launch of its XP3® Sports Collection. A testament to ongoing innovation, this collection of custom orthotics provides foundational and 3 arch support for athletes of every caliber. These hand-crafted custom-made orthotics meet the distinctive demands of various sports, encompassing court sports, field sports, skiing, golf, running, and training. All XP3® Sports Collection orthotics are made with state-of-the-art, durable materials.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of custom-crafted custom, flexible orthotics, today announces that on the joyous 20-year anniversary celebration of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP), the Company is donating an additional $1M and gift matching funds up to another $1M. F4CP is a not-for-profit organization with nearly 35K members that Foot Levelers helped to establish and has generously supported over two decades as a way to give back to the profession.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of hand-crafted custom flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, is pleased to announce the release of the XP3 Court Orthotic, an advanced custom orthotic that is expressly designed for amateur athletes, including fitness enthusiasts, weekend warriors, and individuals actively involved in recreational sports that are played on a firm surface, as well as professional athletes and teams competing in various sports disciplines. Optimizing biomechanics, enhancing performance and helping to reduce the risk of injuries, the XP3 Court Orthotic meets the needs of sports professionals such as coaches, athletic trainers, doctors of chiropractic and physical therapists seeking advanced orthotic solutions for their patient athletes and teams.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of hand-crafted custom, flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, is thrilled to announce the launch of Parkway™ by Foot Levelers, an innovative slip-on style shoe designed to elevate comfort and style. With the Foot Levelers proprietary 3 Arch Advantage™ , Parkway offers unparalleled support and is available in three popular colors, each featuring a fashionable contrast lining. Worn with or without socks, Parkway guarantees an exceptional level of comfort and performance.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of custom-crafted custom, flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, is pleased to announce its new releases for Summer 2023, including: custom orthotic sandals and flip-flops that offer fashionable comfort and support all season long and the ParFlex Plus® Orthotic for Golfers which can increase club-head velocity (CHV) by up to seven percent. Men and women benefit from improved proprioception, or the act of sensing motion and position of the body, which is a key element of athletic performance and injury prevention.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of custom-crafted custom, flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, is proud to announce that Kent S. Greenawalt, CEO was conferred an honorary degree, Doctor of Chiropractic Humanities with Honoris Causa, by Logan University and delivered a commencement address during the recent commencement ceremony held on the university’s campus in Chesterfield, Missouri. Logan University is grounded in chiropractic education since its founding in 1935, while continuously enriching academic options with degree offerings in health sciences.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of custom-crafted custom, flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, is proud to announce its tenth annual sponsorship of the April 22, 2023 Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon. Known as America's Toughest Road Marathon™, the marathon has the most elevation change of any road race in the United States.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of custom-crafted custom, flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, today announces the publication of “Impact of Back Pain in the Workplace,” a scholarly article authored by Kent S. Greenawalt, Chairman and CEO, Foot Levelers, exclusive to The Journal of Compensation and Benefits. Published six times a year, the journal examines major issues affecting compensation and benefits and reports on activity by federal and state courts, and regulatory agencies, providing a strong focus on what's new in executive compensation. The article addresses the prevalence of back pain in the workplace, associated financial burdens of this condition and impact on a company’s employee benefit plans, collectively prompting human resource professionals and other decision-makers to seek greater value options for safer, more cost-effective care when they re-design their benefits packages.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of custom-crafted custom, flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, today celebrates International Women’s Day, pointing to the value of its specialized products designed by women for women. Mother Nurture™ relieves musculoskeletal pain during and after pregnancy and the newly designed 5th Avenue Collection provides a step-up in comfort that enables women to wear stylish footwear while maintaining stability.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of custom-crafted custom, flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, today released a case study documenting the role and value of Mother Nurture™, a multi-part system of custom-crafted, flexible orthotics specially designed to reduce or eliminate back or foot pain and discomfort during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy as well as a third set for postpartum use during the months following delivery. These custom, flexible orthotic sets provide specific support for functional alignment, movement and balance, are constructed of durable materials that women can wear daily with their everyday shoes and allow women to forego pharmaceutical intervention for pain.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of custom-crafted flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, today announced that Jamie Greenawalt, a veteran champion of optimizing overall wellness and addressing foot health, was named president, effective immediately. Building on her recent responsibilities as senior vice president of business development and decades of experience at Foot Levelers overseeing customer support, technology, marketing, sales and educational development, she also brings seasoned expertise with global business operations that will drive operational and financial performance excellence on a worldwide level. Greenawalt has served the World Bank in Washington D.C. in their agriculture, food and nutrition security programs, as well as the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) in Rome.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of custom-crafted custom, flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, today announces the new and improved 5th Avenue Collection of custom, flexible orthotics – developed by women, for women and their unique foot structure. This innovative design and fabrication only available from Foot Levelers stabilize all three arches of the foot, resolving the vast differences in foot structure between women and men, relieving the discomfort, pain and fatigue that results from high-fashion footwear and avoiding serious foot health issues down the line.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of hand-crafted custom flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, advises decision makers during open enrollment 2023 as they design benefits packages. With the increased prevalence, cost burdens and workplace issues associated with back pain, U.S. employers face grim projections that the average costs they pay for their employees' healthcare will increase 6.5% to more than $13,800 per employee next year. Many companies are exploring treatment options for back pain that incentivize the use of cost-effective, non-invasive approaches – including custom, flexible orthotics – as first-line treatments to reduce risky, expensive surgeries or dangerous opioids.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of hand-crafted custom flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, today published a case study substantiating the value of Foot Levelers InMotion+™ innovative custom, flexible orthotics to help firefighters and other high-performance professionals to optimize work performance. Firefighters are ranked to have one of the most physically demanding jobs and experience on-the-job stressors that impact spine and foot health, including plantar fasciitis, shin splits, Achilles problems, knee pain and low back pain. Proven to help these professionals withstand the daily, excessive stressors on the hips and spine, custom flexible orthotics support tireless efforts to perform services that are critical to public health and community safety.

Foot Levelers, the leading provider of custom flexible orthotics serving chiropractors worldwide has announced a new series of Practice Xcelerator® workshops for 2022 and early 2023. Foot Levelers provides these dynamic, hands-on workshops across the country FREE to qualified attendees to help doctors grow their practices, increase their revenue and achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of hand-crafted custom flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, encourages healthcare providers to go beyond the basic sports physical checklist when treating student-athletes during this year’s back-to-school season. Foot Levelers has created a tip sheet for healthcare providers treating these young patients, with questions and topics of conversation to ensure that student-athletes are receiving the most comprehensive care.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of hand-crafted custom, flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, hosted a gala this week at their Roanoke, Virginia headquarters where Virginia's esteemed Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears celebrated the Company’s 70th anniversary, providing commentary and praise for one of Virginia's most outstanding corporate citizens. Kent S. Greenawalt, chairman and CEO of Foot Levelers, greeted the Lt. Governor and introduced her to a cheering crowd of colleagues, friends and business associates who traveled from distances as far as South and Central America and other parts of the world to attend the celebration.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of hand-crafted custom orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, is pleased to celebrate its 70th anniversary with a look at the company’s impressive achievements and exciting developments for the future. Foot Levelers is recognized as the pioneer in innovation, developing a number of “firsts” in the world, including the first truly custom orthotic, first casting in foam methodology and first 3-D scanner. Foot Levelers are the only custom orthotics that support all three arches of the foot for total body health and are backed by proven science.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of hand-crafted custom orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, is pleased to introduce their most advanced custom orthotic yet. InMotion+ is a meticulously crafted and rigorously tested orthotic that incorporates premium performance, stability and comfort features offered in Foot Levelers’ other top performing orthotics, while maintaining the core elements users expect from Foot Levelers: durability, temperature regulation and odor control.

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of hand-crafted custom orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, announces a $500,000 endowment to create the Foot Levelers Chair in Biomechanics and Human Performance at Northwestern Health Sciences University, Bloomington, Minn. The new chair supports research and education to advance a deeper understanding of biomechanics, the science of movement of a living body, including how muscles, bones, tendons, and ligaments work together to produce movement and will provide the opportunity to find more efficient, effective care that leads to improved patient outcomes and better quality of life, especially pertaining to spine care, throughout the world.