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2022 marks Foot Levelers 70th year as the world leading provider of custom orthotics.

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History of Foot Levelers

 

The Story of Our Founder

He wanted to enlist. Instead, he found his calling.

It was 1942, and the war was raging. A young man from Iowa, Monte H. Greenawalt, wanted to help.

But his preparations didn’t go as planned. A tainted batch of vaccinations killed many, and left Monte paralyzed. He was forced to lie in an iron lung for six months. "Monte will have to live the rest of his life as a paraplegic," the doctors told his devastated family.

A Chiropractor changed that. “They carried him in and he walked out,” his mother would recall. Monte’s path was now clear, and in 1948, he earned his degree from Lincoln Chiropractic College.

As a young doctor, Dr. Monte began to notice a pattern: patients, especially ones with foot problems, were returning to him with the same back, joint, knee and hip problems they started with—his adjustments just weren’t holding. Dr. Monte referred these patients to a podiatrist, but their problems persisted.

Dr. Monte began to experiment with orthotics, and through trial and error, developed a formula based on 16 unique measurements of the foot. Unlike off-the-shelf orthotics or even those made by podiatrists, Dr. Monte’s orthotic was designed to support all 3 arches of the foot, rather than just one. His patients began to feel better, results improved; his adjustments held longer.

Demand for his services grew. In 1952, Foot Levelers, Inc. was born.

In the decades since, Foot Levelers has served tens of thousands of doctors and millions of patients. A strong supporter of the profession that made us possible, Foot Levelers is also active philanthropically by supporting Chiropractic research, education and causes. We’re proud of the difference we’ve made in patients’ lives and in healthcare as a whole, and we invite you to join us.

Innovation Timeline

1952

1952

Spinal Pelvic Stabilizers: the innovation that started the revolution

1952

1967

1967

Casting Kit, first developed by Dr. Monte.

1988

1988

Foot Levelers moves from Iowa to its current headquarters in Roanoke, VA

1988

2000

2000

2000

Patented Gait Cycle System introduced.

2000

2001

2001

The world's first Chiropractic foot scanner

2006

2006

Associate Platinum 2D foot scanner

2006

2012

2012

Pronation Stability Index™ (PSI) is introduced

2012

2013

2013

3D BodyView®: revolutionary 3D foot scanning technology

2017

2017

Introduced the Kiosk: builds practice, saves time, enhances the patient experience.

2017

2017

2017

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation publishes study; Foot Levelers custom orthotics proven to reduce Low Back Pain (LBP) by 34.5%

2021

2021

Launched Mother Nurture Pregnancy Orthotics!
The first and only custom orthotics designed just for pregnant women. Created by mothers, for mothers.

2021

2022

2022

Foot Levelers 70th Anniversary!

2022

2022

World's most recommended custom orthotic, InMotion+ – Where Science Meets Performance.
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2022

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