Ashfield Orthotics · Regina
A focused Regina clinic with a deliberately narrow job
Ashfield Orthotics exists to help people make better decisions about feet, footwear, lower-limb function and custom orthotics—without turning every assessment into a product sale.
Rodney Ashfield
A practical career shaped by rehabilitation, making and mobility
Rodney Ashfield, BA, Cert. Rehab., C. Ped Tech (C), C. Ped (C), is the founder and clinician at Ashfield Orthotics. His work has crossed adult education, human services, government rehabilitation practice, pedorthic assessment, orthotic fabrication and technician training.
He entered pedorthics after returning to university for the specialized study needed to assess lower-limb function and provide pedorthic treatment. Before opening Ashfield Orthotics, his work included assessment, complex orthotic fabrication, footwear modification and training technicians.
Rodney also lives with mild cerebral palsy. That experience does not make two people’s mobility needs identical; it does make accessibility, function and the ordinary work of staying active personally meaningful.
How the clinic works
Three commitments that shape the visit
Explain the finding
You should understand what was observed, what remains uncertain and why a recommendation is—or is not—being made.
Recommend only what appears useful
An assessment can lead to footwear guidance, monitoring, referral or no device. Custom orthotics are not the automatic answer.
Connect assessment and making
When an orthotic is chosen, local fabrication and follow-up keep the reasoning close to the finished device.
Scope makes care safer
What Ashfield Orthotics does—and does not do
| Within the clinic’s focused work | Belongs with another or additional professional |
|---|---|
| Pedorthic history and lower-limb assessment | Emergency injury assessment and acute medical treatment |
| Footwear fit, function and modification guidance | Active ulcer, infection or wound treatment |
| Custom foot-orthotic design, fabrication, fitting and review | Nail and skin procedures outside pedorthic scope |
| Pressure and accommodation questions within pedorthic care | Medical diagnosis, medication management and vascular treatment |
| Referral when the problem exceeds the clinic’s role | Any service requiring another regulated scope or interprofessional team |
The patient experience
Straightforward does not mean rushed
Appointments are required so the time can be set aside for assessment and discussion. The clinic’s no-fee assessment model removes a separate assessment charge; it does not predetermine the recommendation.
If custom orthotics are chosen, the process remains transparent: the clinical rationale, costs, benefit-plan uncertainties, fitting, wear-in and follow-up are discussed before the work is treated as complete.
Accessible conversation
Questions are part of the assessment, not an interruption to it.
Practical recommendations
Advice must work in the shoes, schedule and activities of real life.
Useful follow-up
A device that needs review should be reviewed—not endured.
Choose your next step
Learn enough to make a good decision
Professional references
Credentials and conduct
- Pedorthic Association of Canada: Pedorthic certification
- College of Pedorthics of Canada: Standards of Business Practice
Enjoy your feet