SAWANT Meditronic OrthocraftOrthotics · Prosthetics · Mobility Aids

Orthopaedic appliance and rehabilitation guidance centre · Consultation & fitment of orthotics, prosthetics and mobility aids · Kalyan West since 2006

Orthopaedic footwear

A shoe that fits the foot, rather than a foot forced into the shoe.

Most feet are served perfectly well by ordinary footwear. This is for the ones that are not — and for the ones an ordinary shoe is quietly damaging.

What it is fitted for

Flat foot and fallen arch

Moulded arch supports that hold the foot in a corrected position rather than simply padding under it.

Heel pain

Plantar fasciitis and heel spur — cushioning at the painful point and support along the arch, which is what actually reduces the pull on it.

Leg length difference

A raise built into the shoe rather than dropped in as an insert, so the foot still sits properly in it. Above about a centimetre, an insert alone stops working.

Deformity

Club foot, hallux valgus, claw and hammer toes, a foot after polio — where the shape is the problem and no manufactured last fits it.

After surgery or fracture

Post-operative shoes, and footwear that accommodates a foot while it is still swollen.

Children

Corrective and accommodative footwear, and the honest conversation about which childhood foot shapes need treating and which do not.

Modifications made here

✓Custom moulded insoles, taken from a cast of the foot
✓Arch supports and metatarsal pads
✓Heel raises and full sole raises for leg length difference
✓Rocker soles, to reduce load at the forefoot
✓Flare and wedge, to steady an ankle that rolls
✓Widened or extra-depth uppers where the foot will not go into a normal shoe

Often the answer is not a new shoe at all. Modifying footwear you already own and already like wearing is cheaper, faster, and far more likely to actually be worn — which is the only measure of whether any of this worked.

Two things worth knowing before you buy anything

📏 Measure both

Feet are not the same size

Most people have one foot slightly larger than the other, and the shoe should be fitted to the larger. Feet also spread through the day — a shoe fitted first thing in the morning can be tight by evening, which is why measuring is done later in the day.

👟 Bring the shoe

An insole changes the fit

A moulded insole takes up real space. Dropped into a shoe that already fits, it makes the shoe too small and pushes the toes against the front. Insoles are fitted with the shoe they will live in — so bring it.

Information, not advice. This site describes the work of an orthotics and prosthetics practice and is published for information. It is not medical advice, not a diagnosis, and not a substitute for seeing your doctor or surgeon. Whether a particular limb, brace or appliance is right for you depends on your own examination and on your treating doctor’s opinion.

Bring your most-worn pair

The wear on a shoe you have walked in for a year says more about how you load your feet than any measurement taken standing still.

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