Custom molded foot orthotics provide protection against pain and injury. Custom orthotics can be specially designed to match your shoe type and activity to help provide the support and comfort you need in all of your shoes.
Full Support Orthotics
Your first pair of orthotics are really not meant to fit in all shoes.
Most of the time the first pair of orthotics you receive is designed to
fit primarily in lace-up walking and athletic shoes. These orthotics are
prescribed to be as close as possible to the full width of your foot in
order to give you maximum control when you are performing activities
that put the most force onto your feet. In addition, they are deeper
around the heel to offer more control. These wider and deeper orthotics
are called “full-support orthotics” and are meant to be worn in standard
running and walking shoes.
Once your doctor is sure that your first pair is comfortable and working correctly you can order smaller orthotics designed to fit in smaller shoes – such as dress shoes. Some specialty sport shoes – soccer and bicycling for example – also tend to be small and require smaller orthotics.
Dress Shoe Orthotics
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Dress shoe orthotics are custom orthotic devices that are small enough
to fit into a dress shoe. These orthotics are very thin and narrow.
They have a shallow heel cup to fit into smaller shoes and a very thin
cover so that they leave plenty of room for your feet. They are made of
a lightweight and attractive graphite material.
Sport Shoe Specific Orthotics
Some athletic activities require you to wear shoes or boots that are
smaller than the average walking or running shoe. In these cases, you
may have difficulty fitting your full-support orthotics into the sport
shoes.
Sporting activities, however, usually put maximum force on your feet so
it is important that you be protected and wear orthotics.
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