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Do I Have To Get New Shoes For My Orthotics?Shoes and orthotics usually go hand in hand but you would be surprised to what patients deem as a sensible shoes for their new shoe device to live in. Orthotics are designed, whether custom or not, to help keep your foot in a certain position which it should be at, at the most neutral point when you walk. If something interrupts that then your orthotic will not work as well. 1- Orthotics will not work if they are slipping about. So the shoes needed for your orthotics need to have a fastening- lace or Velcro. Slip on shoes or high heels will not work that well because the orthotic is not stable. Also those types of shoes are probably not helping the reasons why you need orthotics in the first place. 2- It depends upon your day to day life. If the shoes you need to house the orthotics in are for sports, then take a sports shoe to whereever you are getting your orthotic from and test to see if it fits. Sports shoes have a natural arch in them (which is uncomfortable for some people) so you might have to take the lining out for your orthotic to fit. 3- Also your shoe and lifestyle dictates what type of orthotic you need. Most people just need a basic one with a bit of cushioning. However if you are a runner then your orthotic would need to be softer and be able to fit perfectly within the shoe. 4- If you wear your orthotic only when you wear a certain type of shoe then you need to consider whether you need and orthotic or not, or whether you need to change your shoewear. This is because the orthotic will not be working as well as it should if it is only in a pair of shoes for 2 hours only. 5- Most shoes can handle a pair of orthotics. 6- Cost of shoes do not represent the "greatness" of a shoe. Some low cost shoes are equally as good as very high priced ones. So breaking the bank to find a shoe that fits your new orthotics is really not needed. 7- When you have an orthotic it reduces the depth of the shoe. So that tight shoe that you want an orthotic in will not fit at all and give you issues with your feet. Also the shoe itself needs to be deep enough. Some patients have hand their foot come out of the shoe when they bought an orthotic. Just making sure that the shoe is capable of housing the orthotic is the main point I am trying to get across. That it is sensible and that it is what is classed a "normal shoe". If you can get running shoes then that would be great because they are designed for walking and adding an insole is building upon a good foundation to start with. |