ORTHOTIC SHOES

Determining which shoes in your Wardrobe can accomodate your orthotics

Once you have custom foot orthotics that work for you, you'll want to wear them everyday — in your walking shoes, athletic shoes, boots, etc.

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Many shoes are manufactured with removable sock liners. These sock liners can be removed and a custom foot orthotic inserted in its place. 
 
You can use your orthotics interchangeably in multiple shoes as long as the shoes all share a similar shape and volume.  

The more depth and volume the shoe has, the better it can accommodate the foot orthotics.  For narrower, dress shoes, a custom insole can be made that is thinner. It provides support and alignment, albeit not as much as a deeper shoe would provide. 

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Using orthotics across different sandals is more restrictive because fitting at the perimeter must be exact in order to fit without gapping. 

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If you are considering investing in custom foot orthotics for new shoes, be sure that the shoes are returnable so that they can be evaluated for proper integration.

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