This leaflet is for patients, carers and families. It details how and when to use your prescribed footwear, how to care for it and how to contact us if you have a problem or require a replacement.
Orthopaedic footwear is prescribed for several reasons:
- To accommodate an irregular foot shape
- A foot size difference of at least two sizes
- To help support and control the ankle foot complex
- Where the orthosis size would make buying suitably sized footwear very difficult
- To protect diabetic, osteoarthritic or rheumatoid arthritic feet
Orthopaedic shoes unfortunately may not always be to everyone's normal fashion taste. We will endeavour to supply you with a pair of shoes/boots that you will be happy with the look of, but they are designed to perform a function and therefore must include certain common features.