Comfort Shoe Specialists

11693 Manchester Rd

St. Louis, MO 63131

314-822-3300

 What is Pedorthics?

    "The art concerned with the design, manufacture, fit and modification of shoes and related foot appliances for the amelioration of painful or disabling conditions of the foot and limb."

 Dorland's Medical Dictionary

 

     The certified pedorthist works in concert with physicians and therapists to relieve and aid patients in cases of injury, deformity, disease, and prevention of foot disorders. The physician provides the prescription from which the certified pedorthist designs, constructs, and fits the therapeutic footwear for the patient.


CONDITIONS WHICH INDICATE PEDORTHIC MANAGEMENT



 Metatarsalgia
 •Symptoms                                     *Solutions 

 

•Calluses and/or Plantar forefoot pain aggravated by loading (especially hard surfaces)
*Unload and cushion metatarsal heads; metatarsal supports; custom orthosis with metatarsal relief

Interdigital Neuroma
 

 

•Burning, tingling, aching pain radiating into two adjacent toes
*Metatarsal support incorporated into custom orthosis; wider toe box and lower heeled footwear

Claw Toes/Hammertoes
 

 

•Dorsal toe irritation +/- toe tip pain.
*Accommodate with depth shoes and/or stretching. Cushion toes; toe crests with accommodative orthosis.

Pes Planus Pronation / Post Tib Tendonitis or Rupture
 

 

•Medial ankle pain and instability, lateral ankle impingement pain.
*Semi-rigid arch supporting orthosis, extra depth shoes with extended medial counters and/or medial stabilizers

Pes Cavus / Supination
 

 

•Lateral ankle pain and instability, lateral foot overload-pain and calluses; metatarsalgia.
*Lateral heel flair +/- wedging, orthosis with lateral border, posting and metatarsal head relief.

Heel Pain / Plantar Fascitiis

 

 

•Heel Pain +/- Long Arch Pain
*Initial: well fitting shoes with counters and arch support.
 Resistant cases: semi-rigid orthosis with shoes.

Bunion / Bunionette
 

 

•Pain over medial or lateral forefoot prominences.
*Wide toe box footwear; custom orthosis; shoe stretching.

Rheumatoid Arthritis

 

 

•Severe foot disorders and/or deformities; metatarsal head prominence, claw-toes, bunions.
*Accommodate deformities: depth or custom shoes; Unload and cushion metatarsal heads with accommodative or semi-rigid supports incorporating metatarsal relief.

 Plantar Ulceration

 

 

Diabetic Neuropahty
*Full contact orthosis unloading high pressure areas; depth or custom shoes; rocker soles.

 

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