How are custom-molded shoes made?
The shoemaking process actually starts in the office of your footcare specialist. There, a plaster or fiberglass mold of your feet is made. This process takes about one hour or less. While in the office, the footcare specialist will also do all the paperwork necessary to order the shoes, including advising you concerning the style of footwear and any special modifications. At our factory, a plaster last matching the three-dimensional shape of your foot is made. From this last, your shoe is made. The process involves more than 25 separate steps before it is finished, shipped back to your footcare provider and then onto your feet. Back to top I have always had trouble with my feet. Will these shoes solve my problems? There may be a number of reasons why you are having trouble with your feet. Among the most common is the simple fact that your conventional shoes may not fit you properly. Other causes may include a foot deformity from arthritis or diabetes or a simple biomechanical problem
