Custom-Made Orthopaedic Footwear at Entire Podiatry
Some people simply cannot be comfortably or safely fitted into standard shoes. At Entire Podiatry, we provide a comprehensive custom-made orthopaedic footwear service for patients with complex foot shapes, deformities, or medical conditions that make regular footwear unsuitable.
Case Example – Neurological Injury Following a Motor Vehicle Accident
We recently assisted a patient with long-standing foot deformities due to a neurological injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
Because of a severe cavus foot type, they experienced excessive heel pressure and painful callus build-up. Even wide-fitting and medical-grade footwear could not accommodate the foot shape or provide adequate support.
To help this patient walk more comfortably, we completed:
- A detailed biomechanical assessment
- 3D digital foot scanning
- Creation of customised digital lasts tailored precisely to the patient’s anatomy
- Co-ordinated the design and manufacture of fully customised orthopaedic shoes through a specialist orthopaedic footwear laboratory
- Integration of a custom SMO (supramalleolar orthosis) was also built into the footwear for extra stability
This combination provided improved comfort, pressure redistribution, and functional support for daily mobility.
Who Benefits From Custom Shoes?
Custom orthopaedic footwear is ideal for people who:
Have complex foot shapes or deformities
- High arches (pes cavus)
- Severe flat feet (pes planus)
- Hammer toes or claw toes
- Severe bunions or midfoot deformities
- Asymmetrical foot shapes
- Very wide or very narrow feet
Have medical or neurological conditions
- Diabetes with structural foot changes
- Charcot foot
- Post-stroke changes
- Foot drop
- Cerebral palsy
- Parkinson’s disease
- Post-surgical reconstruction
Struggle to fit into standard footwear
- Significant swelling including oedema or lymphoedema
- Pressure points causing ongoing callus, corns, or pain
- Feet that have changed shape over time
