Prevention is better than a cure

Unfortunately many people who suffer from foot pain, loss of mobility due to foot discomfort, and other symptoms that originate from a foot disorder, have inadvertently inflicted these symptoms upon themselves.

Years of wearing badly designed, poorly made, and improperly fitting shoes invariably result in foot pain and the physical problems that are described elsewhere on this site.

If you experience problems with your feet, then the good news is that it is never too late to start wearing the right kind of shoes.

If you are unaware of any foot problems, but you do wear the kinds of shoes described above, or if your feet or legs feel tired or achy at the end of the day, then you are “walking down a slippery path” - and one that may lead to foot problems in the future.

The best way to avoid foot pain, and the associated bio-mechanical problems that lay at their cause, is to wear well designed shoes. These are shoes that are manufactured from quality materials with foot comfort and support as their design objectives.

Today orthopedic shoes are no longer ugly or unfashionable. They come in all manner of shapes and colours and even the name is often changed to "comfort shoes", or "Therapeutic shoes" to make them sound less medical and more "new age".

Ultimately, all that an orthopedic shoe really is, is a shoe that has been designed with foot welfare, rather than fashion, as its determining objective.

Shoe choices for safety

Although orthopedic shoes are the best way to keep your feet healthy, your entire body is dependent upon your feet for its safety and balance. If you slip or fall, you run the risk of damaging almost any part of your anatomy and this can result in a life changing physical injury or, at the very least, a few bruises.

The best way to stay safe at all times is to wear the most appropriate footwear for not only your feet, but also the environment and terrain upon which you are walking. This means wearing hiking shoes or boots in rough terrains and snowshoes in snowy or icy conditions. What you wear on your feet can dramatically affect your health in more ways than you might at first think.