13 Categories of Foot Conditions Requiring Bespoke Orthopedic Shoes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2024
- Although the last is the core element of orthopedic footwear, it is only one third of the process, the other two being the uppers and the soles plus heels. Bill Bird explains how the shoe has to mimic the intent of the last.
In this video Bill explains how he has catalogued over 60 conditions that effect the feet in such a way that they are in pain walking and need shoes to be specially made. All these conditions can be placed into 1 or more of just 8 treatment categories:
1. Chronic Soft Tissue Swelling
2. Fragile skin
3. Anasthesaea
4. Chronic Internal Pain
5. Hypermobility
6. First Degree Deformity
7. Second Degree Deformity
8. Third Degree Deformity
In addition to the last which has been the focus of much of these videos so far, there are 13 elements bespoke orthopedic footwear design:
1. Style
2. Upper Materials
3. Lining Materials
4. Appliques & Findings
5. Insoles
6. Inserts & Corks
7. Stiffeners
8. Toe Puff
9. Welts
10. Soles
11. Waist
12. Heels
13. Top Piece
I didn’t think orthopedic shoes would help, but I stand corrected.
Due to wide feet and an accident to my left foot I started making my own shoes. You have just given me a great lesson in 'wall toe puff'. I'm planning on watching every video you have produced!
Thank you Bill!! I’m new to hobby shoemaking and your lessons on last making have been crucial. My wife has plantar fasciitis so my next challenge is making orthopedic shoes for her. Thank you for sharing all your experience!
Some great information throughout your series, Im an ex military engineer of 22 years service and now a prothetist/orthotist in training and the information your giving is tying lots of things together for me, this series should be essential viewing. I only wish I could find somewhere to manually learn the craft of actually hand making the footwear, im 44 getting no younger
Hi .... my understanding is that a prosthetist orthotist does not fabricate shoes or lasts but rather fabricates appliances for limbs and shoe insole / outer sole modifications for lack of a better skill description. Orthopedic shoemakers are traditional bespokers for the most part who incorporate their skills to accommodate an abnormal foot by either building a foot correction onto the bottom of the last and or a last modification for the upper portion of the foot or both. Then the shoemaker makes the upper , lasts it , constructs the bottom sole and finishes out the orthopedic footwear as needed.
As a 19 year old with hypermobile very narrow ankles that fall to the inside (but no overpronation, I don't don't have flat feet. That or my arch is high af) smooollll feet a pretty high instep and hypersensitive skin for who grandma shoes I despise anyway don't even work I like this channel.
I got the short straw feet wise. They *look* nice though, for now, when they aren't swaddled in fluffy socks or laced tight in whatever shoe is theoretically fine-ish (is technically my size and has space for orthotic insoles)
Thank you for a great video. I’m starting my first pair of shoes, custom made. Just wondering if you would alter the last if orthotics are used in the shoe? Also I love the metatarsal bump like in Birkenstock sandals. Can the sole or last be shaped to include this? I broke my ankle 6 years ago and have crazy hyper mobility in that foot/ankle which leads to tendinitis over and over. Add to that I wear 10eee size which is pretty rare for a woman. I’ve been living in men’s boots for years now. I’m want some good looking shoes!
First of all, I would like to thank you very much for your professionalism.I have a question for you. What do you think of the Barefoot trend, which is quite fashionable at the moment. Even softer, even thinner, even wider, a natural movement. I'm hearing it everywhere. Is it really so good to use wide shoes for foot health?
wow, i guess haveing your big to be the biggest and longest toe is rear ):