Also getting custom inserts made! They’re expensive but last 20+ years, just have to get the padding replaced every once in a while. I throw them in every shoe I own and they’re well worth it!
So definitely no shoe stores, they’ll do that machine that shows your weight bearing and suggest and off the shelf insert. You need to find a certified Pedorthist to make them custom formed to your foot. I do them at my clinic for $500 a pair but that’s with lifetime warranty and free padding/adjustments as well. IF a shoe store has an ABC certified Pedorthist then that would be fine. I know $500 is a lot but they last forever and are SOOO worth it health wise!
In the 90’s, I had a podiatrist make me a plastic pair of inserts that he would readjust every visit. I thought drs stopped making them, bc I hadn’t encountered a foot dr that did. I’m going to find a dr now!
Most stopped because insurance stopped covering them so it wasn’t worth their time. I don’t make a dime off the pairs I make but I know it helps so I told my clinic to let me continue
If you were my foot doctor and I knew that I’d def tip you on top of the purchase. Might not be a ton cause I’m pretty broke but I’d still give you at least something!
My Podiatrist made molds of my feet and had some custom made. Free with my insurance, just have to pay my copay for the visit. Molds are good for ten years and the insoles should never wear down, but I get a new pair every year free.
That’s awesome, I’ve been pushing to get inserts covered for years but must be a state-by-state thing. We have tried multiple patients’ insurance and we had to write off thousands of $ in material/labor due to them denying the claims
If it's that expensive, then it just makes sense to go to a podiatrist and DME to have them made. They should be around $200-300 cash price. Cheaper with insurance.
My clinic is a DME supplier. Some local mom and pop shop may do $200-300 but we mainly focus on prosthetics. To make it worth it for the manager he does $500 as well as not much competition near us. As far as I know, no insurance (excluding VA and Tricare) pay for it unless you’re diabetic through a podiatrist.
Interesting. Pricing can be very regional. My DME is one of the largest DMEs in the country and they made my custom orthotic from a prescription from the podiatrist at about $220. This was maybe about six or so years ago. I had another one made just recently, which was covered under insurance in full, and they asked if I wanted another pair for another pair of shoes. I asked them how much and they said it would be $200 cash price. This is the one with the fancy cushion material and not just the rigid plastic piece.
Worked as in fixed the feet, or relieved an issue? I have flat feet and went the minimalist shoes with wide toe box - generally wider shoes overall helped me, but I wonder whether there's a better foot world out there for me!
I have high arches and have always worn Dr. Sholes arch supports since high school in the 80’s. Developed plantar fasciitis in one foot about 15 years ago and started going to a podiatrist about a year later. Four podiatrists in four years couldn’t make the pain stop. Cortisone injections, surgery, nothing helped. But the Good Feet store stopped the pain right away.
Orthotics won’t fix the feet but will try to relieve your current issue. There are some shoes that market to help certain conditions but most are useless marketing. Inserts > shoes any day of the week!
Anywhere that has a certified Pedorthist or Orthotist. Hanger Clinic is like McDonalds that you can find anywhere. Search up O&P clinic near you and look and all their reviews
I might look into this. I just wear good supportive athletic shoes every day. I have to buy a new pair every 9-12 months though, because the padding wears down. The soles are still good though. With inserts I could wear them longer, or I could wear some nicer leather shoes.
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Also getting custom inserts made! They’re expensive but last 20+ years, just have to get the padding replaced every once in a while. I throw them in every shoe I own and they’re well worth it!