Wear & Care of Your 
            Custom Foot Orthotics

Your custom foot orthotics have been individually designed for your particular foot problem and manufactured in ProRehab's own Orthotics Lab.  The unique design is in accordance with the recommendations of your referring physician and further based upon the evaluation of the physical therapist who casted you for them.  You will be provided with your plaster molds that were utilized during the fabrication of these devices, and we encourage you to keep them in a dry place, allowing them to air dry over the first week after which time you can box them up and store them.  It is not unusual  for patients to request an additional pair in order to prolong the life of the original pair an/or better fit into lower profile dress shoes.  The cost of an additional pair is discounted if you bring in your plaster casts.

The full length version of orthotics which goes all the way to the end of the shoe is the most ideal type of corrective device and requires that you remove the sock liner that came within the shoe so as to create enough space to fit the device in.  The orthotics can be trimmed down more narrow and shorter to fit in tighter fitting shoes, however, this is not recommended.  If the patient finds that they still experience their symptoms when they wear lower profile dressier shoes, then it is recommended that they get a separate device for that type of shoe, which will allow more toe space inside the shoe.

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