Shoe inserts for orthopedic foot problems.

In order to make the proper and effective arch support for orthopedic foot problems, we modified the UC-BL Shoe Insert and had good results.Our shoe insert is made of fiberglass reinforced laminated plastics with a detachable heel lift plate. The heel lift plate may be attached to the outer heel of the shoe insert. This made it very convenient to use the shoe insert without the shoes, as we Japanese often do so in our homes.We applied the shoe inserts to plano-valgus foot, painful heel syndrome, metatarsalgia, flattened transverse arch, the Second Kohler disease, posterior foot deformities due to calcaneus fracture, and etc.Our shoe inserts revealed following advantages;1. Much more close to perfection for correction the deformities than the other types of arch supports.2. Possible to wear any kind of shoes with it and also can apply the shoe insert without shoes.3. Easy to clean the brace without giving any bad effect to its material.4. Less expensive than corrctive shoes.There were following disadvantages;1. Need some training to take proper negative cast.2. Cooperation and understanding of the orthotist must be necessary.