What is this product?
Orthotics (arch supports that go in your
shoes) are designed to align the body and balance weight properly
helping to alleviate trouble with knees, hips, and your back. They are
designed to evenly distribute your body weight in the arch of your foot
reducing heel pain and bunions. |
How much do they cost?
The regular price through our office is AUD$360.00 (plus $15 P&H). Chiropractors and other doctors may charge more or less than
this price and may charge a consultation fee.
Each pair has a life expectancy of around 15 years (10 year guarantee
against breaking, cracking or splitting). |
Can you wash them?
Use warm soapy water, let your
orthotics air dry and they are good to go!! They are not made of foam,
which breaks down with time, nor are they made of leather, which holds
moisture. |
Can you run in these? Will they help?
You can run with our orthotics. Certainly
orthotics will help realign bones, evenly distribute body weight and
allow the body to function in proper alignment. Keep in mind our
orthotics are not a miracle cure - you cannot put them in and run a
marathon straight away. One needs to break into them. After you are in
them all day, then you can start a second easier break-in with your high
impact activities. |
How long does it take to get used to them?
That depends; some people are in
them full time in as little as a week, others take upward of a month
and sometimes even longer.
We provide a written schedule to break into them. The few people who
have trouble adjusting to our orthotics are nearly always those who try
to wear them too much too soon. |
Do these work for a diabetic?
YES! They increase circulation and aid in
reducing pressure ulcers. The non-absorptive material can be washed daily
if needed. |
How do they work?
The Step Forward orthotic starts with
the shape of a normal healthy foot. By working the muscle groups the
foot adapts to the correct shape.
We size to the length and width of your foot then support the
bones and work the muscles with this bio-engineered balanced form. The
hard form is designed to support body weight to align your knees, hips
and back. The flexing action of the orthotics is designed to exercise
muscle groups, toning and stretching, increasing
circulation (a diabetic benefit), thereby reducing fatigue. This is not
a miracle overnight cure. There is a break-in period (a period of
training the muscle groups) to the new shape. This break-in period can
be as little as a week (typically 2 to 3 weeks) with some as long as a
month or more. |
Do they work?
They kept Step Forward Company in business
for over 35 years. Many of these arches are sold through medical
professionals (chiropractors, therapists, orthopaedics and sports
medicine doctors). Yes, they DO work! |
Do you take a cast or a mould? MOULD NO...
MEASURE YES...
If we were to start with a copy of your bad
foot we would start with all your misalignment. We want your foot to
change. We start with the normal healthy foot shape, with this
bio-engineered balanced form we will work the muscle groups of the foot
to adapt to the correct shape. We size this to the length and width of
your foot. We have arches in dozens of different sizes to match the bone
structure. |
Why don't podiatrists sell them?
Several cynical
answers spring to mind but, honestly, we don't know! Our orthotics are
worn and sold by a wide variety of medical professionals who have
recognised the shortcomings of custom-made orthotics. Enquiries from
podiatrists are welcome. |
All feet are different. How can one shape be correct?
Feet do come in all shapes and sizes. The
bones are essentially the same shapes, but the feet are different shapes
because the muscles, ligaments & tendons have pulled the bones into
those shapes, or have let them fall into those shapes. The Step Forward
shape was perfected over about 15 years of research, analysis and
experimentation in the 1950's and 60's. It has proven to be successful
during the decades of extensive use since. |
