If you have read any of my previous articles about children’s shoes and AFOs, you probably should know by now how a properly fitting shoe is critical to the proper functioning of an Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO). I have noticed how most parents buy shoes that are way too large to accommodate the AFOs, which […]
Do you have a child who wears AFOs and has been insisting on getting a pair of light up shoes? Have you tried different light up shoes from Skechers, Stride Rite, and Geox, and none of them seem to be wide or deep enough for the AFOs? There are only a few light up shoes […]
Have you been looking for a pair of rain boots that are wide enough to fit your child’s AFOs? Have you tried several different boots in different sizes but none of them seem to be deep and wide enough for the orthotics? After having fitted and tested many different rain boots for kids with AFOs, […]
Many families have a very hard time finding shoes to accommodate their children’s AFOs. Most of the time the shoes are either not wide or deep enough. I have been fitting children’s shoes and orthotics for the last 10 years, working for a specialized children’s shoe store that focuses in helping children with foot and […]