We always strive to offer the best selection of styles, fittings and fashions at Hoad Shoes and that includes footwear for those of you that have to wear orthotics or need extra support in your shoes. Recently we came across a brand on the market called Place footwear that offer a selection of shoes and sandals either with orthotic support built into the sole unit or with deep removable soles to enable you to fit your own insoles in.
Up until recently Place have been known (for the past 33 years) as the world's leading manufacturer of customer made foot orthotics for the healthcare market. Based on this they put together a footwear collection of functional healthy footwear incorporating their unique Biomechanical Footbed technology.
There are 5 benefits to Place’s Biomechanical footbed:
1. Reduce Muscle Fatigue – Recent studies have shown Place Footwear improves muscle activity whilst walking and enhances your efficiency with every step you take meaning more energy for the things you enjoy most!
2. Minimise Knee Stress – Faulty foot mechanics can lead to problems at the knee, especially around the kneecap. Clinical studies show the contoured footbed can help because they guide your foot while walking and prevent some of the injury producing loads associated with unsupportive footwear.
3. Reduce Foot Pain – Place footwear provides support others do not. When it comes to issues like metatarsalgia, heel pain and pain around the ankle; maintaining the foot in its natural position makes a big difference.
4. Reduce Impact Forces – The unique footbed of place footwear allows the foot to contour seamlessly with the footbed and helps redistribute pressure more evenly across the foot – less stress means less strain in vulnerable areas like the ball of the foot and heel.
5. Tissue Stress Hurts – every tissue in the body: muscle, tendon, ligament and bone; functions within an optimum zone of stress – exceed that zone and problems occur. Place footwear takes a new approach and helps keep you “in the zone” while enjoying your activity in comfort.
This season we have decided to stock two of the women's summer styles as a trial:
Capri £55
"This luxurious upper is built around our unique contoured sole unit with BFT Technology– carefully crafted to provide gentle biomechanical correction and exceptional pronation control. This advanced foot support, is perfect for everyday wear and incorporates features to minimise foot fatigue all while improving posture, balance and body alignment". - See more at: http://placefootwear.com/place-capri-red#sthash.KhSbkUOu.dpuf
Antigua £59.99
"This luxurious soft leather lined upper is built around our unique foot-bed, which embeds a high quality deep removable cushioned insole, designed to disperse pressure". - See more at: http://placefootwear.com/place-antigua-marshmallow#sthash.CVOHgMy4.dpuf
We think these sandals are fantastic - the option of fitting your own orthotic into a sandal or wearing a flipflop style that has all the support built in provides people that need extra support with more option when thinking of summer footwear.
Pop in and try a pair; we're sure you'll love them as much as we do!
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