Custom Orthotic Devices Important for Quality of Life

     I have to thank my friend Dr. Kevin Kirby who finds these wonderful articles. This article documented the great quality of life improvement with the group that wore custom devices. As a podiatrist, you see the pain relief daily in your patients due to custom orthotic devices, but sometimes you lose sight of the positive effect it has on their entire quality of life.

Gerontology. 2007;53(6):348-56. Epub 2007 Jun 22.

Intervention study to improve quality of life and health problems of community-living elderly women in Japan by shoe fitting and custom-made insoles.

Kusumoto A1, Suzuki T, Yoshida H, Kwon J.