Hey everybody, Dan the Shoe Man. As you
know, here at the Shoe Shop, we’ve always
been about your foot health journey and
we have the shoes here. We have plenty of
stable shoes, comfort shoes, size and
width shoes. But one thing was always
missing and that was a pedorthist. And so
I’m so proud to introduce the latest
addition to our team. Rob Feldman, who is
a licensed pedorthist.
Welcome, Rob.
Thank you, Dan. Tt’s a pleasure joining
you on the foot Wellness journey.
I think it’s important to introduce just
what a pedorthist is and how that can
benefit our customers and clients.
a pedorthist is a healthcare
professional who uses footwear to
prevent and treat foot problems. Now
footwear can include certain things such
as modifications to
shoes, my specialty which is
corrective foot orthotics and insoles and
even hosiery and um, we
try to combine and marry all three of
those to either prevent foot pain or to
get you out of foot pain.
So, Rob, why don’t you provide our
customers a little bit more about your
background?
Would love to, Dan. So I’m
very passionate about what I do. I have
about 21 years now of experience in Pedorthics
and I am clinically trained, which means
that while I have a strong retail
background, my expertise really lies
in the fabrication of custom orthotics
and understanding what to do for each
specific patient. And I take the
time and I’m known for taking the time
to meet with each person and have a clear
understanding as to what the plan of care
should be. Orthotics are my passion
and we I make orthotics
for general lifestyle, for preventative
measures, for even sports,
specialty sports like golf and tennis. So
when a person comes in, they can expect
to spend some time with me here.
So it’s a hard word to say
pedorthics. So give a little bit more
about what specifically Pedorthics is.
Sure. So we came on the scene back in the
1950s and we’re given the right to the
privilege of seeing patients. And our
my goal when anybody comes into the store
is to work with a client for usually no
less than 30 minutes to take them through
a full process. We look at the
biomechanics of feet,
we do special digital pressure
mapping for. How their
foot looks and angles of their foot, a
gait analysis. And from that we’re able
to derive an action plan, a
plan of care, whether that just includes
footwear, the proper footwear, a
modification to a shoe or where my
expertise lies of course is in the
orthotics, which can range from custom
insoles to off the shelf to specialty
insoles, even insoles for specialty
sports too.
So there you hear it guys.
We now have Rob on staff. We
want to be a partner in your foot health
journey. So come on down to the shoe shop
and see Rob and make an appointment.
There’s actually going to be a little
thing at the end. Call the store right
now, but eventually we’ll have it the
ability to schedule it on the website.
Look for our further videos coming soon.