Patients with Severe Arthritis in their Feet require Specialty Footwear to accommodate multiple foot deformities...these are available from Paradigm Medical!
6 million Canadians have arthritis...that's ONE in FIVE!!
• Arthritis is Canada’s most common chronic disease – for which there is no cure.
• About 20% of the population 15+ has arthritis.
• Arthritis is a complex disease with over 100 different types. Major types are inflammatory arthritis (like rheumatoid arthritis, childhood arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and gout), and the most common form, osteoarthritis.
• Arthritis results in painful inflammation and stiffness in joints, limiting the ability to move, and is common in the small joints of the foot and ankle.
• Left untreated, arthritis can cause permanent joint damage and/or changes.
Patients need to always wear orthopaedic shoes, even indoors, for protection.
Footwear for Severe Arthritis should have the following characteristics:
DEEP/WIDE TOE BOX MULTIPLE/ADJUSTABLE WIDTH ADJUSTABLE DEPTH REMOVABLE INSOLES WIDE OPENING SEAMLESS INTERIOR SUPPORT AND STABILITY HEAT MOLDABLE
Here are our BEST-SELLING Orthopedic Footwear for SEVERE ARTHRITIS that offer ALL of these incredible features and benefits: