Custom Fit vs Over The Counter Arch Supports – Which Are Better?

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By Deano Handt

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Okay, so the battle between custom fit arch supports vs. over the counter arch supports may not attract any Vegas odds, but if you’re suffering from foot pain, it’s a fight you’ll want ringside tickets to.

Too often, our foot upkeep is overlooked, and if you have some kind of foot malady, such as flat feet, plantar fasciitis, hammertoes or bunions, you need extra help to put your feet back into their most “ideal” position. Arch supports can offer almost instant relief from a variety of foot problems, but not all are created equal. Hence, the battle of the bunion busters – custom fit vs. over the counter.

Round 1- What Are Arch Supports?

Arch supports are pre-fabricated devices which are inserted into your shoes to help align your feet and support the four arches in your foot. They are designed to align the foot structure and create more balance and support.

Round 2- Over the Counter
Over the counter shoe inserts are bought over the Internet, from the grocery or drug store, or anywhere you simply order them or pull them off a rack without having them personally fit to your feet. They very often come in extremely limited sizes or style options, if not “one size fits all.” In some cases they are really nothing more than cushions, pretending to look like arch supports.
 

 

Round 3- Custom Fit
Custom fit means that they are personally fit to your feet. As you can imagine, no two feet are the same. In fact, even two feet that may be the same shoe size could be dramatically different in arch size. Of course, the only way to get the perfect fitting arch support would be to have a trained fitter actually fit them to your feet.
 
 

 

And The Winner Is…Custom Fit Arch Supports! When you really consider it, there is no comparison. It’s pretty much like comparing apples to oranges. The problem is, a lot of over the counter – type arch support sales companies try to mislead you into thinking their products will provide the same amount of pain relief as custom fit will .

They won’t.

The protection and support offered from custom fit arch supports give you a dramatically improved pain relief experience. In fact, improperly fit supports can damage your feet and create more problems than you already have!

If your feet hurt, get some arch supports…and be sure you get them custom fit to your feet.

You don’t have to live with foot, leg and back pain! Get back to enjoying those activities you used to love doing. With over 300 different styles and sizes of Good Feet Arch Supports, you could be wearing your favorite shoes again, pain free.

Deano Handt’s foot was severed and reattached at the age of 17 from a motorcycle accident. He suffered from terrible Sciatic pain for 20 years from the accident, but started wearing Good Feet Arch Supports and his pain was gone. He now runs daily and has run 14 marathons.

A former Good Feet franchisee, Deano is now a Pedorthist and is the Director of Retail Sales for the Good Feet Stores, overseeing 150 locations throughout the United States, Canada and Korea.

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