Foot & Ankle Center of Arizona

Shoe Recommendations

These shoes were evaluated in quality shoe stores in the San Francisco and Seattle areas. Availability may vary by geographic area. This list does not include all quality shoes, and is only provided as a guideline to help you and your doctor find a shoe that will work well with your orthoses.

Exercise Walking/Running

  • Altra

    Provision Olympus Torin

  • Asies Gel

    Foundation Kayano

  • Brooks

    Addiction Adrenaline Ariel• Beast• Vapor

  • Hokz

    Bondi Gaviota Stinson

  • New Balance

    880 993 Fresh Foam 1080

  • Nike

    Zoom Structure

  • Saucony

    Hurricane Ride

Dress Shoes-Women: Heels, Flats, Casual

Aetrex Aravon Ariat Beautifeel Blend Cole Haan Dansho Ecco Finn Comfort Munro Naot Richter Rockport Salamander Sanita Selby Sudini Taryn Rose Theresia

Walking

  • Aetrex

    All Walkers

  • Brooks

    Addiction Walker (Leather)*

  • Dunham

    All Walkers

  • Hoka

    Bondi Leather

  • New Balance

    Postal 706 577 928*

  • SAS

    Time Out (m) Free Time (w)

  • Saucony

    Pro Grid

Dress Shoes-Men

Aetrex Allen Edrnonds Cambrian Cole-Henri Dansko Dunhara Ecco Naot Rockport

Trail Running/Light Hiking

  • Asies

    GT-2000

  • Brooks

    Adrenaline Cascadia

  • Hoka

    Sky Kaha Sky Toa

  • Keen

    Targhee II (2)

  • Merrell

    Chameleon Moab

  • New Balance

    852 978 1360 Fresh Foam More Trail

  • Oboz

    Sawtooth

Sandals

Aetrex Sandalistas ariat Birkenstock Canbrian Dansko Finn Comfort Naot Theresia

Cross Trainers/ Aerobics

  • Adidas

    Barricade

  • Asies

    Quantum

  • K-Swiss

    Bigshot Light

  • New Balance

    608 624

  • Nike

    Monarch Renew

  • Prince

    T-22

Rocker-Soled Shoes

Alegria Dansko Hoka

Cross Trainers/ Aerobics

  • Adidas

    Barricade

  • Asies

    Quantum

  • K-Swiss

    Bigshot Light

  • New Balance

    608 624

  • Nike

    Monarch Renew

  • Prince

    T-22

Clogs and Slippers

Nontraditional Slippers For Support and Comfort

Aetrex Krista Alegria Finn Comfort Orb Haflinger Clogs Merrell Jungle Moc Naot Glacier Stegmann Clogs Timberland Professional

Basketball

  • Adidas

    Dame Marquee Boost

  • New Balance

    Kawhi

  • Nike

    Kyrie Zoom

Extra-Depth Shoes

Aetrex Apex Dr. Comfort Drew Orthofeet Soft Spots

Insoles

To go under orthotic after removing shoe insole

  • Dr. Scholl’s: Air Pillow insole
  • Spenco: Flat insole

Best Shoe Types for use with ProLab AFOs
*Maximum Motion control

Wearing proper shoes is an important part of orthotic therapy Always remove the shoe insole before inserting orthotics.