ProLab 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.
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Best shoe types for use with ProLab AFOs
* Maximum motion control
- Altra: Provision Olympus Torin
- Asics Gel: Foundation Kayano
- Brooks: Addiction Adrenaline Ariel* Beast* Vapor
- Hoka: Bondi Gaviota
- New Balance: 880 993 1540 Fresh Foam More
- Nike: Zoom Structure
- Saucony: Hurricane Ride Omni
- Aetrex: All Walkers
- Brooks: Addiction Walker (Leather)*
- Dunham: All Walkers
- Hoka: Bondi Leather
- New Balance: Postal 706 847 928*
- Saucony: Omni
- SAS: Time Out(m) Free Time(w)
- Asics: GT-2000
- Brooks: Adrenaline Cascadia
- Hoka: Sky Kaha Sky Toa Stinson TenNine
- Keen: Targhee ll (2)
- Merrell: Chameleon Refuge
- New Balance: 852 978 1360 Fresh Foam More Trail
- Oboz: Sawtooth
- Adidas: Barricade
- Asics: Gel-Resolution Quantum
- K-Swiss: Bigshot Light
- New Balance: 608 624
- Nike: Monarch Renew Zoom Vapo
- Prince: T-22
- Adidas: Dame Pharrell Williams
- New Balance: Kawhi
- Nike: Kyrie Zoom KD
- Aetrex
- Apex
- Dr. Comfort
- Drew
- Orthofeet
- Soft Spots
- Aetrex
- Aravon
- Ariat
- Beautifeel
- Blend
- Cole-Haan
- Dansko
Ecco - Finn Comfort
- Munro
- Naot
- Rieker
- Rockport
Salamander - Sanita
- Selby
- Sudini
- Taryn Rose
- Theresia
- Aetrex
- Allen Edmonds
- Cambrian
- Cole-Hann
- Dansko
Dunham - Ecco
- Naot
- Rockport
Sandal brands that can accommodate custom orthoses include:
- Aetrex Sandalistas
- Ariat
- Birkenstock
- Cambrian
Dansko - Finn Comfort
- Naot
- Theresia
- Alegria
- Dansko
- Hoka
- New Balance: Fresh Foam More
Nontraditional slippers for support and comfort.
- Aetrex Krista
- Alegria
- Finn Comfort Orb
- Haflinger Clogs
- Merrell Jungle Moc
- Naot Glacier
- Stegmann Clogs
- Timberland Professional
To go under orthotic after removing shoe insole.
- Dr. Scholl’s: Air pillow insole
- Spenco: Flat insole
To read the article from Dr. Pasamonte, please visit the Upgraded Living July 2019 page.
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