Steps To Making Handmade Orthotics At Home

By Nelda Powers


Custom made high arch soles are usually made for the the people who have severe cases of low foot arches or complete flat feet. Of course the custom made ones are made from the manufacturers have the specific measurements and such that the flat footed patient will need but what many do not know is that it is possible to create handmade orthotics. The only catch here is that only athletes or people with a mild case of low arch may be able to use it just to be safe.

So basically, in order to make one of these things, it is very important to have the necessary supplies. Basically, one would be needing a couple of existing insoles that would come from old shoes. One has to also make sure that the sizes of all the insoles are the same.

After getting a bunch of old insoles, then the next thing to do would be to get some super glue that is rather waterproof. Of course one will also be needing a pair of scissors that will be used to cut out these insoles. Once one has already gotten all of these materials, then he may now be able to make the homemade arch support.

So after getting the old insoles, one has to now do a bit of measurements. Always do make sure that all insoles have the same size so that it will be easier to place them on each other. So when one puts one insole on top of the other, he has to find the part that holds the arch of the foot.

Once that part has already been found, then the next thing to do would be to cut out that part using the pair of scissors that was acquired earlier. After that, one has to now make sure that the cut part will match the insole, if not, then maybe a bit more cutting will have to be done. Once that has already been done, then one can now glue the cut part to the insole.

Now when that is already done, then all that is left to do is wait for the glue to dry. If the glue takes a bit long to dry, then he may put the sole in front of an electric fan so that it will dry faster. However, if one uses super glue, then the glue will be able to dry in just a few minutes.

In the event that the arch support is still not high enough for the person making it, then he may actually put another insole if he would want. He just has to get the third insole and just do the entire process again. Once he has done that, then he just has to wait for the glue dry and then try it on again.

Now making handmade orthotics at home as quite easy as one will be able to see. However, do not try to do this if the flat feet case is quite severe. These handmade ones should only be used for those whose cases are not severe as the severe cases would already need the custom made ones with specific measurements.


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