Comfortable Women's Boots at Dillards at Paradise Valley Mall...

UGG CASPIA BOOT...

Loved this boot!

Found at Dillard's at Paradise Valley Mall on Tatum & Cactus in Phoenix (ask for Kathleen!) - this is a wonderful boot because it has a supportive rigid sole which helps to decrease stress and strain across the foot. It has a wide toe box with no seams, making it excellent for anyone with mild bunion or hammertoe issues. It doesn't have the best arch support but it may accommodate a dress orthotic (assuming you don't have a high arch or painful bumps on the top of your mid-foot area which would cause pain). It is also fleece lined which is just comfy.

This boot is recommended for patients with:

*Mild to Moderate Bunions and Hammertoes

*Mild Morton's Neuromas

*Mild Metatarsalgia

*Mild Plantar Fascitiis/Heel Pain

*Mild Tendonitis

*Mild Achilles Tendonitis

*Mild to Moderate Hallux Limitus/Rigidus (Limited Range of Motion at the 1st Toe Joint)

*Mild to (Perhaps) Moderate Osteoarthritis

*Mild Ankle Pain and/or Lateral Ankle Instability

*Diabetics with Minimal Foot Issues

This Shoe is NOT recommended for Patients with:

*Charcot Foot

*Severe Bunions (although it might work if you take the boot to a shoe repair/Cobbler to have the leather in the bunions area stretched)

*Severe Hammertoes

*Severe Osteoarthritis/Degenerative Joint Disease

*Moderate to Severe Tendonitis

*Severe Plantar Fascitiis/Heel Pain

Cost: $150

Rating: 8/10 - on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the best.

Comfortable Women's Casual Dress Shoe...

THE DANSKO KIKI...

This is a wonderful casual dress shoe that works well for patients with a multitude of foot issues. It has a rigid sole for more biomechanical control of the foot as well as a cushioned insert with some decent arch support. The wide toebox, adjustable midfoot strapping and rearfoot control supplies excellent biomechanical control to decrease pain, decrease chances of injury and prevent progression of foot problems such as bunions, hammertoes and osteoarthritis (to name a few!). Remember: Less motion means less wear and tear on the foot and, best of all, less pain...

This shoe is recommended for patients with:

*Plantar Fasciitis/ Heel Pain

*Mild to Moderate Bunions and Hammertoes

*Metatarsalgia

*Fat Pad Atrophy

*Achilles Tendonitis

*Mild to Moderate Tendonitis

*Hallux Limitus/Rigidus (Limited Range of Motion at the 1st Toe Joint)

*Mild to Moderate Osteoarthritis and Degenerative Joint Disease

*Mild (Possibly Moderate) Morton's Neuroma

This shoe is NOT recommended for:

*Patients with Severe Diabetic Foot Issues

*Neuropathic Patients (Nerve Damage)

*Diabetic Ulcer Patients

*Charcot Foot

*Moderate to Severe Bunions and Hammertoes

*Moderate to Severe Morton's Neuroma

*Severe Degenerative Joint Disease

*Elderly Patients (They typically need a lighter shoe)

*Severe Tendonitis

Cost $120

Have a great day!

Dr. Cathleen A. McCarthy

Comfortable Women's Dress Shoe - The Jambu Sweden & Jambu Wedge...

JAMBU...

The Jambu Sweden (upper) and The Jambu Wedge (lower) are excellent woman's shoes for a wide variety of foot conditions...

The secret to this fabulous shoe is it's thick, rigid sole which allows for less motion across the bottom of the foot and less motion means less pain. It's wide toebox and rigid rearfoot control allows for more biomechanial control. This limits motion and therefore limits pain and mechanical strain as well as decreases the chance of injury.

This shoe is recommended for patients with:

*Metatarsalgia

*Mild Bunions

*Mild Hammertoes

*Mild to Moderate Hallux Limitus (limited range of motion of the first toe joint)

*Mild to Moderate osteoarthritis of the first toe joint

*Mild Morton's Neuroma

*Plantar Fasciitis (Heel Pain)

*Mild Tendonitis

*Mild Osteoarthritis of the mid-tarsal joint (mid-foot)

*Mild Knee, Hip and Lower Back Pain

*Capsulitis in the toe joints

This shoe is NOT recommended for:

*Diabetics

*Neuropathic Patients (Nerve Damage)

*Charcot Foot

*Moderate to Severe Bunions and Hammertoes

*Moderate to Severe Degenerative Joint Disease/Osteoarthritis

*Severe Hallux Limitus/Rigidus (Severely limited range of motion of the first toe joint or a fused first toe joint)

*Moderate to Severe Tendonitis

*Moderate to Severe Morton's Neuroma

The photo of the Jambu Wedge was taken at The Shoe Mill in Tempe, Arizona.

Cost: $119

Have a wonderful day!

Dr. Cathleen A. McCarthy

Comfortable Women's Dress Shoe at Shoe Mill in Tempe...

TSUBO...

Found at The Shoe Mill in Tempe, Arizona.

I own this shoe and it's one of my favorite and most comfortable dress shoes! I can wear this shoe all day long at work...

This shoe has a thick, rigid sole for protection of the foot, a wide and semi-soft toebox to prevent hammertoes, bunions and ingrown toenails, and decent midfoot and rearfoot strapping for more biomechanical control. Although it will not be able to accommodate a custom-molded dress orthotic - if you need more arch control you can use an over-the-counter "stick on" arch support sold in many stores. I wore mine without arch control and they were uber-comfortable!

This is an acceptable dress shoe for patients with:

*Mild bunions

*Mild Hammertoes

*Mild Achilles Tendonitis

*Mild Plantar Fasciitis/Heel Pain

This shoe is NOT recommended for patients with:

*Hallux Limitus/Rigidus (limited range of motion of the first toe joint)

*Osteoarthritis or Degenerative Joint Disease of the first toe joint

*Moderate to Severe Bunion or Hammertoes

*Moderate to Severe Plantar Fasciitis/Heel Pain

*Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis in the foot or ankle

*Diabetic Patients

*Neuropathic Patients (Nerve Damage)

*Charcot Patients

*Moderate to Severe Tendonitis

*Moderate to Severe Hypermobility

Cost: $120

Have a Great Day!

Dr. Cathy McCarthy

Comfortable Women's Shoes - The WOLKY CLOG at SHOE MILL in Tempe Arizona...

My husband and I did a "Light Rail Adventure" this past Saturday and took the new and beautiful Light Rail from Central Phoenix down to Tempe where we had a fabulous lunch at Cafe Boa after which I promptly dragged him into a shoe store that my patients have been raving about for quite some time...

SHOE MILL

in Tempe, Arizona...

What a great store! I was really impressed by their wide selection of comfortable shoes and - let's just say it - pretty shoes! From the awesome shoes to the charming, lovely (and knowledgable!) staff, I highly recommend my patients put in the travel time and check this place out.

Although the store had hundreds of wonderful shoes, I focused on four and the first of those four I will review today and the next three will follow shortly...

THE WOLKY CLOGGY

As all of my patients know, I am a huge fan of the Wolky shoe line and my favorite sandal of all time is the Wolky "Tulip" (which the Shoe Mill also has) but since not everyone lives in sunny Arizona - this is a great enclosed shoe for when the weather gets cooler. This shoe has a supportive sole with decent arch support, a wide toe box and good midfoot and rearfoot control.

This shoe is recommended for patients with:

*Mild to Moderate hammertoes

*Mild bunions (Moderate Bunions - the leather may need some stretching?)

*Plantar Fasciitis/Heel Pain

*Mild to moderate osteoarthritis and dejenerative joint disease

*Hallus Limitus/Hallus Rigidus (Limited Range of motion or arthritis at the 1st toe joint)

*Mild (possibly a moderate) Morton's Neuroma

*Plantar plate injury in the forefoot

*Mild to moderate Tailor's Bunion (the leather may need some stretching?)

*Mild to Moderate Achilles Tendonitis

*Mild to Moderate Tendonitis

*Mild to Moderate hypermobility/ankle instability

*Mild swelling

This may not be recommended for patients with:

*Moderate to Severe swelling

*Charcot Foot

*Severe Degenerative Joint Disease

*Severe Bunions & Hammertoes

*Diabetic Patients

*Neuropathic patients (Nerve damage)

*Patients who need to wear AFO's (custom molded braces)

*Ulcer patients

Cost $164

Rating: Excellent!

SHOE MILL

"Unique Footwear & Accessories"

398 S. Mill Ave #100

Tempe, AZ 85281

Ph: 480-966-3139

shoemill@qwestoffice.net