Bring your usual shoes
Treatment pathway
Diabetic Footwear & Orthotic Advice
Footwear and pressure-management advice to support safer, more comfortable walking.
Shoes that rub, squeeze or no longer fit can cause skin damage—especially when foot sensation is reduced.
Treatment overview
Care is shaped around the person, the diagnosis and the goal.
Footwear and pressure-management advice to support safer, more comfortable walking. Appropriate footwear may help reduce pressure and friction. Advice is based on your foot shape, skin condition, walking pattern and clinical risk.
Treatment context
Who may benefit
A clear assessment helps identify the right pathway.
Shoes that rub, squeeze or no longer fit can cause skin damage—especially when foot sensation is reduced.
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How the pathway works
Understand the care before it begins.
Appropriate footwear may help reduce pressure and friction. Advice is based on your foot shape, skin condition, walking pattern and clinical risk.
What to expect
Treatment is reviewed as needs change.
Assess
Bringing the shoes you wear most often can help the clinician understand wear patterns, fit and possible pressure points.
Plan
The clinician explains the next step in the context of your findings.
Provide care
The clinician explains the next step in the context of your findings.
Follow up
The clinician explains the next step in the context of your findings.
Treatment modules
Practical care, explained clearly.
Bring your usual shoes: Bringing the shoes you wear most often can help the clinician understand wear patterns, fit and possible pressure points.
Protect your feet between reviews.
Keep changes protected, avoid unadvised self-treatment and seek advice if symptoms worsen or do not improve.
The next step should be clear.
A timely assessment helps match care to the diagnosis, risk and practical needs of the person.
Common questions
When should I seek medical advice?+
A new wound, spreading redness, swelling, discharge, odour, colour change, or a hot, cold or painful foot should be assessed promptly. If you feel very unwell, seek urgent or emergency care.
How is the right pathway chosen?+
A clinician considers the diagnosis, symptoms, skin or wound, sensation, circulation, pressure, footwear, medical history and your goals before recommending next steps.
What should I bring to an appointment?+
Bring recent reports, a medication list, details or photographs of changes over time and your usual footwear when relevant.
Continue the care journey
The right next step depends on the clinical picture.
Explore the related pathways that may be discussed after assessment.
Make an appointment
Find the right next step for diabetic footwear & orthotic advice.
Our team can help you understand what needs assessment and what information to bring. Diagnosis and treatment depend on an in-person review.
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Dr. A. Nirupan Chakkaravarthy
Consultant Podiatrist · Limb Salvage Specialist
This guide is for general education and does not replace an in-person assessment.