Shoes wider ?

[RootsToots]

Like my hands, my toes are now badly deformed and I'm struggling to get even wide shoes on. Can anyone advise where to get nice looking shoes for arthritis feet ? I really don't want surgery if I can avoid it.

[OSTEOARTHRITISRA]

Hi there are lots of shops online Ones I have tryed in shops are

Pavers, there's

Hotters

If soft shoes required as well as hard

Sketchers really popular the now they do wide and extra wide they have arch fit as well now for support

I'd imagine you may be even Need

Extra wide

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As well

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But you can get

Extra wide

If buy or see something online

Maybe order

The

Wide ,and Extra wide

And if like them

Send one back

[KittyJ]

if you look online there’s lots of shops that do varying widths of shoes. I always have to order online as shoes in physical shops are not wide enough, even their wide fit shoes. I do find some Skechers are wide enough though and if you take the insole out you can put your orthotics in them too.

If you put that into the search box and filter for NRAS then past posts about it will come up, it’s quite a common problem. Good luck.

[Nanainthegarden]

There are, as others have said, online shops that do very wide fitting shoes. My favourite at the moment is Cosyfeet. Their shoes have Velcro fastenings so that the shoes can be adjusted to fit across the widest and narrowest part of your feet. I hope you find some you like!

[medway-lady]

I’ve had the foot surgery and best thing I’ve had done with RA. If you live in Kent the Golden Boot in Maidstone is excellent for properly fitted shoes. Worth a visit and I’d suggest going to a really good shoe shop is vital. Sometimes soft shoes like Sketchers can be more comfortable but in reality because of poor support don’t do your feet any good in the long term and might exacerbate other issues. The Golden Boot has an online presence and it might be an idea to look up as they have a huge amount of different makes. I d suggest Dr Martyn’s and Gabor.

[Gjbrose]

yes it’s really important to get the right fit, personally I have to go and try all shoes on in the shop, pavers near me is very good 😊

[whitedog]

I've been looking online recently. There's Cosyfeet as has been mentioned. They have quite a variety - some more old fashioned, also some more modern lace up ankle boots. And you can find their shoes in some mobility stores.

There's another called Wider Fit Shoes. And if you're ooop north, like me, there's a specialist 'appointment only' retailer called Fitright footwear with shops in Harrogate and Clitheroe. I imagine they'd be a bit pricey though.

[Neonkittie17]

Both myself and others did quite an extensive reply recently re this and there are many other posts with recommendations re footwear if you do a search. You will find lots of useful comments. 🩷

Two pairs of footwear I couldn’t be without are fabric Skechers Elite Workwear wedge type sole trainers (they’re very light and comfy) which have removable inner soles which are washable, and Fitflop’s Lulu sandals which have their classic medium wedge type rubbery sole. They have sling backs with a little elastic quoin on the back strap and two wide soft leather (Velcro fastening) bars across the top of the foot. Excellent quality leather that cleans easily. Both of these are wide fit and supportive. Look for Relaxed fit if you buy Skechers as this is equivalent to an E-EE width fit. Fitflop are mostly a size E width.