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The Great English Shoe

Hand made, bespoke, tailor made – all descriptions usually from a bygone era. Not at BFS Pedorthics and not it seems in England.  We still make Goodyear Welts, Brogues and all these “great English shoes” here in Brisbane Australia. Come in and see what we can do. This article shows how the traditional men’s shoe […]



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Diabetes Week this week

We hand delivered a few posters and info packs this afternoon. Great to get out and shake the hands of some hard working GP receptionists. They all loved the fact that we took the time to come out and see them.



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The color purple

Good use of the color purple in this design. Looks lovely against the black of the orthopaedic boot.



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Our pleasure Johnny! Happy to do our bit.

Hand Made Shoes keep Johnny on the Straight and Narrow When a familiar face around New Farm, Johnny Celere, had a fall recently, the local community rallied around him. Johnny suffered a stroke more than 21 years ago, and so the kindness of strangers and medical professionals recently provided welcome relief, as did the new […]



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Measuring In-shoe pressure

A major issue for some people is reduced sensation levels in the toes, soles of the feet and surrounding areas. Pedorthic orthoses and modifications to footwear can help. Reducing the pressure at specific high risk areas is vital in preventing a skin breakdown, infection and subsequent, wound. The statistics are horrendous on the amount of foot […]



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#winning

  Ernie’s Foot Protection Program Footwear Clinic today in Rockhampton. Combinations of leather, mesh, with seamless linings provide the clinical requirements. Some young blokes with high risk feet conditions from diabetes need good reasons to wear the expensive custom made orthotic footwear the program provides. Everyone was happy to wear their new footwear with one fellow […]



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BFS in Nth Qld

A great day at the Townsville Hospital Pedorthic Footwear Clinic for Ernie yesterday.  Some very lovely North Queenslanders had final fittings and wore home their new Orthotic Footwear. Ernie attends this clinic once a month and can see private and public patients.  



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THE BIGGEST Work Boots

Wideload boots are steel capped boots. Complying with Australian standards, these are THE WIDEST and THE DEEPEST work boots in Australia. More info in the website….



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Orthotic footwear has to motivate its owner

Very very painful feet deserve some extra care and attention. That’s double memory foam under her foot.  Double! 12mm’s! Fully adjustable across all areas for the foot swelling to be taken into consideration. Solid rear foot ankle bracing, this is  a strong walking device for a heavy lady. But it just had to be BLUE […]



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