modifying heels for disabled wife

mythrilman · 28th May 2004, 12:16

Hi I found this foum rcently and maybe someone can help me.
Both my wife and I have an intrest in high heels, but she is disabled and wears a calliper (brace) to allow her to walk. this obviously limits the type of shoes she can wear.
Has anybody got any ideas on how to attach a calliper to a high heeled shoe?

hart88 · 3rd October 2004, 20:46

Usually the brace is copper riveted to the heel area of the shoe...usually the shank area and heel that has a leather insole, and rigid heel counter. You have to remove the heel and find a way to reattach the heel. On Mens or womens orthopedic shoes, that is not usually a problem because the shoes are made with orthopedics in mind, and you can cut a groove into the heel, and reattach the heel and sole.
With high heels, the brace installed, there would be practically no way to reattach a heel block, unless you would find a way to attach the brace to the heel block it self.(which would destroy the intended look of the heel, and secondly, high heels aren't very steady)You would have to find a way to attach the heel all the way through the insole, metal brace, and into the heel itself...If you could find a way to do that, You would be a wizard.

xaphod · 4th October 2004, 16:19

I have seen chunky-heeled fashion boots with a hole drilled through the heel from one side to the other and the calliper attached to that.

Xa

woodwedge · 6th August 2007, 08:15

Hello
You must try with a pair of wedge shoes.It s more easy to attach the brace on this type of sole(wood /cork)
Good look

Guy N. Heels · 7th August 2007, 06:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by woodwedge

Hello
You must try with a pair of wedge shoes. It's more easy to attach the brace on this type of sole(wood /cork)
Good look

This is really a good one for Dr. Shoe. However, I'm inclined to agree with the wedge shoe suggestion. If the wife really needs the type of brace described, I seriously doubt that she will get much enjoyment out of stilettoes with this kind of modification. Good Luck, and let us know how things turn out.

Dr. Shoe · 7th August 2007, 19:46

A friend of mine is in exactly the same position and recently came to London to have a pair of boots made with a built in caliper.

woodwedge · 8th August 2007, 13:08

Hi I talk about something like this:www.zoccoli.de/english/homepage_E.html http://www.zoccoli.de/media/uploaded/178_2.jpg
or with cork sole:
http://www.zoccoli.de/media/uploaded/134_4.jpg

or maybe this:http://www.zoccoli.de/media/uploaded/114_4.jpg
if your wife have a short leg you can use this combinations:
http://www.zoccoli.de/media/uploaded/153_4.jpg

ballet heel · 12th August 2007, 00:09

Hello
She must try to wear a single high heeled shoe and crutches.
I use time to time this option because I have left leg short

mithril768 · 19th August 2007, 16:28

Now that's a blast from the past, I didn't think this one would re-surface.
I managed to come up with a workable solution by fitting a block drilled to accept the calliper spurs mounted on a plate between the heel and sole (at the top of the heel) this worked reasonably well and looked good, and helped fulfill one of my wifes dreams.

Alih · 19th August 2007, 17:16

Do you have any picks of the modified heel

Just to prove that you can crutch on a high heel look at the post below

http://www.hhplace.org/discuss/every..._possible.html