modifying heels for disabled wife

[mythrilman]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Hi I talk about something like this:www.zoccoli.de/english/homepage_E.html

or with cork sole:

or maybe this:

if your wife have a short leg you can use this combinations:

[ballet heel]

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]

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]

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/everybody/8866-s_possible.html