Walk Rite Shoes

What We Do

At Walk Rite for Life! we evaluate each patient with a foot analysis and computer foot scan, take a history of the patients foot related problems, assess the patients footwear needs, recommend appropriate footwear.

Our Work

We offer orthotic-friendly dress shoes for Men and Women. We make custom and sell over-the-counter foot orthoses. We have attractive, supportive, extra depth shoes for work, dress and play.

Our Locations

We have convenient locations at the West Gate Shopping Center. Mt. View in the Grant Plaza Shopping Center and in Gilroy on the corner of 4th and Eigleberry. Click on the links for more details. Or just call us!

About Us

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Our Mission

WALK RITE FOR LIFE specializes in helping people realize their best walking potential. Many people with long standing foot problems benefit from our experience and training. Our foot care business requires on average of 300 special orders monthly, as well as effecting the required modifications to footwear as needed. Our products are made in China, Germany, United States, Canada and Mexico and are subject to availability, with most orders filled in a timely manner. However, many sizes and widths needed or special products have no time guarantee. Our thousands of customers have greatly benefited by our efforts to obtain the best shoes for their needs.

Our Experience

Our pedorthic centers (NOT ORDINARY SHOE STORES) are not duplicated anywhere in the bay area. Our staff of salaried pedorthists offer unparalleled knowledge, service and time to the many customers we service. The many thousands of people we have helped in the last 40 years are testimony to our expertise. They are WALKING RITE and continue to benefit from our owner's mission to provide appropriate shoes and inserts to our customers and to individually modify shoes as needed.We are open six days a week in our main store in San Jose for order pick up and/ or fitting followup or adjustments to footwear.

Health Risks

Foot problems associated with diabeties are a signficant portion of health risk and cost. 60% to 70% of patients have mild to severe forms of nervous system damage. Diabeties can cause impaired sensation or pain in the feet. 67% of all lower limb amputations in the U.S. result from this disease. 80% of the amputations were preceded by a foot ulcer. Costs are 5.4 times higher the first year. Costs are 2.8 times higher second year.

For many patients with diabetes, not wearing therapeutic footwear isn't worth the risk. Wearing therapeutic footwear lowered amputations by 45% to 85%.

Foot care programs may include:

Risk assessment
Foot care education and preventive therapy
Treatment of foot problems
Custom Orthotic Insoles
Referrel to specialists

Wearing therapeutic footwear:

Foot ulcers lowered 12%
Amputations lowered 18% after 2 years
Foot ulcerations lowered to 15%
Amputations lowered to 6% after 2 years

We Come To You*

Diabetics on medicare, we come to you. Our certified pedorthists (not just fitters) at Walk Rite For LIfe, can help you prevent potentially serious foot problems with properly fitted better quality footwear and cushioned inserts.*Call to schedule an appointment.

We do all the paperwork!

Locations

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San Jose

Hamilton Ave next to Mieneke. Westgate Center 4701 Hamilton Ave, P705 San Jose, CA 95130
SUN 12-5,Mon-Thu 10-6,Fri 10-7,SAT 10-5.

Phone# 1(408) 376-0495
Fax# 1(408) 376-0498

Mountain View

In Mountain View South of Highway 85 at 805-C East El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040
CLOSED SUN, OPEN M-F 11-4, SAT 11-4
Phone# 1(650) 938-4091
Fax# 1(650) 938-4092

Gilroy

In Gilroy on the corner of 4th St and Eigleberry.Across from the Post Office.
60 4th ST #106, Gilroy, CA 95020
CLOSED SUN, OPEN M-F 11:00-5:00, SAT 11-4,

Phone# 1(408) 847-7999
Fax# 1(408) 847-4004

90% OF ALL FOOT PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY SHOES

Our staff of Pedorthists will help you solve problems in, or related to the foot and lower limb by means of footwear, which includes shoes, shoe modifications, foot orthoses and other pedorthic devices. At Walk Rite For Life™ we understand the properties of footwear, and the interactions between the patients foot and shoe. We are also skilled at evaluating the feet and fitting footwear. Come by one of our convenient locations near you contact us

When your ability to walk is affected, everything that surrounds or touches your foot whether its foot orthoses, shoes, boots, slippers sandals, socks, hosiery, night splints bandages, braces, partial-foot prosthetics or others devices interacts with your foot. Footwear is a crucial part of arecommended treatment plan.

I Am Walking Right!

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Tina A.
"I have been coming to Walk Rite for 30 years. (I have) type 1 diabetes (for) 51 years. I keep coming back. PRICELES, I CAN COUNT ON WALK RITE TO KEEP ME WALKING!. Thank you Walk Rite team! ♥"
Annette O.
"Thank you for all the specialized caring customer service you have given to me over the past 20 years."
Bertha L.
"If your feet are a problem then everthing in your body hurts."
Linda F.
"I have been coming for my shoes for over 20 years. They have kept me walking when no one else could. It may take time to get things but they are great."
Karen E.

"The choice of shoes is excellent. Comfortable shoes in my closet has grown from 2 to 8!"
Nancy T.
"I've been a customer for over 25 years. Without WalkRite, I'd be wearing boxes. I wear 10 AAAA. Try finding that size, nowadays. Virtually impossible! Here I get a choice! And they fit properly! And They last! And they look good! And foot care thrown into the bargain, too!"
Terri O.
"It is so great to find people who actually really do understand feet. The pedorthist on staff can modify shoes (inside or outside) to accomdate my many foot problems."
Jo W.
"When my feet would hurt I would get depressed - my doctor suggested seeing a therapist. I just went to WalkRite and got good fitting shoes."
Arthur P.
"I came to WalkRite on crutches …Now after five years, with their help I can walk independently without any assistance at all. Thank God for their help!"
Nancy M.
"I found the advice I got here extremely informative. It helped me find very comfortable shoes that accomodated my foot problems. They couldn't have been more polite and knowledgeable."