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PROPER SHOEFITTING
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ITEMS NEEDED
DR COMFORT BRANNOCK DEVICE DR COMFORT FITTING PAD
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HELPFUL TIPS

• MEASUREMENTS SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH SOCKS ON.
• THE DR. COMFORT BRANNOCK WILL MEASURE BOTH MENS
  WOMENS FEET.
• MENS SIZES ARE DISPLAYED IN BLUE WOMENS ARE
  DISPLAYED IN YELLOW .
• REMEMBER TO MEASURE BOTH FEET.
• ALL MEASUREMENTS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN A FULL WEIGHT
  BEARING POSITION.
• BRANNOCK ALSO HAS THEIR OWN WEB SITE WITH
  DIRECTIONS. TO VIEW GO TO www.brannock.com

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STEP 1MEASURE HEEL TO TOE LENGTH

• PLACE RIGHT HEEL OF FOOT INTO BRANNOCK (NOTE
  BRANNOCK IS MARKED LEFT RIGHT.
• MAKE SURE SOCKS ARE PULLED SNUG BUT NOT SO TIGHT
  AS TO PULL BACK ON THE TOES.
• WITH YOUR HAND PUSH BACK ON THE INSTEP OF THE
  FOOT TO MAKE SURE THE FOOT IS AS FAR BACK IN THE
  BRANNOCK AS POSSIBLE.
• PRESS TOES FLAT AGAINST THE BASE OF THE BRANNOCK
• LOOK OVER THE LONGEST TOE ( NOT ALWAYS THE FIRST
  ) AND RECORD THAT MEASUREMENT IN THE FIRST BOX ON
  THE DR. COMFORT FITTING PAD.
• IF MEASUREMENT IS BETWEEN SIZES GO UP TO THE NEXT
  LARGEST SIZE.

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MAKE SURE FOOT IS ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE BRANNOCK
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END OF THE LONGEST TOE
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7.5
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STEP 2MEASURE HEEL TO BALL (ARCH) LENGTH

• KEEP THE FOOT IN THE SAME POSITION.
• PUSH BACK ON THE INSTEP AGAIN TO MAKE SURE FOOT
  IS AS FAR BACK IN THE BRANNOCK AS POSSIBLE.
• PLACE YOUR THUMB ON TOP OF THE 1ST MPJ.
• SLIDE THE POINTER SO THAT IT IS CENTERED ON YOUR
  THUMB.
• RECORD THAT MEASURMENT IN THE SECOND BOX ON THE
  DR. COMFORT FITTING PAD.
• IF YOU ARE BETWEEN SIZES, GO UP TO THE NEXT
  LARGEST SIZE.

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MAKE SURE THE FOOT IS ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE
BRANNOCK
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1ST MPJ
INCORRECT
MAKE SURE TO READ NUMBERS THAT ARE RIGHT SIDE UP
TO THE FITTER NOT THE NUMBERS THAT ARE UPSIDE
DOWN
CORRECT
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7.5
8.0
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STEP 3CALCULATE THE MIDPOINT

• THE MIDPOINT IS NOT A MEASUREMENT, IT IS A
  CALCULATION.
• ADD THE HEEL TO BALL AND HEEL TO TOE
  MEASUREMENTS AND DIVIDE THE SUM BY TWO - ROUNDING
  UP TO THE NEXT SIZE.
• EXAMPLE 7.58.015.5/27.75 ROUNDING UP YOU GET
  A SIZE 8.0.
• RECORD THAT NUMBER IN THE MIDPOINT BOX.

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7.5
8.0
8.0
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STEP 4MEASURE THE WIDTH

• REMEMBER TO MAKE SURE THE FOOT IS PUSHED AS FAR
  BACK IN THE BRANNOCK AS POSSIBLE.
• SLIDE THE BAR SO IT JUST TOUCHES THE LATERAL SIDE
  OF THE FOOT.
• DO NOT PRESS IT TOO TIGHT JUST SO THAT IT
  TOUCHES.
• USE THE MIDPOINT SIZE PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED AND
  FIND THE LETTER MEASUREMENT THAT IS DIRECTLY
  BELOW THAT NUMBER.
• REMEMBER MENS IS BLUE WOMENS IS YELLOW.
• IF THE READING IS BETWEEN LETTERS ROUND UP TO THE
  NEXT LARGER LETTER.
• TRANSLATE THE LETTER TO THE CORRESPONDING WIDTH
  THAT IS MARKED IN CATALOGS, QUICK REFERENCE
  GUIDES, OR ON THE DR. COMFORT FITTING PAD.

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MAKE SURE FOOT IS ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE
BRANNOCK
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WIDTH
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7.5
8.0
8.0
BMEDIUM
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STEP 5CHECK FOR FOOT DEFORMITIES

• HIGH INSTEP YES OR NO
• FLESHY INSTEP YES OR NO
• SIGNIFICANT SWELLING YES OR NO
• HAMMERTOES OR BUNIONS YES OR NO

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7.5
8.0
8.0
MEDIUM
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STEP 6REPEAT FOR THE OTHER FOOT

• NOTE ALWAYS MEASURE BOTH FEET.
• ALWAYS SIZE THE SHOES FOR THE LONGER OR WIDER OF
  THE TWO FEET.
• IF ONE FOOT IS A SIZE 8 AND THE OTHER IS A SIZE
  7, YOU MUST FIT FOR THE SIZE 8. YOU SHOULD NEVER
  FIT A PERSON SHORT.
• IF ONE FOOT IS A WIDE AND THE OTHER IS A MEDIUM
  YOU MUST FIT FOR THE WIDER SIZE, YOU SHOULD NEVER
  FIT FOR A NARROWER WIDTH.
• ADDITIONAL SPACE CAN BE TAKEN UP WITH THE BLUE
  FILLERS INCLUDED IN THE SHOE BOX.

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STEP 7TRYING SHOES ON

• USE THE DR. COMFORT FITTING CENTER(DISPLAY RACK)
  TO SIZE THE PATIENT IN SHOES THAT YOU HAVE JUST
  PREVIOUSLY MEASURED FOR.
• HAVE THE PATIENT TRY ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT
  SHOES.
• HAVE THE PATIENT WALK AROUND TO CHECK FIT.
• CHECK FOR
• 1ST MPJ IS IN THE WIDEST PART OF THE SHOE
• AT LEAST ¼ IN FRONT OF THE LONGEST TOE
• NO GAPS IN BACK OR SIDES OF HEEL

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STEP 8ORDERING

• ONCE SIZE, STYLE, AND COLOR HAVE BEEN DETERMINED,
  IT IS TIME TO ORDER.
• FILL OUT THE DR. COMFORT ORDER FORM.(REMEMBER
  THERE ARE SEPARATE FORMS FOR MEN AND WOMEN).
• MAKE SURE THE CIRCLES ARE FILLED IN FOR
  STYLE/COLOR, SIZE, AND WIDTH OF SHOES. IN
  ADDITION, MAKE SURE THE STYLE AND NUMBER OF
  INSERTS ARE ALSO FILLED IN.

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• USING DR. COMFORT ORDER FORMS
• TO ASSURE TIMELY SHIPPING OF YOUR PRODUCT MAKE
  SURE THE ORDER FORMS ARE COMPLETELY FILLED OUT.
• THERE SHOULD BE FOUR CIRCLES FILLED IN ON ALL
  ORDER FORMS.
• ALL DR. COMFORT ORDER FORMS ARE SPECIFIC TO EACH
  OFFICE AND SHIP TO LOCATION SO DONT MIX FORMS
  WITH OTHER OFFICES OR YOUR PRODUCT WILL BE
  SHIPPED TO THE INCORRECT OFFICE.

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HEAT MOLDABLE OR GET INSERTS ORDERING
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ALL 4 BOXES MUST BE FILLED OUT
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ORDERING NON CUSTOM PRODUCTS

• IF YOU ARE ORDERING SHOES WITH ZERO INSERTS OR
  SHOES WITH HEAT MOLDABLE OR GEL INSERTS PLEASE
  FAX THE ORDER FORM IN.

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HEAT MOLDABLE OR GEL INSERTS ORDERING
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ORDERING CUSTOM PRODUCTS

• ANY TIME YOU ARE ORDERING CUSTOM PRODUCTS FROM
  DR. COMFORT (A5513 INSERTS) IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
  THAT YOU DO NOT FAX THE ORDER IN .
• MAKE SURE THE SHOE ORDER FORM AND THE CUSTOM
  INSERT ORDER FORM ARE FILLED OUT COMPLETELY.
• INCLUDE BOTH FORMS WITH THE IMPRESSION FOAM BOX
  AND SHIP TO DR. COMFORT.
• USE THE PRE-PAID UPS LABELS SUPPLIED WITH THE
  IMPRESSION BOX AND RECORD THE TRACKING NUMBER FOR
  YOUR REFERENCE.
• YOU CAN COMBINE UP TO FOUR IMPRESSION FOAM BOXES
  WITH ONE UPS LABEL FOR ALL.

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CUSTOM INSERTS ORDERING
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SHOE ORDER FORM
CUSTOM INSERT FORM
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