FEET HURT? When your feet hurt, you hurt all over. What makes the Cobbler Shop Shoes and Pedorthics experience different?
We are a full service shoe store specializing in pedorthic based solutions. We are a shoe store, pedorthic clinic, and shoe repair with a mission to in solve customers unique foot issues and alleviating their discomfort. A large selection of sizes and widths are stocked. Our store carries an extensive selection of shoes including athletic, casual, walking and work shoes as well as clogs, sandals and winter boots. We offer both custom and non-custom orthotics, custom footwear, shoe repair services and custom footwear modifications. With our extensive fitting stock of over 3,000 pair of shoes we can offer multiple solutions for your hard to fit feet for same-day solutions.
What you can expect at The Cobber Shop Shoes and Pedorthics?
One of our fitting specialists will discuss your needs and offer recommendations for any foot health issues or questions you might have. We will measure and pedograph both of your feet to ensure we provide correct fitting footwear.
Our knowledgeable staff is trained to fit orthotics and braces in footwear and understand the challenges accommodative devices create.
Our shoe repair services, custom orthotic fabrication and custom modifications are completed in our facility repair shop or orthopedic laboratory right on the premise. We don't send your custom work out to an outside service.
History
Pete Simons started the family business shoe repair shop when Harry Truman was in the White House. Simmon's son-in-law William Brown eventually took ownership of the family business 1969 and expanded the shoe repair into a full service shoe store in the 1980s. Kevin began working full time in 1975 with his late father William.
Kevin saw a need for pedorthic intervention with many customers and returned to school. Kevin received his pedorthic training at Ball State University in Muncie Indiana and Northwestern University in Chicago Illinois becoming a Certified Pedorthist in 1990. The Cobbler Shop Shoes and Pedorthics is the only full service shoe store in the Mid-Michigan area with an American Board Certified pedorthist on staff.
In 1990, Kevin became the third generation to take ownership of the family business. His son, Ryan Brown, completed his formal Pedorthic training at Baker College-Flint in 2017 and remains actively involved as a Pedorthist and in day-to-day operations. Brown's wife Pat serves as the operations manager which allows Kevin and Ryan to focus on pedorthic patient care. Kevin, Pat, and Ryan work collectively with staff to provide quality merchandise and excellent solution based service in their family based pedorthic niche business.
Staff
Our fitting specialists possess more than 70 years of combined experience in the shoe industry and have received technical training in house.
Kevin, our pedorthist continues his education by attending ABC Pedorthic educational workshops and seminars, to keep abreast of technical advancements in the field of pedorthics.
Our shoe technicians are skilled craftspeople and have received extensive training in shoe repair, orthotic fabrication and custom modifications. The technicians work closely with our fitting specialists and pedorthist and can make accommodative adjustments during your visit.
Foot Health
We offer solutions to foot problems in the most non-invasive way possible. We treat common ailments as well as foot problems caused by other health conditions or injury. We can dispense items prescribed by your physician; however, we do not require a prescription to provide services to you. We are a Blue Cross/Blue Shield participating provider. We can submit a claim to your insurance company on your behalf.
Listed below are foot related problems we frequently treat:
Common Ailments:
- Back Pain
- Bunions
- Edema
- Foot Pain
- Hammer Toes
- Knee Pain
- Neuroma
- Neuropathy
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pronation/Supination
- Tendonitis
Disease Related Foot Problems:
- Arthritis
- Diabetes
- Parkinson's
- Stroke
Problems Related To Injuries:
- Auto Accident
- Drop Foot
- Leg Length Discrepancy
- Post-Surgical Recovery
- Workers Compensation Injury