A Message to Doctors & Physical Therapists

Trusted Physician Resource Since 1920

For over 85 years, the Seliga family has been dedicated to the pedorthic needs of the greater Saint Louis area. Since John Seliga I opened our first facility in 1920, Seliga Shoes has worked closely with doctors and physical therapists to help them meet the needs of their patients.

Today, Seliga Shoes has a Certified Pedorthist and is still growing. We also have an in-house orthopedic technician who fabricates all of our foot orthoses and shoe modifications from our state-of-the art fabrication lab.

Our difference, however, lies in our ability to encourage high levels of patient compliance with a doctor’s prescription. Unlike other pedorthic facilities, Seliga carries a large selection of fashionable styles that are foot friendly. We offer the patient shoes they want to wear, not just have to wear.

As John Seliga I, our founder, used to say, “Even the best shoes don’t help if they stay in the closet.” We help complete the circle of care by carrying a very broad range of pedorthic and comfort shoe styles that we can modify or enhance to meet the doctor’s medical goals while simultaneously meeting the fashion concerns of the patient.


We Can Help Even When We Don’t Make the Orthoses

We offer a complete orthosis fabrication service, specializing in rigid, semi-rigid and accommodative orthoses, and we take the time to fit the orthoses to the shoes to ensure that your patient gets the required efficacy of their device.

However, many of our referring doctors make their own orthoses. They send their patients to us to ensure they get properly fitted footwear and that the footwear is fitted to the doctor’s orthoses. This is our specialty and we are happy to do it!

In other parts of the country, some doctors resist sending their orthosis patients to Pedorthists for shoes for fear the Pedorthist would disturb the orthosis relationship. This is never a problem at Seliga.

If you provide the orthosis, we can still help you help your patients by offering the largest assortment of shoes available in a store staffed by fitting experts.


What Can We Do For You?

We take care of your patients. Making your patients happy with expert service and attractive shoe options, reflects positively on the whole process.

We provide the proper shoes to enhance the orthotic modalities or surgeries you prescribe and/or provide. The wrong shoes can subvert an otherwise perfect orthosis or complicate the healing of a foot surgery. We round out the services you provide and make sure your work is not compromised by improper shoes.

We help build referrals for your practice. The ACFAS found that while 66% of the adult population has foot problems, only 7% go see a doctor. The other 59% are among those shopping in our stores. We get hundreds of inquiries a year about local foot health professionals.

We offer free prescription pads and custom forms to facilitate your work. Our standardized forms help reduce the opportunities for miscommunication. We provide the design and printing management, resulting in one less administrative task for your staff.

We encourage patients with more complex cases to first make an appointment.