Medical Footwear Is Booming. Here's Why.

Medical Footwear Is Booming. Here's Why.

Read the centre's perspective on why a rapidly growing medical footwear market matters for patients seeking better foot health outcomes.

A recent industry report from Market Research Future projects the global medical footwear market will grow from USD 12.03 billion in 2025 to USD 23.21 billion by 2035 — a near-doubling driven largely by rising diabetes rates and expanding insurance coverage. For patients, this signals greater access to specialist footwear, smarter insole technology, and more clinical options than ever before.

Our take: Bigger markets mean more products, but volume is no substitute for expert clinical assessment. Objective gait and pressure analysis remains the only reliable foundation for footwear and orthotic decisions that genuinely help patients.

About the authors
Mr Ron McCulloch — Consultant Podiatric Surgeon, Centre Director, and specialist in clinical biomechanics, gait analysis and Morton's neuroma.
Dr Andrew Collinson — PhD in clinical biomechanics.

Source: Market Research Future · https://londonpodiatry.com/en/specialities/Gait-biomechanics/