Rickey Kanter, an individual with over 25 years of
footwear experience founded Dr. Comfort in 2002 . He grew up working in his father's footwear business, and eventually
founded his own chain of comfort footwear stores. These stores specialized in providing a wide range of styles, sizes, and
widths for both the average and not-so-average foot.
After 20+ years in the retail footwear industry, Rick sold his business and took a year off for rest and relaxation.
It was during this time that Rick became aware of the dilemma faced by diabetics and their feet.
Rick noticed that almost all of the footwear available for the
diabetic foot was not only poor in quality and badly lasted; it also lacked another important factor…style.
Rick, with the help of podiatrists
and certified pedorthists, founded Dr. Comfort and set about designing footwear to both fulfill the medical needs and exceed
the fashion expectations of the diabetic patient. Rick and his team spent a year researching and developing proper medical
lasts and eye appealing styles. The result was a product that was extremely well received by diabetics and their health care
professionals not only for their feel and function, but also their overall look and quality.
Nowadays, Dr. Comfort shoes are recognized by
all major health insurance providers internationally, not only to diabetics and those individuals with foot complications,
but also to those who need relief for their feet from the stresses of everyday life and those who just desire a comfortable
pair of shoes.
SIMS Medical is the only
Canadian Distributor for Dr. Comfort products. We offer a number of marketing tools,
support in shoe fitting, professional courses & workshops, and unprecedented expert clinical and technical advice.
Moreover, the fact that we can offer our clients a "one-stop" for all their patients' pedorthic needs with our
comprehensive laboratory services sets us miles above the rest.
Dr. Comfort was founded upon and continues to honor the following principles:
• Total satisfaction
of the end-user, in the look, feel, and quality of their footwear.
• The use of top quality natural materials in all of our footwear. Most of
our uppers and linings are made from the finest top grain leathers.
• Complete fulfillment of the needs of the diabetic foot. From the extra depth
of our footwear to the design of our footbed to our state-of-the-industry on-site pedorthic laboratories.
• Belief that proper shoe fitting can alleviate, or
even prevent, foot complications and deformities. All of our distributors are trained in the shoe fitting process, and we
have experts on-site and available to help tackle the most difficult of foot issues.
• Continual improvement of our product from heel to toe, to make
it the best it can be; creating and recreating the Gold Standard of the industry
• Have a positive impact on the daily lives of our customers. After
all, your feet take care of you; they deserve the best care you can give them. How do you give them this care? By wearing
Dr. Comfort everyday.
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