Foot Savi Saving Feet One Sole at A Time

Oh, the places you can go, and your feet are the ones that get you there! At Foot Savi, we are saving feet one sole at a time. You see, our lower extremities are an important part of the body’s overall health, yet many do not understand that maintaining healthy legs and feet is vital until, sadly, something drastic occurs, causing one to be off one’s feet for a period of time.

Think about it—your feet and legs carry your weight and exhibit exertion against gravitational forces daily. Walking is really controlled falling, and to move is to live! Experiencing pain in our feet and legs limits our ability to move, enjoy life and take on the world! It is vital that we spend an ounce of prevention (and a little money) to make sure that our feet and legs are properly maintained and supported. Foot Savi is more than just a shoe store, it is a medical boutique dedicated to helping people eliminate pain and maintain healthy legs and feet one step at a time.

Our professionally trained staff members are lower-extremity experts! In business for 22 years, Foot Savi bridges the gap between the medical and retail industries, providing a nice facility for our certified fitters to assist you with individualized, effective foot care. We offer many helpful products and provide valuable insight concerning a variety of ailments, including plantar fasciitis, heel pain, Achilles tendonitis, leg cramps and lower leg pain. We also carry therapeutic shoes for persons with diabetes and arthritis. In 1993, Congress passed the Therapeutic Shoe Bill, allowing diabetics with qualifying conditions to receive one pair of shoes and three pairs of orthotics per calendar year. As a Medicare recipient with diabetes, that is a pair of shoes every year! Foot Savi’s owner and chief pedorthist, John W. Owen Jr., “Sion,” BOCPD, CDME, BOCOF, is an allied health professional who has been fitting and caring for patients with lower extremity health issues for more than 30 years in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. 

We have several certified PFA member pedorthists on staff to assist those with hard-to-fit issues, such as narrow heels, bunions, hammer toes or claw toes. For legs, our compression works department is the largest in the Midlands, offering traditional and wrapping compression systems for those with mild to wild leg swelling! We also offer bracing for feet, ankles, legs and the back, and our medical division carries durable and effective medical equipment. Our CDME specialist is a walking encyclopedia of knowledge on products and services available to help one stay in the home longer. Our specialist can special order items as well. As a BOC-certified establishment, we passed stringent accreditation standards and are able to fill prescriptive items (billed through insurance or FSA or HSA accounts).

At Foot Savi, we don’t leave out fashion when it comes to fit and functionality either. As a member of the National Shoe Retailers Association, we carry many European-brand comfort shoes and have access to hundreds of other products and brands made just right for you. As your personal shoe fitters, Foot Savi will find the right product for the right foot type every time. 

We also have a medical day spa we opened in 2019, equipped to help those with tired and achy feet and legs to relax and an advanced medical nail technician that offers excellent routine nail and foot care—from hard to trim to nail reconstruction. From reflexology to stretching to unsightly nails, our nail technician delivers expert comfort to achy, tired and worn-out feet. Book an appointment for a spa treatment today.

Foot Savi is located at 7001 St. Andrews Rd. (Ste. A-16 and A-17), in Columbia. For more information about Foot Savi retail, call 803-781-1230. For more information or to book an appointment at the Foot Savi clinic and spa, call 803-781-1269. Also visit FootSavi.com.