Method and apparatus for making corrected custom foot molds

In apparatus for producing a corrected mold for a foot having a rear portion and a forefoot portion, said apparatus comprising:

• resilient cushion means for relatively immobilizing the forefoot portion with respect to the rear portion thereof when said foot is supporting its respective portion of full body weight, said resilient cushion means having a rear section wth a first thickness for supporting said rear portion and a front section with a second, smaller thickness for supporting said forefoot portion, said rear section being deformable throughout the entire first thickness thereof, and said resilient cushion means including a front edge, and said front section, in order to stretch out the toes and to tighten the muscles of the foot to the extent that it makes the foot more stable, includes an upper surface which is inclined upwardly towards said front edge when said cushion means is in an undepressed state, wherein the position of the rear portion of the foot on the resilient cushion means is adjusted so that said resilient cushion means adopts a corrected contour of the foot;
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• molding means positioned between said foot and said resilient cushion means for producing said corrected mold once said foot has been so adjusted.