There is provided a foot support conforming to a user's foot. The foot
support includes a supportive member defining a front portion, a rear
portion and an arch portion for engagement against the foot plantar arch.
The rear portion has a concave periphery formed for partial resting
abutment of the person's heel. The supportive member is fabricated from
thermoplastic material formed to shape in a custom application. Preferred
materials are thermoplastic materials providing easily formable shapes
that soften or react at a low temperature between and are capable of
being molded and shaped with hand pressure to the bottom of the foot
while the foot is in a non-weight bearing position. Subsequently the
thermoplastic material hardens retaining the molded shape. In a second
embodiment, a footbed assembly having a cushioning top layer overlaying
the upper surface of the molded supportive member is provided. The
invention also contemplates a method for custom forming the supportive
member.