Australian podiatrist founder Phillip Vasyli introduced the best-known and award-winning Orthaheel brand in 1991 in order to reach an even larger audience of people struggling with pain. As of July 2013, Vionic Group’s three consumer brands, Dr. Andrew Weil Integrative Footwear, Orthaheel and Vionic, merged into a single, stylish brand that marries technology & performance with fashion: Vionic with Orthaheel Technology. Vionic retains its most prominent feature, trusted Orthaheel Technology, as well as a commitment to maintain the vision of creating life-changing footwear.