Why You Need Shoe Orthotics For Your Profane Feet

By Allyson Whitley


Shoe orthotics is one of the solutions often used in the field of podiatric medicine. This orthotic is a special kind of shoe insert that is designed to correct biomechanics incompetency on the foot. These shoe inserts are widely used in athletic sports and have proven to be a great success in correcting special foot injuries.

When will someone require insole inserts to aide their feet biomechanics? One likely situation that will warrant these corrective aides is when fixing pronated feet; this is a foot condition where the feet cave in during high stress movements like running. This condition has a high frequency of occurrence in athletes or those who do the early morning jogs wearing trainers.

Whenever the foot caves in because of the upper body pressure, it causes the knees to rotate in a caved in motion as well and this puts stress on the lower limb and ends up in small fractures. These stress fractures may also affect you if you take long walks to work every day. Orthotic treatment is thus crucial whenever problems arise due to a lot of stress on the foot like jogging, running or walking for long distances.

It is common for modern day sportswear shoes to claim of having sufficient foot padding inside the shoe to absorb shock and provide comfort. But as research shows not all trainers, running shoes or ordinary shoes are that sufficient when walking or running in them. So if you develop early foot stresses or pains whenever you complete a jog or walk home from work, then you could definitely do well with foot inserts.

So where can you buy these protective padding for your shoes? It is good news that we do not need a doctors approval in order to buy them; we can gladly buy them over the counter however it may be a good idea to check with a podiatrist to point you in the right direction. Sometimes the problem may be more than stress fractures and you will need to a different medical attention.

While buying medical inserts for the shoes, it is crucial to try them out first to determine whether they will fit and be comfortable inside the footware. Foot inserts are necessary whether the footware is heeled or has a thick sole; it is important that the shoe has enough depth for both the inner padding and your foot to fit. If the padding does not fit you can trim it a bit; most people use their inner soles as a template to carefully trim the padding.

At times you may require complete removal the inner sole of your footware in order for the orthotics to go in. A number one rule in buying inserts is always aiming for depth of the footware and not how long or wide the shoe is. Extra foot padding also work well with adjustable shoes, that is shoes with laces, buckles, adjustable hooks or straps which can be attuned for the shoe to feel comfortable.

When looking for high quality medical foot padding, then shopping in sports and shoe stores is the right place to get them. There are pharmacies that sell the padding as well as online websites where you can browse through variety before purchase. As you select the shoe orthotics to buy, make sure it fits, is comfortable and will solve your profane feet problem.




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