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Running shoes may be a special case in which orthotics are not as suitable as in regular shoes that do not change as much over time as runners do. Brent

I’m not sure this statement is necessarily true. I have a pair of orthotics that are meant for runners. My podiatrist said that with my orthotics, I don’t have to stick with stability shoes. I could wear cushioning shoes and it’ll be fine because the orthotics will take care of the rest. I don’t know if this is true, because I actually have never worn motion-control shoes. Conal Graduate Student 337 Social Sciences 1 Dept. of Anthropology University of California-Santa Cruz

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Do orthotics have to be custom made and fitted by a professional or will simple, off the shelf ones do?

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I have been wondering about orthotics and running and noticed the following. When my running shoes are getting a little old I start getting problems in my left leg and hip area. These go away when I switch to a new pair of shoes. This suggests that wear in the shoe over time changes the way the shoe supports my foot and hence my angle, knee, hip, etc. If this is true, then for ANY orthotic to work in a running shoe, it would have to change in the opposite way to keep the total effect constant. The combination might also work if the orthotic, as well as aligning my foot, caused the shoe to wear evenly with respect to foot position. An alternative would be a neutral shoe that did not change with a custom fit orthotic that did not change (or off the shelf if you are lucky). Running shoes may be a special case in which orthotics are not as suitable as in regular shoes that do not change as much over time as runners do. Brent — Brent Beach, Victoria, BC, CA

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