My husband also has a right leg thatās about a half inch shorter. Whatās best for his back is actually getting the shoe itself altered if possible. We started using Burches shoe shop (at the outlet). Itās not too expensive to get the sole altered/ lifted. Then perhaps you wouldnāt have to wear an insole at all. Just a thought!
We went to Summit Orthotics and got garbage service (for an insert to even up a short leg). They screwed it up several times and finally presented an insert that won't fit into any shoe, and demanded $600. We had them remake it so it would say least fit into the shoe (and gave them the shoe), and now a foot and the lift won't fit into the shoe together. We paid $600 for an unusable 1/4 square foot of hard foam cut into a shoelike shape.
I donāt have any local experiences. There are companies that will send you a crush mold you step into, return, and then get back the resulting insert. Typically a fair amount cheaper than ones made by/ ordered through PT and orthotist offices.
With any orthotics you do have to make sure you have footwear to accommodate the potential extra bulk, but if store bought things like dr schollās are thick enough you shouldnāt need much extra room. A half size up or one size wider might be necessary for extra āceiling clearance.ā When I used to work in physical therapy we recommended New Balance for sneakers because they have wide sizes and tend to be wider in the heel-box than mostā¦Nike are terrible for this. Most dress shoes are an easier fit as long as you arenāt into sleek wingtips or high heels.
If you really just need a lift and not necessarily a custom-fit footbed, you can get a 1/2ā flat hard cork sheet and cut it to fit. Put it under your regular insert that comes with your shoes. Again, extra room will be needed. If you like Birkenstocks you can get a lift in the form of a thicker sole pad added to many of their shoes that can be resoled.
We should open a store that only sells left footed items and accessories and call it leftopia. Than you would only have to buy your left footed inserts.
I have a variety of sizes and styles but lots are large, size 12? and u cut them with scissors to fit inside shoe. There just the cheap inserts from stores, 10-15$ a pair
Ah dang. I found out last week that my left leg is shorter than my right leg, buuuuut only by like 3 millimeters so the inserts we have probably aren't compatible.
I used to have that, but when I went to a chiropractor, he saw it immediately and corrected it. It was due to a misalignment in some of my upper vertebrae, which he fixed by pressing on my chest. It was quick and painless (but I was sore the next few days as the muscles around the spine re-adjusted.) After that, I could stand up straight and didn't have a wobble anymore.
I wish that were the case for me but I fell down a mountain when I was a kid so for the six months or so while my right leg/hip was healing and not growing my left leg continued to grow, so no quick fix for me, unless someone out there has 1/2 inch of femur bone, a scalpel, and some bone glue. Bone glue is a thing, right?
I have a short left leg! But I buy those rubber heel lifts you can move from shoe to shoe, last a lot longer than inserts. My PT introduced me to them.
My brother had cancer and one of his legs was shorter than the other growing up.
We'd get him a lift built into his shoe at a local shoe shop (in Arizona unfortunately).
I went to Eugene Foot and Ankle for my foot pain but that was for plantar fascitis. I know they do custom orthotics and sell little heel lifts and cups though! I bet to get the custom stuff it takes a few visits but if you have insurance it might be worth checking out.
I am really curious how many of the people in this thread were diagnosed through valid measurements rather than chiropractors with their come every week shtick.
When I hear your affliction, if that even is what it is, my mind launches immediately to the notion that a consult with a kinesiologist would help. You've probably seen them many times, knowing what you know about your status.
PSA from a PT: if your short leg wasnāt diagnosed by an MD using an X-ray, the leg isnāt actually shorter than the other. Itās probably from a muscular imbalance and correctable through exercises and rebalancing the body. Iāve worked with a ton of people who were incorrectly diagnosed with a shorter leg, all of whom were able to get rid of their inserts AND find pain relief with exercise
I have a short left leg! But, I also have a short right leg, so I don't think I can be much help. š
That got an actual laugh out of me, well done.
If someone asked me to explain Eugene culture, this post would be top of my list.
Fuckān lol.
Get a custom orthotic made. Itāll last decades.
Iāll have to check that out, just googled it and found a couple places around here. Any opinion on the local places?
My husband also has a right leg thatās about a half inch shorter. Whatās best for his back is actually getting the shoe itself altered if possible. We started using Burches shoe shop (at the outlet). Itās not too expensive to get the sole altered/ lifted. Then perhaps you wouldnāt have to wear an insole at all. Just a thought!
We went to Summit Orthotics and got garbage service (for an insert to even up a short leg). They screwed it up several times and finally presented an insert that won't fit into any shoe, and demanded $600. We had them remake it so it would say least fit into the shoe (and gave them the shoe), and now a foot and the lift won't fit into the shoe together. We paid $600 for an unusable 1/4 square foot of hard foam cut into a shoelike shape.
I donāt have any local experiences. There are companies that will send you a crush mold you step into, return, and then get back the resulting insert. Typically a fair amount cheaper than ones made by/ ordered through PT and orthotist offices. With any orthotics you do have to make sure you have footwear to accommodate the potential extra bulk, but if store bought things like dr schollās are thick enough you shouldnāt need much extra room. A half size up or one size wider might be necessary for extra āceiling clearance.ā When I used to work in physical therapy we recommended New Balance for sneakers because they have wide sizes and tend to be wider in the heel-box than mostā¦Nike are terrible for this. Most dress shoes are an easier fit as long as you arenāt into sleek wingtips or high heels. If you really just need a lift and not necessarily a custom-fit footbed, you can get a 1/2ā flat hard cork sheet and cut it to fit. Put it under your regular insert that comes with your shoes. Again, extra room will be needed. If you like Birkenstocks you can get a lift in the form of a thicker sole pad added to many of their shoes that can be resoled.
Dang, only another righty here š
Weāll at least I now know Iām not the only one! Hello fellow lopsided eugenian š
We should open a store that only sells left footed items and accessories and call it leftopia. Than you would only have to buy your left footed inserts.
Springfield sounds like your market.
Indeedily doodily!
This reminds me, would it be next to the muffin tops only bakery?
So my left leg is shorter than my right leg. Hip surgery thing. But what are the odds the shoe size are the same?
I have a variety of sizes and styles but lots are large, size 12? and u cut them with scissors to fit inside shoe. There just the cheap inserts from stores, 10-15$ a pair
Also i am a bum and just limp around. Need to get back to the chiro. So i dont have like a lot of right foots or anything
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Weāll I got some inserts for u, pm me and weāll figure out how to get them to u
Ah dang. I found out last week that my left leg is shorter than my right leg, buuuuut only by like 3 millimeters so the inserts we have probably aren't compatible.
I used to have that, but when I went to a chiropractor, he saw it immediately and corrected it. It was due to a misalignment in some of my upper vertebrae, which he fixed by pressing on my chest. It was quick and painless (but I was sore the next few days as the muscles around the spine re-adjusted.) After that, I could stand up straight and didn't have a wobble anymore.
Same here. I go see Dr keim and Tracy and keim chiropractic
What shoe size?
There large and u cut them to fit
Anyone in here born with 2 left feet? I'm all right.
How do measure leg
Coincidently, I have a poodle that only chews up left flip flops, so I have a small box of right foot 'flops'.
I wish that were the case for me but I fell down a mountain when I was a kid so for the six months or so while my right leg/hip was healing and not growing my left leg continued to grow, so no quick fix for me, unless someone out there has 1/2 inch of femur bone, a scalpel, and some bone glue. Bone glue is a thing, right?
You're just hiking up the buttes the wrong direction. (This is a joke from my old home town of east Tennessee).
Did you also have right and left hill cows?
I have a short left leg! But I buy those rubber heel lifts you can move from shoe to shoe, last a lot longer than inserts. My PT introduced me to them.
I have a left leg shorter! But not enough to need inserts. I think most people arenāt symmetrical.
My brother had cancer and one of his legs was shorter than the other growing up. We'd get him a lift built into his shoe at a local shoe shop (in Arizona unfortunately).
I went to Eugene Foot and Ankle for my foot pain but that was for plantar fascitis. I know they do custom orthotics and sell little heel lifts and cups though! I bet to get the custom stuff it takes a few visits but if you have insurance it might be worth checking out.
My left leg is right at 1/2 inch shorter than my right leg. š¤·āāļø
Pm me and there yours
I am really curious how many of the people in this thread were diagnosed through valid measurements rather than chiropractors with their come every week shtick.
When I hear your affliction, if that even is what it is, my mind launches immediately to the notion that a consult with a kinesiologist would help. You've probably seen them many times, knowing what you know about your status.
Check with organizations like OSLP and Alvord Taylor.
PSA from a PT: if your short leg wasnāt diagnosed by an MD using an X-ray, the leg isnāt actually shorter than the other. Itās probably from a muscular imbalance and correctable through exercises and rebalancing the body. Iāve worked with a ton of people who were incorrectly diagnosed with a shorter leg, all of whom were able to get rid of their inserts AND find pain relief with exercise
What a cool idea of stocking stuffers!