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Originally Posted by Boomer
I don’t know if this will help you or not, but it might be worth a try until you find someone to build up the shoe itself. . .
About 3 years ago, I twisted my ankle. The podiatrist at home did an x-ray and put me in an ankle brace. Nothing was broken.
When we got back to FL, it started to really hurt — a lot, so I went to a podiatrist in TV. She figured out what was wrong and put me in a boot. (It took an MRI to show I had torn a tendon.)
She told me to get a simple, little contraption called an EVENup. She did not have them, but she said I could get one on Amazon.
In just the few days I waited for my Amazon order, clomping around in that boot made the opposite hip really sore. (I had never had hip problems before and I don’t now.)
The EVENup straps on the bottom of the opposite shoe and does exactly what its name says it will do.
I was in that boot for 6 or 8 weeks, as I recall, but the tendon tear was not a big one and it healed, no surgery.
Although being in a boot for my ankle was not exactly fun, at least I was even-upped and did not have to pull my opposite hip joint in a weird way.
I had never been in a boot before and was so surprised at how walking lopsided could affect the opposite hip and make it so sore. Had it not been for the EVENup, I probably would have spent those weeks doing a whole lot of sitting around because walking would have hurt so much. But I did fine. That EVENup took care of the problem right away and that sure made me happy.
I understand that your situation is permanent and mine was temporary. But maybe this information can help you while you get your shoes taken care of.
Boomer
PS: I am pretty sure there is a poster here who is a podiatrist who would be happy to tell us if I am giving you bad advice. Meanwhile, look up the EVENup and see if it could make sense for you temporarily.
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Somebody call?
Yes your advice is great for someone in a walking boot, but not a permanent solution.
Either a heel lift (inside the shoe), a 1/4 inch may suffice, since most people or off by 1/8-1/4" anyway, and never even notice it. But the other answer is to add the 1/2" to the bottom of the sole. I have several patients I've referred out for this and on patient (due to polio) needs about 4# added to every pair of shoes he owns.
And decent shoe repair shop will be able to remove the current sole, add the appropriate amount of lift, the re-attach the sole.
Sorry, but I don't know of any here in TV area, but if you're in DC, I've got a guy...
