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Originally Posted by Ellwoodrick
It can be as simple as the shoes he wears. Many years ago I tried a pare of inserts (Orthodics ) for my shoes. It mad all the difference in the world for me. I have lived with flat feet all my life. That's another issue. I even went to a Podiatrist to get a "Good" set of Orthodics made. Still had problems. went back to the foot doc. His answer was "we don't put a lot support in shoes now". Dropped him. I went back to the foot scanner in stores. Bought the recommended insert number. I now have many pares of them in all different shoes basically making all my shoes match each other. Yes I was diagnosed with arthritis in various areas of my Back years ago. Keeping active does help. I wish I had more to offer to help. When it is bad it is really bad. I understand. Good luck........
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I don't know who "WE" are, but orthotics are still an important tool in treating foot, knee, hip and back pain...
Be careful of those "foot scanner" stores. They advertise "custom" orthotics, but what they give you is "off the shelf", cheap insoles and charge a ridiculous price...
If they sell you a $30-$50 OTC insole, that's fine, as they can certainly help. But some of the stores charge $200-300 for shoes and another $300/pair for their insoles (w/a 3 pair minimum)...