@nrg My right leg is the one more affected by the neuropathy. The rocker plate is embedded in my right shoe to give me a mechanical push-off with each step. The left shoe is built up to match the heighth of the right shoe, where the plate is embedded. The neuropathy has left me with a soleus muscle that is poorly innervated (number of nerve neurons telling the muscle to work). The soleus muscle is important for balance and walking.
One PT had me try an AFO (ankle foot orthosis),which helped with ankle stabilization and “popping up” the toes, but the poor push-off was a bigger problem. I just remind myself to do “exaggerated heel strike” with each step and the mechanical push-off really helps in the step-through.
The PT you see may know a PT that does shoe adjustments or an “old-fashioned” shoe store that has a worker that does them. Some orthotists (the people who make the AFOs) know how to do it, many don’t.