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I have got really flat feet also and they started turning (right outward) left, who knows?? plus I have neuropathy really bad from knees down. Don't you think you inherited the flat feet? Me playing tennis for years in Tretorn's sure didn't help either!! My question is, who do you have make your orthotics? Ive paid for several expensive ones to be made and none of them have actually worked that well and I kept having them remade; but, have given up on the ones to date.
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Hi, Betty
I've been wearing orthotics since the 1980s when I was still in my 30s. I'd always known I'd flat feet. In spite of that, I'd been a long-distance runner all of my life (marathons and longer). I can't say for certain that the orthotics helped me to keep running; I suspect they did, but I'm unable to prove it. All of my orthotics were doctor-prescribed, none were store-bought or ones like those from GoodFeet. Did that mean mine were any better? Here, too, I can't say, not with any certainty. Do you find that now you have to wear your orthotics just to have the balance you have? I'd always love going about barefoot, but now, with my neuropathy, I'm wondering if I'd be better off (kinder to my ankles, knees, and hips) if I were to wear my orthotics throughout the day. (Naturally, I'm no longer running –– no longer doing many of the things I used to enjoy doing!)
Ray (@ray666)