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I have had uneven leg lengths just about all my life. Even one of my hip surgeons remarked on it, measure it and tried to fix it during revision of a hip replacement. It didn't work, so I was left with PT & lifts. The PT taught me to walk in such a way that I could "get by" without the lifts, but the legs were still uneven.

What finally "fixed" me was a specific type of chiropractic care called Upper Cervical Chiropractic (my provider belongs to NUCCA), the goal of which it to align your spine from the top down. And have it stay aligned without weekly or more frequent "adjustments." In my case, unless I am having a problem, I am only seen every couple of months for a quick check.

In my case, first was a complete diagnostic process - like 3 hours. Then he aligned the top of the spine - one of my shoulders was over 1" higher than the other - this took several trips over a month. After that was stable, he aligned the sacrum & tailbone. My shoulders and hips are now level, and the difference between my legs has gone from 1/2"+ to about 1/8" - barely noticeable.

Did your PT put evaluate whether your shoulders and hips were level?
Sue

Hi Moda-
My leg length actually measures evenly, but PT and Dr both say that because my hip was painful for quite a length of time, my hips compensated and I have to “relearn” my stride. I do wear a small lift in my heal, but was told not to wear it around the house,etc.
PT is giving me some exercises to lengthen the short one. Agree with you that I would rather correct my uneven stride than wear the lift. The lift is not practical for a lot of my shoes.