Arch Supports

Before you start "jacking up" your arches like a car with a flat tire, do your feet and body a favor for the long term by avoiding arch supports if you don't need them. Here’s an exercise that will help you determine if you need arch supports or not.

Exercise: Stand up. Remove your shoes if you want to but it is not necessary. Scrunch up your feet as if you were trying to use your feet to pick up a towel from the floor.

You should feel your arches rising

You may even feel a slight external rotation in your legs

Raising your arches proves that you have muscular control over your arches and that they should not be supported. All you need to do is activate those muscles, and that is what Posture Control Insoles® do without you even thinking about it. You need to strengthen your feet. It stands to reason that if you “support” your arches, the muscles you just used will weaken and atrophy. Some people weaken their feet so badly they can no longer walk barefoot - not even across the kitchen floor.

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Fact: Arch supports are designed to immobilize or limit the motion of your arches. Immobilizing is appropriate to aid the healing process of a broken bone or a torn ligament.

Fact: Permanently immobilizing any part of the body will lead to loss of function.

Fact: Less than 20% of the population have flat feet.

Fact: Most of us have flexible feet with visible, functional arches. Some arches are low, some are higher and all of them collapse by some amount from sitting (non weight bearing) to standing. There is no "ideal" arch height.

Fact: Very few people have rigid arches that don't move at all.

Fact: Arch supports do not contribute to foot stability when the weight is shifted to the forefoot.

Need Arch Support?

NO - If you have functional arches, even if they are low, you don't need arch supports.

NO - If you have high flexible arches, you don't need arch supports.

YES - People who have flat feet benefit from arch supports.

YES - People who suffer from Plantar Fasciitis (heel pain) benefit from using arch supports temporarily while the fascia attachment heals. After the pain is gone, the arch supports should be removed to preserve natural motion of the foot.

Walking off the arch support

Fallen Arches

It's not so surprising that so many people think they need arch supports. After all, that's all they have ever heard from doctors and advertisements. Some people who have low arches even think they have flat feet. Everybody over 40 believes they have "fallen arches".

The term "fallen arches" seems better applied to the aftermath of the Roman Empire than an anatomical description of your feet. What are fallen arches? Fallen relative to what? How far will they fall? Why are they falling? Does everyone who spends a lot of time on his or her feet ultimately end up with flat feet?

The best way to understand some of these issues is to take a look at children. They surely aren't old enough to have "fallen arches"! Yet a lot of them do. So why does this condition seem so prevalent?

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Morton's Foot

The correct term for those fallen arches is an elevated first metatarsal which is often but not necessarily, associated with Morton's Foot Syndrome (shortened first metatarsal and deeper first web space). It is an issue of the bones in the foot - specifically the head of the Talus (ankle bone). Because of an upward rotation of the head of the Talus, the first metatarsal and the big toe literally have to travel a small distance toward the ground to become weight bearing, and in the process the inside of the foot, the arch, collapses.

The elevated first metatarsal also causes the ankle to roll in and an internal rotation of the leg. You were born with the elevated first metatarsal which greatly impacts your gait and posture.

The muscles controlling your arches were stronger when you were younger and more active. By the same token, children today are less active and weaker, and as a result, they suffer with back aches and other musculoskeletal pain in record numbers. Most people try to control their arches using the wrong muscles - we call them “bracers” because they brace their muscles against hyperpronation. That leads to tired calf muscles and shin splints. We know with certainty that faulty foot mechanics and poor posture catches up with you as you age. By the age of 40, most people suffer from some kind of foot and posture related musculoskeletal pain.

Morton's foot is recognized by a short first metatarsal bone and a deeper first web space.

The elevated first metatarsal seen in the frontal plane

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Posture Control Insoles®

When you pick up a towel from the floor with your feet, you bring your first metatarsal and big toe down to the ground so your foot can be properly supported. That is exactly what Posture Control Insoles® do - bring your first metatarsal and big toe down to the ground. Simply put, Posture Control Insoles® put that foot exercise you did "on automatic" with every step - they help your body heal itself. The insoles allow your body to correct your gait and posture. Your performance will improve, your muscles will relax and your pain will subside. It doesn't happen instantaneously, but after 7-10 days you should feel a significant difference.

That is our guarantee. In fact, if you are not satisfied with the results, we will refund your entire purchase price including *shipping and handling.

*limited to standard shipping by priority mail.

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Getting Started

The ordering process is simple. Two quick evaluations will tell you exactly what Posture Control Insoles® to buy.

Check your shoe wear pattern

Check your foot mechanics

We'll show you exactly how. Click to proceed with your "2 minute evaluation".

OR..

Would you rather just test them in your shoes? You'll have what you need with the Perfect Fit™ package giving you both the 3.5 mm and the 6.0 mm pair - the second pair at a 40% discount.

Relief in just a few days: Start by choosing Gender and Size.

*Choose#1 (low) Arch for flat feet and mild Plantar Fasciitis. Choose #2 (high) Arch for severe Plantar Fasciitis. Otherwise choose NO arch support.

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