Things to Understand Before Buying Orthopedic Shoes for Seniors

Shoes have been an important part of our lives. It makes our movements comfortable and helps to maintain the health of our legs. Unfortunately, there are people born with leg length deformities and some get this deformity after any fractures and other bone-related issues. The importance of orthopedic shoes will be incomplete without focusing on how it helps the seniors to have a smooth movement. For people with leg length discrepancies and seniors, the regular shoes are not as comfortable as for healthy legs. In this situation, orthopedic shoes are of great help. So, let’s understand what orthopedic shoes mean.
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Orthopedic Shoe Lifts: Promoting Good Health and Well-Being For People With Leg Length Discrepancies

There are over 50% of people in the world born with some degree of Leg Length Discrepancies(LLD) but the small differences don’t cause any problem. A smaller cohort of them are having differences above 2cm or ⅝” which greatly affects their well-being and quality of life. LLD is not always from birth or congenital, there are diseases and injuries responsible for bringing such deformities to the lives of people. Enough has been spoken about the types, causes, and symptoms of LLD but in this post, our focus is to provide quality information about the low cost yet effective solutions for people to mitigate the challenges of LLD.
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Listen To Your Feet!! Understand The Causes, Types, Effects, and Remedies For Leg Length Discrepancy

Don’t think that it is yet another cooked-up story just to grab your attention. But no!! Just take a pause and think if your feet could talk, what would they speak to you? Your primary mode of transport takes a lot of pressure day in and day out and keeps going on. But too often we ignore them which may lead to bizarre health conditions. Especially, people with existing leg length discrepancies shouldn’t ignore the complaints of their feet and act immediately to mitigate the conditions before it worsens.
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Customize Your Shoes to Correct Leg Length Discrepancy

The causes of a leg length discrepancy, even the most common ones, are numerous and varied. The discrepancy can result from an injury, such as in a fracture that damages the cells responsible for growth of the bone, while the corresponding bone on the other leg grows normally. Some fractures can also lead to overgrowth of bone during the healing process, resulting in a longer than normal bone.
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Orthopedic Shoe Lifts: Make Your Move Lighter

A bad shoe is the reason behind your aching leg and heel. Our feet and legs are complicated as we spend lots of time expecting a lot out of them and putting our whole body weight on it. Better shoes can make your feet and legs a lot stronger and better in the long term. Considering these, American Heelers has come up with new design shoes that are Orthopedic Shoes.
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Leg Length Discrepancy (LLD): Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment

American Heelers have modified thousands of shoes and we can effectively perform the shoe lift elevation on any shoe you like. The average shoe lift size they modify is approximately 5/8″ which only adds a couple ounces of weight to the shoe. However very often we have to modify shoes 2, 3 and even 4″! On shoe lift elevations of that larger thickness it is even more important to select shoes which are lighter weight and more flexible because the additional sole makes the shoe weigh a little more and lose some flexibility.


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Benefits of Comfortable Footwear with Shoe Inserts and Why You Should Wear Them?

We walk on our feet every single day, so they take a lot of wear and tear. Some people wear and swear by insoles for their shoes on a daily basis, whereas others think that they are nothing more than a waste of time and money. So, what’s the verdict? Are they worth the money to spend or are they just “if you want them” accessories? Let’s take a look.


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Why a Heel Lift is the Best Option for Leg Length Discrepancy?

If you’ve discovered that you have Leg Length Discrepancy (LLD) to the point where it is considered “significant”– aka, needs some sort of treatment to help you live comfortably, you may be wondering whether or not a heel lift is the best option. After all, orthotics like this cost a pretty penny and how can something so…low tech be so helpful? There’s a lot going for it, it turns out! 


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