Review: DrFoot Anti-Pronation Sports Insole

Products Description:

Dr Foot’s Sports Insoles work wonders on problem-prone feet. These Insoles are biomechanically engineered to help relieve pronation.

The contoured shape supports your feet in two directions, both lengthwise and across the arch, for maximum relief of pain and fatigue. The special poron heel cushion and the comfortable arch support helps to reduce shock absorption and fatigue.

Dr Foot Sport Insoles are engineered to combat over pronation and provide greater stability and maximum support. Ideal for patients seeking arch support for prevention and treatment of over pronation.

Dr Foot’s Sport Insoles treats the underlying cause of over pronation and provides comfort for conditions such as Back Pain, Heel Pain, Bunions, Flat Feet, Neuroma, Foot Pain, Metatarsalgia, Shin Pain and Achilles Pain.

Review:

I bought two pairs of these insoles, summing 40pounds. I have to say I regret it. Maybe it is my fault, maybe its DrFoots fault, still, I guess it might be useful for you to keep reading this.

As an annoying knee pain showed up recently I decided to buy some insoles and researched showed that these might be the best. I bought them and in less than 3 days I had them with me. I wanted to fit them in my running shoes and another pair on my daily trekking shoes that I bought recently at Decatlhon (in Portugal, for the reasonable price of 50euros).

Happily I removed my awesome ASICS black insoles and replaced them by these ones. Running with them felt strange but you get quite used to it, however, the insoles don’t have the required shape (even though it’s the correct size) so I feel the end of the insole with my big toe. That’s annoying!

I went to my trekking shoes and guess what… There’s no removable insole in them!!! If I add the DrFoots insole, my feet barely fit into the shoe and it is very unconfortable even though the shape is ok.

Moreover, the seller (which should understand something about this) at Alton Sports told me they were pretty much useless for running. On the other hand, they have pretty good reviews at their homepage (even featuring a comment in Novembers, 2008 edition of Runners World).

I feel that the insoles are a bit too hard when compared with the insoles from a running shoe making them very unconfortable for large distances. They also appear to be too soft. Some lessons to learn:

• Instead of buying insoles, buy shoes that fit your overpronation issue. Long term, they will be more confortable and a better way of spending your money;
• If you do buy insoles, check local stores first, buying online (insoles) is always a risky business. Check them out, touch them, look at them, if possible try them on your feet outside the shoe and inside the shoe;
• If you really have to buy them online, do buy a bigger size, otherwise they maybe too short. If they are too long you can cut them, if they are too short … kaputt! On the other hand, I question myself… will the bigger insole have a higher arch and then damage your foot? Or maybe, since it is made for a bigger foot, will the arch be longer or incorrectly positioned with regards to your foot? See all these questions can just be avoided by buying directly the proper shoe and avoiding insoles.
  

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~ by pmatos on November 13, 2008.