joe smith said:
"I hve flat feet and wear orthodics. What type of shoe should I wear?"
Like I said, I know there is no one right shoe for everyone. But does wearing orthodics because of
flat feet lend toward a cushion type shoe of should you still go with a motion control.
Are the orthotics for overpronation or ...? A "generalization" with many exceptions (like myself) is
that people with flat feet overpronate, which is why I'm guessing that direction.
If this is the case (overpronation), I would avoid cushioned shoes. Again, depending on why the
orthotics and what biomechanical issues, a stability shoe might be a good starting point. Some
stability shoes may provide better control for overpronation than some motion control shoes,
depending upon the shoe structure and the biomechanical issues of the runner. Theoretically, the
orthotics should help with pronation issues, so the stability shoe may work better than mc, which
may be too rigid.
*My* data point is that I have high arches, overpronate, wear orthotics, and cushioned shoes, even
for walking, send my feet into a tizzy. My PT switched me from motion control to stability shoes
since they controlled the pronation where I needed it near the forefoot. But that's *my* data point.
Not sure what your friend's is.
Dot
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