How To Utilize Heel Lifts & Orthotics with a Leg Length Deficiency

[@frogsty1764]

Wow! Thank you for sharing these tips! Foam roll and stretching for the feet, I need to learn more about that

[@Xainlrd]

Loved this explanation!!!

[@henryweaver667]

Thank you very helpful....Blessings

[@staceycee7726]

Im SO glad to have found your video. SÚPER helpful. Thanks for sharing!

[@aaryagathani]

Does wearing heel lifts better the muscle imbalances or make them worse in the long term? And can you wear heel lifts for a longer thigh?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

This should help the muscle imbalances. Yes, you can wear lifts for a longer thigh. The heel lift affects the entire length of the leg. You just need the right measurement.

[@aaryagathani]

@@COREChiropracticHouston What tests are determined to measure the exact length difference?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

@@aaryagathani - we take a special x-ray that shows us all of your leg joints in one image. Then we measure from there. You can see more on this page: www.corechiropractic.net/conditions/leg-length-discrepancy/

[@Pamandmanny]

Please list where you buy your lifts, I have a discrepancy. The lifts always press on my nerves and I hate them, I used to get it altered on my actual shoes but I would like inserts so I can buy any shoe I like

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

Here's where we get them - gwheellift.com/ - Just make sure you have the right measurement first!

[@sadafiqbal6104]

Maam hello u recommended me shoe lifts that i am using dr now recomemded me lilzarophe is it same and it is painful kindly guide me

[@lucasbutler7965]

Just to be clear - The Heel lift goes in the shoe with the shorter leg?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

Yes, the shorter leg.

[@amgdrifta]

Great content!

[@fmaries7000]

How long did u stay in 3mm heel lift before going to 5mm? How long did u stay in 5mm till u moved onto 7mm?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

It takes most people about a month to be ready to move up, but there's no set time.

[@sandralowery4618]

My feet turned in I need a shoe built up 1 side to make my feet to not turn in

[@buyiscorner396]

Hi, my daughter has a 2.5cm leg length discrepancy due to Blounts disease. She will be having leg length surgery in 6months time. In the mean time is she a candidate for a heel lift insert or a full shoe lift? Can she use either temporarily before the surgery? Regarding total shoe lift, does she wear a specialised shoe or do they take her current shoes and lift them? Can this be done discreetly so it isn't obvious to others?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

She would need a full size shoe insert. They usually start at 18 mm , which would be helpful. They are typically worn discreetly in a looser shoe or a shoe one half size larger. Having a shoe repair group re-engineer the shoe can get expensive, but they also do it as discreetly as possible. You could also do a combination of heel lift and shoe repair, but most people would go with the full shoe insert.

[@buyiscorner396]

@@COREChiropracticHouston thank you for the response. I took my daughter to a podiatrist who gave her a full size shoe insert at 17mm. We are already seeing an improvement in her walk.

[@jimm533]

I'm an active 50 year old male with exactly the same situation. I have orthotics with 18mm raise on the short side and do squats in the gym. I tried custom lifts in the shoe but it's too expensive. I wish your daughter all the best.

[@sophielee7582]

Would this work the same if I have different leg lengths from moderate scoliosis?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine and doesn't mean you have different leg lengths. You may have a functional difference, but you would have to be measured (preferably with x-ray) to see if you actually have different leg lengths.

[@sophielee7582]

@@COREChiropracticHouston But still one leg is 3cm less since my pelvis is rotating :(

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

@@sophielee7582 In our office, we evaluate how much of the leg difference is from the leg rotating and how much is from differences in leg lengths from the actual legs. You need to know both measurements to know which heel lift to use. 3 cm is a lot, that can't all be from your pelvis rotating.

[@sophielee7582]

@@COREChiropracticHouston I have moderate- severe scoliosis and I have constant headaches, pain when I walk, sit or sleep. :(

[@rutujamorje6609]

@@sophielee7582 you can take help of Physiotherapist

[@irenepatton8321]

Where can I buy the lift?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

We guy ours through GW Lift - gwheellift.com/

[@vinlodj8948]

Hello. I get headache due to structural LLD, the difference is 0.75. Will full sole lift alone potentially fix it?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

Potentially - if that's the cause. I have had patients have all pain go away with a lift in and all pain come back with the lift out.

[@vinlodj8948]

Great to hear that the fix could be this "simple", will have to try and see. Thank you, Doc!

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

@@vinlodj8948 Getting the right measurement is key. You also will likely have to build up slowly. I don't usually give more than a 5mm lift to start. Patients can get very sore if they build up the side too quickly.

[@vinlodj8948]

Can a snapping scapula caused by structural LLD also be potentially fixed by a lift? I forgot to mention this. I imagine it could as the lift straightens the spine, relieving pressure from the shorter side

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

@@vinlodj8948 - That would make sense of at least a partial solution, but I really can't say without an exam for more information.

[@danbruno5945]

I had Major Sciatica and Upon seeing my chiropractor he said I have pelvic tilt and my spine is leaning to one side so he gave me a heel lifter when I was found to have a shorter left leg, After 6 months my pins and needles went but had MAJOR Hip pain that wouldn't go away so as an experiment I removed my heel lifter and felt better. Can this happen?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

There are times when the heel lift is only to be used temporarily (like a few months) and times when it should be permanent. I don't know how the heel lift was measured or what the recommendations were to help advise you properly. Best to ask your chiropractor.

[@guilhermesmonteiro7344]

When you say, " you toss it out" you mean, I need to stop using the insole from the original shoe and keep the insole heels?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

If you are using an orthotic, you'll likely have to remove the insole that came with the shoe to make everything fit.

[@guilhermesmonteiro7344]

@@COREChiropracticHouston Thanks. Do you have scoliosis?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

@@guilhermesmonteiro7344 - No, I don't have scoliosis

[@guilhermesmonteiro7344]

@@COREChiropracticHouston I have scoliosis and I'm not sure if wearing heel lifts would work for my leg discrepancy. I also have misaligned bite, which has lot's of influence for people with scoliosis.

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

@@guilhermesmonteiro7344 - start with getting your legs measured and then start slowly on the lift, going up a little at a time. You'll know pretty quickly if it's helping or not.

[@lavanyadr]

I have 4 cm shortening of right leg. Please suggest.

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

You'll want something in your shoe or a modified shoe to help balance you out as much as possible. For 4 cm, you'd need a modified shoe.

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

You'll want to get an exactly measurement, but it's likely you'll need to have your shoes custom corrected. That's too much to change just on the inside of your shoe.

[@monolypse9348]

@@COREChiropracticHouston My femur is about 4cm shorter than the other because a surgeon. I wear a 3.5 cm insole inside my shoe. Am I hurting myself? Is it bad to use a heel insert instead of the whole foot?. Is it bad to have one ankle more bent than the other because of the insole? I have many questions, sorry, my doctor did not tell me much about it, only that I had to use a insole of at least 3 or 3.5 cm.

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

@@monolypse9348 Anything more than 7 mm would either require an insole that fills the whole shoe, or you would need to have your shoes altered to make up the difference. You wouldn't want to use a heel insert for a 3.5 cm difference. You want your legs to be as equal as you can make them, so one ankle shouldn't be more bent than the other.

[@DevShah98]

Hi, My right leg is shorter by ~1.9cm. Is a heel life enough, shouldn't it be a complete foot one? Thanks!

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

Anything more than 7mm would require either a full foot support or building up the shoe itself.

[@danielleritcheymiyazaki2307]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. Very helpful. I have 8mm difference (structural), and have been using a 4mm lift for 1 year as my back has been healing and si dysfunction. I'm wondering if its possible to get to a point where I don't need a lift because my body can compensate? I LOVE being barefoot and miss this greatly.

[@fapdayz]

As I read in several studies,

[@JerrTheHooman]

This is helpful. I went to the chiropractor for the first time and discovered my right leg is half an inch shorter so he is recommending a heel lift for my left

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

The shorter leg should receive the lift

[@sanaahanaa5475]

Hi, is it possible for your one leg (shorter leg) to be thicker than your other leg? (Longer leg) My right leg is very thick compared to my left leg that’s skinny. I’m looking into investing in a shoe lift for my leg discrepancy. But what do I do about the thickness of it? Should I do leg exercises on my right leg only?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

Absolutely, the side that's working harder can end up developing more muscle.

[@sanaahanaa5475]

@@COREChiropracticHouston so the shorter leg is working harder than the longer leg? Can you tell me who I can go to in order to get this checked? So I can be 100% sure I have leg length discrepancy.

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

@@sanaahanaa5475 - Some chiropractors evaluate for leg length, which is what we do with the special x-ray in our office. Podiatrists also check for this, but use a different method. A podiatrist would be a great place to go if you don't have a chiropractor in your area that uses x-ray to evaluate.

[@sanaahanaa5475]

@@COREChiropracticHouston do you think a physiotherapist also helps with this?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

@@sanaahanaa5475 - It's not an exercise thing if your legs are anatomically different lengths. I don't know that all physiotherapists do this, you'd have to ask the one you're thinking about going to see.

[@JAli-uv5ps]

Hi would it just be better to just get surgery get surgery done to correct the discrepancy?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

Most deficiencies are pretty small and wouldn't require surgery. We've had one patient get a surgery for a 1 cm difference. It fixed the issue, but the recovery was much longer than he expected.

[@fapdayz]

@@COREChiropracticHouston seems a clever way to solve the problem. 6-12 months of rehab eliminate 30-40 years of heel-lift wearing. Do you agree?

[@sandralowery4618]

I don’t have shorter leg I’m pinchin toe in my shoe built up to make feet walk with my feet not turning in

[@sadafiqbal6104]

Maam my left leg is 1.5cm from the right one it is more than 7mm mam i have to use insloe ll u plzzz tell me abour some particular brand r from where i can buy ....plzzzzz suggest me give me some link i told u about my difference plzzzzzzzz

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

This is a good place for the full shoe insole: gwheellift.com/

[@ael100]

Hi does the heel lift go on the shorter leg side? My shorter leg (right) knee and ankle pain is much worse than the longer leg why is this? Im confused as to what side the heel lift goes in as i thought it would go in the longer leg to make it level? Please help

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

It goes on the shorter leg to make up the difference in length. The short leg usually does have more hip, knee, and ankle pain due to increased weight-bearing on that side.

[@edellydecoration5242]

This is awesome 💯. I also have a leg length discrepancy too. So how can I get in touch with you

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

Schedule on our website - www.corechiropractic.net

[@daviddebono6805]

Hello... Due to a break when I was a teenager, the left leg is a little shorter (maybe around 1- 1.5 cm)... Also, I think the fibula and tibia in the shorter leg didnt heal perfectly straight, thus, the foot is slightly rotated... What would you recommended for this as far as orthotic/ shoe lift/ chiropractic work etc? Thanks

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

First step would be to get evaluated via x-ray and find out how much exactly it's short. Sometimes the leg difference is partially pelvis rotation (this can be adjusted via chiropractic) and partially anatomical (this you would need a lift or shoe modification). How much one side is shorter will help guide what you need to do to correct it.

[@daviddebono6805]

@@COREChiropracticHouston Thank you for the advice... Appreciated

[@Dimpal.S]

Can hip muscles tight cause of leg length discrepancy?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

They can cause a functional leg length difference, but not a permanent, anatomical difference.

[@pravallikayalla9981]

I'm having 3cm difference from past 4 years I'm using the shoes prescribed by the doctor I'm feeling better after using them but still some times I feel pain in my shorter leg ...when I walk longer times ..is it okay to walk with the shoes for 3cm ?? I'm having this doubt for a long time ..does this problem causes problems to pregnancy???

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

This shouldn't cause any problems with pregnancy - I don't think you need to worry there. For the 3 cm difference, I would only hope that is the correct difference and they measured correctly. I would think it would be worth your time to have someone else measure you to make sure.

[@koenwillems6309]

Go you on tiptoeing or limp with normal shoes ?

[@jpturner171]

Thank you, Doctor. I’m 68 year old retired veteran and have been working with the VA for the past 20 years on my leg discrepancy . Well, they’re very nice. They put me in shoes. They had a complete lift, and that ended up being a nightmare since each shoe that was modified was different. . Now, as you recommended and will be slowly working up to balancing my leg length . Quick question how can you confirm your hip straight? Is it as simple as looking in the mirror?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

I'm not sure what you're asking by "confirm your hip straight"

[@jpturner171]

@@COREChiropracticHouston sorry about the confusion, I used SIRI.. Can you confirm the lift height by looking in the mirror at the hip after adding a lift. Or should you always use the measurement from the hip to the inner ankle bone. Thank you!

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

@@jpturner171 - we take an x-ray to know exactly how much is anatomically different. Taking the measurement is a better guess, but you can't tell how much is functional or anatomical without the x-ray. Checking hip height in a mirror would also have the same issue.

[@jpturner171]

@@COREChiropracticHouston thank you very much for your advice. I will pass this on to the VA when I go next month.

[@christinaheidecker9447]

what ankle brace do you use?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

I don't have a link, it's just a cheap plantar fasciitis brace she got from CVS. Nothing fancy

[@olioppar9667]

Do heel lifts fix uneven hips?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

If your uneven hips are being caused by a leg length difference, yes. If they're being caused by rotation in the pelvis, then chiropractic adjustments would be the correct treatment.

[@pimpthelimp]

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[@hareeba5879]

Get your ears checked.

[@irenepatton8321]

Where did you get the lift? Particularly the one in the open toe shoe.

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

We order from here: gwheellift.com/

[@irenepatton8321]

@@COREChiropracticHouston okay which one

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

@@irenepatton8321 - you would need to be measured to know the right size and know which one to order.

[@irenepatton8321]

@@COREChiropracticHouston I already know the measurement inside I just need to get a heel lift

[@ronaldowilliams7787]

Can I still get a heel lift my right leg is shorter by 1 an a half inches?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

That's too much of a difference to be fixed with a heel lift. That much difference would need to be either a shoe modification or a combination of a shoe modification and a shoe insert.

[@Oblahh]

@@COREChiropracticHouston hey what’s the max difference in leg lengths for shoe lift to correct it

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

@@Oblahh - a full shoe length insert is available for up to 18mm. You’ll likely need at least a half size larger shoe to make it fit.

[@jeevanair1634]

Hello My foot rides into the front shoe with the heel lift and my toes hurt afterwards. Is there anything I can do to prevent this? I have tried loosening the shoe.

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

How big is the heel lift? You may be trying to use too big of a lift. They do sell full shoe inserts, but most people do fine with heel lifts that are 7 mm or less.

[@jeevanair1634]

6mm. Probably my shoes are too narrow or I drive that foot forward? I’m not sure. Can you link the heel lifts you use?

[@COREChiropracticHouston]

@@jeevanair1634 - We get them here: gwheellift.com/