How to Break In a Shoe Lift Safely Without Triggering New Pain
Step Rite Shoe Lifts
Wear the lifted shoe for an hour or two on the first day on flat ground, add an hour each day, and walk your normal routes by the end of the first week. Wear it every day you wear shoes.
Days one and two
Short walks on flat ground. Sit when you feel sore. Take the shoe off before you are tired of it.
Days three to five
Longer walks. Stairs. A trip to the store.
Days six and seven
A normal day.
Week two
Exercise walks, work shifts, the things you were waiting to do.
The rule underneath
The body meets one height. If the lift is on your walking shoe and off your work shoe, you are breaking in twice a day. Getting the second and third pairs lifted early makes the first week easier.
