When an In-Shoe Lift Is Enough: Understanding Small Adjustments
Step Rite Shoe Lifts
An in-shoe heel lift works for differences of about a half inch or less in a closed shoe with room in the heel. It raises only the heel, so above that height it changes how the foot sits. Sandals, slippers, and open shoes cannot hold one, and those get the lift built into the sole.
When the insert is enough
A quarter inch in a lace-up walking shoe. A trial correction while you wait to be measured. A dress shoe worn for two hours at a wedding.
Its limits
Heel only, so the foot tips forward. Heel slip as the wedge gets taller. And it stays in the one shoe you put it in, which leaves the rest of the closet uncorrected.
The step up
The same shoe with the lift built into the sole, or a new pair from the store lifted before it ships. Either way the correction is at the heel and the ball, at any height, in every shoe you wear.
The summer problem
An insert has nowhere to sit in a sandal. The lift under the footbed of a sandal is the answer, and the Vionic Tide is the one we lift most.
