One leg shorter than the other

What can I do if one of my legs is shorter than the other?     

Having one leg shorter than the other can easily be rectified with doctor recommended insoles. All the insoles listed here are recommended by health professionals to patients suffering from a leg length discrepancy.Resolving the symptoms can be very easy and instantly effective with the use of heel lifts as recommended by medical practitioners.

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There are a number of heel lifts currently on the market and with TallerHeels © being the leading supplier recommended by health professionals we are proud to introduce a great range for people who suffer from having one leg shorter than the other.

Correcting your shorter leg length

When one leg is shorter than the other, you may be dealing with either an anatomical leg-length discrepancy, which is a permanent leg-length deficit, or a functional leg-length discrepancy, which can often be completely corrected by manipulation. Most of common discomfort from leg-length inequality will be back pain and foot pain. According to research leg-length inequality is a significant factor causing chronic low-back pain. The leg is longer in the hip area carries more weight. Making the longer leg vulnerable to abuse in weight-bearing activities like running and walking.

 

The easiest and efficient way of determine the leg-length inequality is to make the same length of the leg. By using heel lifts you an see the result immediately. Some people actually think that if one leg is slightly shorter than the other it may not be a problem and is something they have to live with. This is totally wrong. If the legs have always been different lengths, it will cause a tilt at the bottom of the spine and result in delicate stress to the balance of the skeleton. and back pain can occur suddenly anytime without notice. Although, heel lifts are recommended by many doctors across the world, we still suggest you to go to doctor if you have the above problem who will most likely inform you to purchase the following products.

1.     Causes from birth

• A flat foot on one side
• Malformed hip joint socket
• Problems of the ball of the hip
• Stunted growth of one of the long bones of the lower limb

3.    Acquired causes

• Fractures of the long bones of the legs
• Arthritis of the joints.
• Infections of bone interrupting normal growth
• Paralysis of the muscles from infections

If you suffer from one shorter leg, then please browse our insoles which can instantly take away your stressful symptoms.