Stiletto Lovers – Dr. Emily Tests Insolia Shoe Inserts

Attention Stiletto-Lovers!

The answer to the aches and pains in your favorite stilettos may finally be here!

Introducing Insolia™ weight shifting inserts! www.insolia.com With one of the biggest complaints by stiletto-wearers being excess pressure in the ball of the foot, Podiatrist Dr. Howard Dananberg devised a solution of an insert that shifts the weight off of the ball of foot and into the heel.

After 20 years of research, Dr. Dananberg and a rocket scientist created a seemingly simple small piece of plastic what is known as Insolia™ weight shifting inserts.

How exactly do the Insolia™ inserts work?  The design behind these inserts is that a small bump in the insert lifts the calcaneus (heel bone) thereby causing this shift of body weight off of the toes and into the heel.  Computerized weight-bearing studies have proven that there is an actual decrease in ball of foot pressure when using Insolia™ inserts – allowing women to wear heels 3-4x longer!

So do Insolia™ inserts really work?  As a Podiatrist and a daily stiletto-wearer I must say I was a bit skeptic about the effectiveness of Inolia™.  With my average high heel height hitting 4 inches, I was doubtful a small piece of plastic could really allow me to wear my heels 3-4x longer!

The day my Insolia™ inserts arrived by mail, I anxiously tore open the package to reveal the bright pink packing containing my 3 pairs of size Small Inoslia™ inserts.   Since I have a wide variety of high heels I decided if I really wanted to put Insolia to the test I’d have to try it in a variety of high heel height and shoe designs.  Following the directions carefully, I placed the Insolia insert in my 4 inch pumps.

“Center the heel of the insert 1/8 inch from the back of the shoe.  Center the pointed end of the insert in the arch of the shoe.”  Simple enough.  “Put both shoes on and stand up.  If you feel and uncomfortable bump you need to readjust.”  Let the magic begin….

As I stood in my first pair of test heels I was expecting a big “ta da!” feeling, which I must admit I was a little disappointed never happened.  I stood.  I walked around.  I didn’t notice a real difference in the pressure of my foot .

As I tried the other 2 remaining pairs in my 3 inch summer heels and 4 inch platform wedge heels, I noticed a slight shift in my weight into my heel.  Interestingly, it was the most noticeable shift in my wedge heels.   As I wore the Insolia™ inserts through the streets of New York, I didn’t’ really notice any huge difference – but then again my biggest complaint in heels never really was pressure in the ball of the foot.

Would I recommend Insolia™ to my patients?  If I had patients whose specific complaint of high heel wear was pressure to the ball of the foot then – yes I would recommend Insolia™ to my patients.   I am still a strong believer in proper posture and lifting the body from the core/abdominals, which will not only reduce pressure in the ball of the foot, but also give you that perfect sassy stiletto strut!!

For more info on Proper Stiletto Posture visit my website at www.CatwalkConfidence.com

Dr. Emily

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