Hello... I agree with Gaz... I'm not a big fan of orthotics, as I feel they treat the symptom, not the cause... in fact, with the Bowen technique (I know that's a different forum, but I do bothBowen & Sports -and the advice works for both) as part of the after care, we instruct our clients to remove any orthotics they have. This is because for example, if the client's got one leg virtually longerthan the other, causing problems at the feet,andwe've done work to level the pelvis, the orthotics are going to push the raised leg up again, preventing the pelvis from straightening itself. Same with the knees, the spine, shoulders andeven the jaw... problems at the feet could be caused by an imbalance at pretty much any of the joints above... so better to correct that cause than treat the feet...
Hope I'm not over-simplifying and "teaching you to suck eggs!"