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Using Arch Supports
Different people have different shapes and different heights of the arch of the feet. While this is almost normal, people who have a higher arch may feel pain in the legs when they undergo lot of walking or running owing to the inherent shape of the leg. To help the people who have a higher leg arch there are various arch supports available.
The first thing before looking at the available shoe insoles or shoe inserts, which help with the problems of high arch is to find whether the issue is genuine. People with a high arch are at a higher risk of multiple leg injuries due to the shape of the leg and hence a lot of podiatrists suggest the use of arch supports to reduce the risk.
These arch supports are generally available over the shelf and can be bought either online or offline depending on the choice of the person. Ideally, these come in form of shoe insoles, which can replace the existing show insoles of your sports shoes. The other problem that needs to be taken a look at is how the shape of the leg changes when the person walks, the height of the arch of the leg also goes up and down with the motion. The arch support that is bought should be able to provide this required dynamic support that the feet needs. Moreover, there are different leg insoles which cater to different shapes of the legs, and have different points in the sole where they provide support.
Like with all other things, there are a variety of providers of the shoe insoles, each which claim to be the best.
