Review (5/5): Wow! What a difference!!!
These inserts made a huge difference for me! My beautiful but previously torturous boots with 4 1/2" heels are now comfortable for all day wear! Before I bought these inserts, I maybe made it 3 hours in those boots before my feet were killing me (even with nice padded insoles added). I wore them out last weekend (and put a spare pair of shoes in my car, just in case I needed to change after a couple hours), and found that I was able to wear my boots without pain for 8 hours! I noticed I was able to stand up straighter, and that I was able to walk with my heels landing before my toes. I definitely noticed the difference in weight distribution- I had a lot more weight on my heels than usual. These inserts did take a bit of fiddling to get them positioned correctly for me. They ended up working best for me shifted closest to the inside (arch side) starting about 6 mms from the back of the heel, and pointed toward the big toe. I did put a thin padded insole over the Insolias after I got them positioned. Warning- Do not peel the whole backing off until you get it positioned correctly! Bend the backing a little bit back at the heel to make it stay in place temporarily, or even use some double stick tape for the position testing. The adhesive is super strong on these inserts and is meant to stay put once you place them. On my first attempt at using these I actually tore a bit of the lining on the bottom of my shoe trying to peel the insert off to move it a little!