Leg length difference

When your legs have a difference in length, the distance between your pelvis and ankles in your legs, will be different. Half of all adults have a difference of length in legs. A leg length difference can be congenital (based on an approximate shape of the leg). A growth failure or fracture can also be the cause.

Complaints

A leg length difference does not have to cause any complaints. The body will try to skew it compensate yourself. This can cause a pelvic skew and an asymmetrical build-up of the spine (scoliosis). This in turn can cause back, neck and shoulder complaints. The most common complaint
is pain at the bottom of the blanket. Pain complaints in the hip and knee on the longest side are common. The longest part carries the most weight and becomes overloaded. In the long run, leg length can differ causes osteoarthritis in the heating.

Therapy

A podiatrist or physiotherapist examines a leg length difference. The therapist examines the leg length difference in sitting, lying and standing position. The investigation shows whether the leg length difference is structural is a pelvic tilt. Initially, the treatment takes place through exercises. For permanent complaints a heel raise is recommended after a treatment. A heel raise is in the shoe of in a Zlippo flip flop or sandal processed.

The solution

With ready-to-wear slippers, correction of a heel increase is often not possible. With the slippers and sandals Zlippo there are many correction options for leg length differences. A correction for a leg length difference often accompanies another correction. Would you like to be informed about the possibilities for you? Ask an podiatrist or podologist in your area