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I should have made myself a little more clear.
If you go visit a podiatrist, they WILL attempt to sell you $300 inserts for your shoes with a fancy name which escapes me right now. I'll edit the post when I come up with it.
Anyway, inserts like Dr. Scholl's are fine, if they fit. In most cases, the proper shoe will do the trick without anything else. When is the last time you went into a store and saw tennis shoes, runners, or even dress shoes which had a little sign next to them that said "for flat feet" or "standard arch" or "high arch". You don't. I never understood it, because there are lots of people that have high/low arches. If you have a high arch like me, you had best get the right pair of shoes and get your arch supported, as plantar fasciitis, hammertoe, etc. are all things you'll line yourself up for if you don't get it taken care of. The plantar fascia (the tendon connecting the ball of your foot & heel) is meant to be supported along its' entire lenght. When not supported, the above problems have a high probability of happening.
The problem with the insoles/inserts/podiatrist $300 inserts is that you are fixing a problem that wouldn't be there if you bought the right pair of shoes. Switching insoles every time you go from runners to normal tennis shoes to dress shoes is a pain in the ass. Get the right shoe & avoid the problems & extra expense.
For just regular inserts, I do use a pair of the water jobbies in my dress shoes when I do trade shows. Standing for 8 hours a day on a concrete floor with a cheap layer of carpet over it definately gets the dogs barking, so they make it a little nicer.
Just my two cents, but my best advice is start with the right shoes & you won't need ORTHOTICS! That was the word that was escaping me earlier!
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