Heel Lift
A precise heel raise that compensates a leg-length difference or offloads a tight Achilles.
Compensation in exact mm
Leg-length or Achilles
Built into the shell
How it works
A heel lift raises the calcaneus by a precise number of millimeters, either to level a leg-length discrepancy from the ground up, or to plantarflex the ankle slightly and take working strain off a painful Achilles.
Built into the orthotic, the lift can't migrate or compress the way loose lifts do, and its height is documented in the Rx: what you prescribed is what's in the shoe, on this pair and on every reorder.
When to prescribe it
- Structural leg-length discrepancy (unilateral lift)
- Achilles tendinopathy and insertional pain (often bilateral)
- Equinus and limited ankle dorsiflexion
- Transition back to full gait after immobilization
- Heel pain that improves with repositioned load
How we build it
Specify exact millimeters per side and we raise the heel seat inside the shell with the cup geometry carried up with it. The heel stays cradled at its new height, and the lift reprints identically every time.
Exact mm per side
Unilateral or bilateral
Cup geometry preserved
Identical on reorders