Are my new orthotics doing enough?
I have overpronation in both feet, pretty equally. It's noticeable, but not really severe. I had 3/4 foot orthotics as a teenager which worked well (stopped the slanted wear on my heels), but I aged out of NHS services so was unable to replace them when they eventually wore out. Twenty years later, I have been getting pain when walking quickly so I went to a podiatrist and got custom orthotic insoles, which were fitted today.
My main question is - I know there is a break-in period and they will soften so this is the hardest/most supportive they'll ever be. The problem I'm having is, right now they feel incredibly bulky (they're full-foot and the toe area is taking some getting used to, and my foot basically doesn't fit in one of my pairs of trainers) but somehow not actually that supportive in the arch? If I then take the insoles out of my shoes, stand in the insoles, then stand on a pair of unsupportive Allbirds insoles, my feet look exactly the same from above (collapsing over my arches), and my knees are turned in to exactly the same degree. I tried taking a photo of my heels to see what was going on, and they still look like diagrams of overpronation. I had thought that when I got insoles again my feet would look like the pictures of correctly-aligned feet/ankles. I know they will be a little bit better in shoes as the shoes provide some support for the insoles, but it doesn't feel like my shoes are changing things that much (e.g. I can see my feet/ankles pushing against the inner edge of the shoe just like before).
Am I expecting too much - is there just a limit to how far insoles correct this? Thanks!