2011 Recommended Shoe List

This is a list of shoes that provide adequate support to help maintain a neutral pelvis from a PRI standpoint. All of the shoes on this list have been evaluated and are supportive enough, so choose based on comfort, not “class” of shoe (motion, control, stability, etc.).

Listed Alphabetically:

Asics 2160 (Stability)
Asics Evolution (Motion Control)
Asics Foundation (Stability)
Asics Nimbus 12 (Neutral)
Brooks Addiction(Motion Control)
Brooks Dyad (Neutral)
Brook s Ravenna (Neutral) (“rocker” and good shoe for orthotic)
Mizuno Wave Rider 14 (Neutral)
New Balance 860 (Stability)
New Balance 883 (Neutral)
New Balance 1123 (Motion Control)
Saucony Pro-Guide 4 (Stability)
Saucony Stabil (Motion Control)

Signs of a Good Shoe:

Heel should feel stable when you walk or run
Ability to find and feel the arch of the shoe
Ability to push off your big toe when walking or running
MINIMAL to NO give in outer heel counter

(Based from Lori Thomsen’s recommendations, Hruska Clinic/Postural Restoration Institute)