I rarely if ever write reviews. This might be my third ever.First of all they do not look like any ortho shoes I've ever seen. They are really nice looking shoes.They feel amazing. I am a massage therapist and these are what I would want all my clients to wear if they have ever had any issues.They are an investment (especially for a M.T. during a pandemic. Well worth the value and I have only had then on officially for an hour (the suggested hour on the first day with the corrective insole).From the moment i put them on I felt support and great fit. After walking around the house for a bit (with out knee and lower back pain) I can feel them correcting my "pandemic hip" i call it. When i sat down for a moment my lower back did this thing that felt like i have Not been over extending it. (This is the only way i can thing of to describe it. It is a brand new and satisfying feeling. It seems like I might not have to wear a k-tape girdle for the rest of my career.