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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 11:22 am
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Yaatri
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Originally Posted by birdstrike
I didn't know that some custom orthotics were made with a gel component. I'll have to have my wife look at hers before our next trip. I think they are just plastic and foam. Thanks.
That's my experience too. Custom/prescription orthotics do not have gel. The orthotics have got to have finite elastic modulus to provide the support. Gel's elastic modulus is very low.
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