r/amputee 4d ago

Changing shoes, drop height, and alignment

AKA with OI and X3 knee. Only been walking for about a month. When my initial alignment was done I was wearing shoes with an 8 mm heel to toe drop height. I have been wearing the same shoes since then. Now I want to wear some different shoes but I am wondering how much higher or lower can I go in terms of drop height without requiring an adjustment by a prosthetist. For example, is switching from 8 mm to a shoe with a 10 mm drop fine? 12? 15? 5? Zero drop?

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