Originally Posted by xkjzix

For one, my post (and others) was about FOOT pain not knee pain. I (and many therapists) will stand by what I said. This is not to say proper foot mechanics are not important, but the issue is far more complex than a simple insole.

And actually, the jury is quite out on cause, effect, and what kind of pathomechanics cause what kind of conditions in what kind of athletes.* The "knee going inward" (valgus collapse) can be caused by a variety of factors and yes flat feet can be one of them, but weak muscles that move your leg away from the midline (abductors) are much more commonly at fault. People with wide hips, particularly women, are at much higher risk for these injuries because those muscles have to work harder and essentially "give up" allowing instability in the knee.

Campag4life, you should know what you're talking about before you call me "patently wrong"

*If you are really interested look up some of Gary Gray's new rehab and exercise techniques.

F4rrest, you are right on.