my replies don't really answer your questions about orthotics, although i read everyone's responses with interest. good replies so far.
there's a really good book that i borrowed from the library "Walk Yourself Well: Eliminate Back Pain, Neck, Shoulder, Knee, Hip and Other Structural Pain Forever-Without Surgery or Drugs" by Sherry Brourman PT. it covers gait issues, starting with the foot and working upwards. i stumbled upon this book by accident. one takeaway i liked about the book was filming yourself walking so that you can analyze your gait and get clues to why you have pain (bunions, hip issues, back pain, knee issues, etc).
another book that talks about posture and how it causes knee and hip pain is "Peak Performance Fitness" by Jennifer Rhodes PT. one of the most interesting case studies she mentioned was how she helped this tennis player who was worried that his growing hip pain was going to prevent him from enjoying tennis, possibly even injuring himself permanently. after Jennifer helped him, he was pain free.
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