Abstract: Disclosed is an orthotic in which the heel portion of a sole is raised above the forefoot-receiving portion by one and one-half inches. The sole is of ordinary shape and dimensions, except that there is disposed upon the sole a rectangular metatarsal pad having one edge extending perpendicularly to the metatarsals and engaging the head of the second metatarsal, the perpendicular sides engaging the medial side of the fifth metatarsal and the lateral side of the first metatarsal. As an addition, a heel spur pad may be secured at the heel-receiving portion of the sole.In an alternative embodiment, the sole may be provided with marginally laterally upstanding lips of approximately one-half inch in height along the shank, so as to retain and obscure from view a scaphoid pad. These marginal lips may be combined with the metatarsal pad.It should also be appreciated that the relative height of the heel with regard to the forefoot receiving portions is to remain the same even though a high heel is attached.