Support or correct supination for bow legged runner

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Would you recommend shoes that attempt to correct the supination that bow legged runners experience or support the shifted neutral position of his/her foot? It

 

Bowed legs don't cause supination. You may see more inverted position of the heel in stance, but this would probably be in the maximally pronated position of the STJ.

I would identify the injured anatomical structure and try and reduce stress on it.

Eric

 

I have noticed a lack of ankle dorsiflexion in some patients with bow legs. These are not patients with medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee who develop bow legs in the later stages of the condition. Does anyone else think that bow legs may develop as a gait strategy to compensate for lack of ankle dorsiflexion ? I know that early heel lift is a usual compensation and also a varus forefoot but I have seen patients with one leg more bowed than the other and less dorsiflexion in the same ankle - not research but an observation. Am interested to know if others have observed similar.