Footwear item

A footwear insert for tilting a wearer's foot to address bio-mechanical problems, the insert comprising:—

• a foot receiving component for receiving all or part of a wearer's foot;
• and
• first and second wedge components, each having first and second respectively inclined surfaces, the first surface of the first wedge component being mountable against a lower surface of the foot receiving component, and the first surface of the second wedge component being mountable against the second surface of the first wedge component;
• wherein the mounted position of the first wedge component on the foot receiving component is rotationally adjustable about an axis perpendicular to the lower surface of the foot receiving component, and the mounted position of the second wedge component on the first wedge component is rotationally adjustable about an axis perpendicular to the second surface of the first wedge component, for altering the angle of inclination of the second surface of the second wedge component with respect to the first surface of the first wedge component, to thereby apply an adjustable tilt to the foot receiving component;
• and wherein the insert further comprises a first engagement arrangement for locating the first wedge component on the foot receiving component in one of a first plurality of discrete orientations;
• and a second engagement arrangement for locating the second wedge component on the first wedge component in one of a second plurality of discrete orientations, wherein the second engagement arrangement comprises a plurality of projections formed on one of said wedge components and a plurality of corresponding notches formed on the other one of said wedge components.