fine to be honest, felt a bit weird the first couple of days but I am used to them now
fine to be honest, felt a bit weird the first couple of days but I am used to them now
Well my orthotics have caused me more problems than I already had!!
My knees and ankles are killing me, now to the point where I'm struggling to run.
I had the orthotics in my every day shoes for a few weeks, I didn't even get to run in them. They didn't seem to fit into any of fell shoes very well, my heel kept slipping out.
I've given them back and they are being re made!
Not happy £180 and now I can't run!
Sad to hear it Hopey!!
But see my previous post (ages ago). I have 3 pairs of differing orthotics; all currently living in the garage.........all blooming expensive!!
Worth a try (as a select few seem to do o.k.) but don't beat yourself up about trying something! Nothing ventured etc.
You may have been one of the chosen ones whose foot position is better designed by a human being. If you go beck to the provider, you could try again!? Or join the club of "attempted, suffered, moved on".
All the very best, whatever you choose to do!!
Been a while now mate, hope 2008 brings better fortune.Originally Posted by hopey
cheers
The podiatrist is looking at remaking them for me, so fingers crossed they will be better second time round!
Re: orthotics
don't loose faith! Give them a proper chance. Here's my little story:
I too went to Duncan Mason (on recommendation from a friend) and was referred on to Barry for orthotics. Their whole multidisciplinary approach impresssed me from the off: combining physio/massage with orthotics if needed and core stability work with a responsibility on the patient to follow a strict stretching regime and properly structured return to activity. I've struggled with recurrent shin splints for 4 years managing low-midfield fell race and bottom field A class MMs interspersed with frustrating lay offs and never really manging to push the training to oveload and improve. I was under a well respected but not particularly sport oriented podiatrist recommended to me by a very good fell runner and was using his carbon fibre orthotics throughout this time and I had basically accepted my body wasn't built for fell running and was grateful that he was keeping me running at all.
He left the area and I went to Duncan and co at Worsley physio and have been very much on the proper mend ever since, now built back up to over 30 miles per week and gradually increasing to plan rather than the mad surges of the past. I'm being religiously adherent to my stretching regime and can feel the difference if I stop for a day or so when away or whatever - you clearly have to follow the whole package if you want the benefits. Also, if your body has adapted to an abnormal gait it WILL hurt as it readjusts. I was shocked at how poor and asymmetric my core muscles were and am feeling the benefit of the core stability work in my rock climbing as well as in the injury recovery process. I'm a doctor by trade (though know nothing about orthopaedics) and have been very impressed by their whole diagnostic approach and obvious savoir faire and vast experience of running injuries (they are all athlete's themselves as well) - this last being perhaps the clincher as there is no substitute for experience
Give it a proper chance mate bafore considering it a failure
cheers and hoping you recover P
I'm even starting to consider the BGR again
Thats excellent news paulo.
I will try and keep at it.
The orthotics weren't right though, we thought that at the time of fitting, the left one was fine but the right didn't feel good.
What shoes do you use the orthotics with?
oh dear hopey I hope you get it sorted - let us know !
Asics kayano XII on road and mudrocs / mudclaws on fell
my orthotics are necessarily bulky and do restrict the choice of running and normal footwear and I've had to have a slimmed down version buiilt for skiing
The only pair of shoes that the orthotics would fit into where Roclites and my heel kept slipping out of them. Hopefully when he remakes them they should fit better.
I might even look at getting back to the core stability class again.
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