Orthotics

[asbury_park]

@krusty

Maybe I can help you find a good podiatrist in your area. Send me a message and I’ll see what I can do. Being a podiatrist, I know who knows what!

Krusty- I sent you a PM…Thanks

[ontheball]

@asbury_park

ontheball-

I’ve had the hard orthotics and did not have a good time with them. The process of “getting used to them” as described by the podiatrist was a huge pain in the ass and made my arches feel like crap. A short while after getting them, i had constant glute med. tightness on my right side which set off my left psoas. Was not fun. Had a chiro and podiatrist who strictly dealt with high level athletes look at them and soon found out that they were messing me up. I dicted them right then and the spasms decreased. Haven’t used them since and have had minimal problems. Still think i need a good set of orthotics, but there is no one good around me and getting to Toronto isn’t the easiest plan for me. Also, i feel that the hard orthotics weaken the arch and reduce the elastic properties of the arch.

I appreciate your words and am now very wary of the hard orthotics. She has only worn them a couple of times for w/ups & some tempos without probs so far but it doesn’t look like we’ll be using them for speed at all.

[ontheball]

I passed on many of the comments from above to the podiatrist and let him see the Jane DVD. I’m sure he gained from it. Thanks guys. A few weeks into orthotics now and we are using a soft insole in one spike which basically acts as a heel lift (4mm to ‘correct’ 10mm leg length difference) but still using the harder orthotics for tempos & everyday shoes. However, with no ill-effects.