dtjag1
03-13-2008, 12:49 PM
I went to a running store yesterday and tried on a pair of Brooks Ariels, I was ready to purchase until the salesperson told me there was a thing as too much support. Adding an orthodic to a motion control shoe maybe wasn't a good idea. Eight months after surgery and with my good ankle going bad I can't imagine too much support. I even wore an Arizona brace with my Keens. Do you think this could be true. I'm not sure she understood the extent of my problem. Any thoughts would be appreciated as I am accumulation a closet full of shoes I can't wear. Thanks.
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sunny77
03-13-2008, 01:42 PM
I had custom orthotics made and was told that I should wear a running shoe with less motion control/stabilizers in them because you can overcorrect. You have a brand new foot after this surgery, so you need to look at a different type of shoe now. I had neutral shoes so that my orthotics would provide just the level of correction I needed, no more. But I played around with not wearing an orthotic in my surgery foot, having that orthotic adjusted, etc. I found it painful to have too much correction. My other foot was having issues (just had surgery on that one 2 wks ago), so it was tricky finding anything that worked. I didn't do it for long because of my other foot.
But, yes, you do want to look at buying shoes differently now. You are able to supinate and do a more regular motion, whereas before you just pronated. It's a shift in thinking now that you have a fixed up foot!
Good luck finding the right pair!
But, yes, you do want to look at buying shoes differently now. You are able to supinate and do a more regular motion, whereas before you just pronated. It's a shift in thinking now that you have a fixed up foot!
Good luck finding the right pair!
emmie54
03-13-2008, 01:52 PM
I'm with you on this one. I must have 50 pairs of shoes in my closet and can't wear most of them. My good foot is really feeling the strain right now because I just had arthroscopic surgery to remove scar tissue from my joint and then sustained a stress fracture. I am 2 years post op on the first foot. My "good-going-bad" foot desperately needs orthotics right now but the other foot hates them. I am seeing a foot specialist PT and she is ordering me some "semi-custom" ones where she heats them with a blow dryer and forms them to what position they should be in. I am hoping that will do the trick. I don't have them yet but I'll let you know. It's hard when your 2 feet are so different.