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Old July 23rd 03, 10:54 AM
Walter Mitty
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brightened my day with his incisive wit when in
he conjectured that:

Art wrote:
: Hoping that someone on this newsgroup can help me with rollerblading.

: I've started rollerblading (acutally I'd rather cycle but my wife
: likes rollerblading) and after I've gone about a mile or two my arch
: starts to hurt. I've tried an arch support purchased from the local
: pharmacy. Anyone been able to deal with this successfully?

The pain is caused by the constant bike path hogging you are doing.
Going from side to side at 8 miles per hours will strain the tendons
in your feet. The pain is amplified by the migrain you are
suffering from. The music you are listening to in your headphones is
much to loud and you cannot care the least that you have stacked up 20
bell ringing cylclists behind you.



*LOL*

Priceless.

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Walter Mitty.
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Old July 23rd 03, 01:02 PM
McZ
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I've started rollerblading (acutally I'd rather cycle but my wife likes
rollerblading) and after I've gone about a mile or two my arch starts to
hurt. I've tried an arch support purchased from the local pharmacy. Anyone
been able to deal with this successfully?


Make sure you're not "clenching" your toes; new skaters are often a
bit tense and this can cause the sort of arch pain you're describing.

Suzan (who used to race on inlines)
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Old July 23rd 03, 04:24 PM
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In article , McZ
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I've started rollerblading (acutally I'd rather cycle but my wife likes
rollerblading) and after I've gone about a mile or two my arch starts to
hurt. I've tried an arch support purchased from the local pharmacy. Anyone
been able to deal with this successfully?


Make sure you're not "clenching" your toes; new skaters are often a
bit tense and this can cause the sort of arch pain you're describing.

Suzan (who used to race on inlines)



Toe clenching is also caused by boots that are too big or people who
over-pronate. The clenching is an effort to control the foot in the
boot. When the foot pronates excessively it flattens at the arch,
lengthens at the toe and widens at the ball. The talus (ankle bone)
and/ or the navicular usually make contact with the boot in unintended
places. People who over pronate usually feel they have a hard time
staying "on top" of the skate so the skater tries to balance on the
outside of their feet. This also leads to arch cramping.

The answer is to buy a skate that fits the size of your foot when it's
unweighted and then control the foot with pads, inserts and/or
orthotics to lessen the pronation. For the OP who already has skates,
try to find out where the local racers get their boots and go there for
a fit session or try a local figure skating/Hockey pro shop. These
issues are absolutely universal for all types of sports that use boots
and within each discipline it's possible to find someone who may be
able to help with the boots you have.

Kurt (who used to be a custom ski-boot fitter)
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Old July 23rd 03, 10:56 PM
Pat
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Toe clenching is also caused by boots that are too big or people who
over-pronate. The clenching is an effort to control the foot in the
boot. When the foot pronates excessively it flattens at the arch,
lengthens at the toe and widens at the ball. The talus (ankle bone)
and/ or the navicular usually make contact with the boot in unintended
places. People who over pronate usually feel they have a hard time
staying "on top" of the skate so the skater tries to balance on the
outside of their feet. This also leads to arch cramping.

The answer is to buy a skate that fits the size of your foot when it's
unweighted and then control the foot with pads, inserts and/or
orthotics to lessen the pronation. For the OP who already has skates,
try to find out where the local racers get their boots and go there for
a fit session or try a local figure skating/Hockey pro shop. These
issues are absolutely universal for all types of sports that use boots
and within each discipline it's possible to find someone who may be
able to help with the boots you have.

Kurt (who used to be a custom ski-boot fitter)


Kurt, I read your post with great interest. I tend to "toe clench" but I
have extremely high arches (a podiatrist wanted to take photos once and put
them in an article he was writing, sigh.) So, I don't pronate. I do have to
wear orthotics, though. I take them and try them in every shoe/boot that I
buy. I don't have inline skates, but I do have ice skates and I have
noticed many similar problems when I wear them. Gotta have lots of inserts
or pads or something!

Pat in TX


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Old July 24th 03, 12:17 AM
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pat,

See a good fitter so he can see the wear patterns in your boot. A very
quick consideration of your post makes me wonder, "why are you
clenching? Do you not feel you have control of your inside edge? Or
are you trying to keep pressure off your arch? A high foot is USUALLY
a rigid foot but that isn't 100 percent. It may be that you would
benefit from some extra firm re-inforcement (pads) around your ankle.
OR, you just may need to work on relaxation. : )


Kurt, I read your post with great interest. I tend to "toe clench" but I
have extremely high arches (a podiatrist wanted to take photos once and put
them in an article he was writing, sigh.) So, I don't pronate. I do have to
wear orthotics, though. I take them and try them in every shoe/boot that I
buy. I don't have inline skates, but I do have ice skates and I have
noticed many similar problems when I wear them. Gotta have lots of inserts
or pads or something!

Pat in TX


 




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