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hillie22

Cold Feet

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I feel like I am having some sort of circulation problem in my feet.... My toes are unbearably cold and numb everytime I get off the ice (I don't tie my skates overly tight, and they are custom made for my foot). To be honest, I've had the problem for a few years but it has seemed more acute recently. Any tips? I don't use a lot of sock tape that might cut off my circulation either. Anybody have a similar problem/how did you fix it?

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Make sure your feet are nice and warm when you put your skates on. If my feet are cold when I lace my skates up, they stay cold all game.

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It could be just my body but I've found over the years when I wear long sleeve undershirts my feet don't get cold. I'm guessing it's much like when you snowboard or do anything in the cold-the first parts of your body are the fingers, toes and nose. But, only my big toes get cold not my entire foot. I wear the Bauer skate socks and I pull my hockey socks down over the top of my boot as well, seems to keep the cold air out. I think it comes down to trial and error though.

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or maybe sumtin wrong with your footbed because its too wet maybe? um..changing socks might help..do you have cold feet before you put your skates on?

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Many good recommendations here. I studied sports medicine, and there are numerous reasons why you could be feeling this. Remember that your extremities (fingers and toes) are called that for a reason....they have the furthest path for blood to come from the heart, so there are a few things to look at when you feel this way:

1. Basic checkup and testing for circulation - never hurts to have a doc make sure everything is working the way it is supposed to.

2. Body temperature - if any path between the heart and the extremities become cold...then the blood will only get colder as it takes the long path to those points. It is important to make sure that you have a careful balance between heat retention and heat dissipation. Wear too much and the body will overheat. Wear too little and the body will be too cold. I used to wear just a tee shirt and my boxers under my gear, and I would have lower extremity numbness in my toes. I went to a thin wool blend sock and my feet were still bitter cold. I then started to wear long dri-fit tight pants, a long sleeve dri-fit tight shirt, and under armour hockey nylon thin socks. The cold and numbness disappeared, and I never feel cold on any part of my body.

3. Improper fitting of equipment - many people take for granted the importance of properly fitted equipment. For example, improper fitting pants will force most players to clamp down hard on the belt and tie it too tight, leading to blood flow restrictions to the feet. Remember...impeding blood flow to an area between the heart and the feet can cause circulation issues. Another example are players that use clear tape at the lower part of the patellar tendon (knee cap). Taping too tight can lead to circulation issues. Finally, tying skates too tight can be common and the most obvious, so I would expect a person to think of this first. If you find that you like the bottom of your skate tight and the ankle area loose...or vice versa...it is always a good practice to lace them independently. Many people have different lacing preferences, so don't force your whole foot to suffer if you like to lace independently. I will usually lace my skates loose to start, then tighter after skating for a few minutes. For games, I use the pre-skate to warm up and get my feet used to the boot...then tie them tighter before the game starts.

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