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Issues with skate fitting.....

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You yourself said your skates fit fine, other than the pain in your feet.

I'm not challenging you, I'm just curious.

Yes aside from some issues in the big toe / foot joint area, they fit nicely. I'm eager to see what a good orthotic will do for me.

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I'm not challenging you, I'm just curious.

Yes aside from some issues in the big toe / foot joint area, they fit nicely. I'm eager to see what a good orthotic will do for me.

They can do a lot, you would be surprised. I was stubborn and wouldn't go for the longest time. Glad I finally did.

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Let me put in my 2 cents on this subject. First off all before you waste money on anything try to either use a shorter holder or a longer holder and have your local shop shift it in such a way that it’s balanced yet that pressure point is in the middle of the holder hole not the edge of the holder which adds significant pressure. It might be impossible to align it in this way and still have proper alignment for the whole skate, depending on how your foot sits in the skate and how much room there is to play with as far as forward width goes.

As for orthotics, majority of them focus on heel and arch issues, so if you do have a rare condition the only thing that could solve this is extra padding in that location, they won't be able to make a rigid orthotic because the inner sole of your skate is made from very rigid HDPE plastic so adding more plastic on top would make things worse. If they do need to add extra padding it will mostly likely bring you to a custom skate since you would need an oversized toe cap to accommodate the extra height and volume.

As for podiatrist there are more bad ones then good ones. It is very easy to separate them. If they use one of those step in foam boxes or electronic mats or other gimics to take a mold of your foot in weight baring position then it's a business oriented doctor. If they use their own hands to feel the problem and use either wax sheets or plaster bandages to take a proper cast of your foot in non weight baring position then I would trust them more then the ones who have all the toys and whistles.

Here is an example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9WoNpjXgwo

Cheers

Almost forgot to add, make sure you bring the skate and the holder to your molding session, the doctor would need to know the exact height of the heel, so if you need heel adjustment they’ll accommodate it. I believe LS2 is around 16mm height or something close to this number, plus with Bauer skates models they add extra heel supporting material so it adds about 2-3mm in high making the total about 19mm.

Cheers

that is majorly helpful, thanks for the advice.

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