i have just gone through foot pain myself just weeks ago. i'm no expert, but here's my experience...
i had extreme arch pain...heel pain...and what was thought to be plantar fasciitis...and what was thought to be quadricep tendonitis. i went to a well respected running shop. they said i had flat feet...and extreme over pronation. they put me in a very stiff shoe...the saucony stabil 6. my arch pain did not go away. my heel pain did not go away. they suggested insoles...i got them...SLIGHTLY helpful but still not right.
i finally sought out professional help. i went to see a guy that turned out to be the pedorthic consultant for the detroit pistons, detroit shock, and the michigan state spartan mens and womens basketball team. he did a digital scan of my feet...examined my feet by hand...did a interview...took a look at my barefoot walk from the knees down...did a digital gait/biomechanical analysis.
verdict? i have a very prominent post tib tendon that masks what is actually a very normal to prominent arch (he said this is actually quite common in fast twitch, explosive athletes which is what i used to be but he didn't know that from my interview!!!)...i'm a very very mild pronator (but he says just about every human on the planet is a mild pronator)...and i probably never even had plantar fasciitis, instead it was most likely a problem with my post tib tendon.
he went on to say most running stores have very rudimentary ability to analyze gait or even understand what they're seeing. and he also said the most common thing he see's is WAY over correction for minor gait issues.
he made me some custom insoles...and suggest i get in a MUCH more neutral shoes and put in the inserts he made me.
what i suspect is...your arch has been misdiagnosed...then the non-existant problem was WAY overcorrected...and now you're in pain. return the shoes and try a stability control or neutral shoe. the brooks beast is their very stiff motion control shoe.
i could be DEAD wrong...but from what my pedorthist said, i wouldn't be surprise if i was right...
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my foot issues are gone forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hopefully you'll also find foot bliss!!!!!!!!!!!
i had extreme arch pain...heel pain...and what was thought to be plantar fasciitis...and what was thought to be quadricep tendonitis. i went to a well respected running shop. they said i had flat feet...and extreme over pronation. they put me in a very stiff shoe...the saucony stabil 6. my arch pain did not go away. my heel pain did not go away. they suggested insoles...i got them...SLIGHTLY helpful but still not right.
i finally sought out professional help. i went to see a guy that turned out to be the pedorthic consultant for the detroit pistons, detroit shock, and the michigan state spartan mens and womens basketball team. he did a digital scan of my feet...examined my feet by hand...did a interview...took a look at my barefoot walk from the knees down...did a digital gait/biomechanical analysis.
verdict? i have a very prominent post tib tendon that masks what is actually a very normal to prominent arch (he said this is actually quite common in fast twitch, explosive athletes which is what i used to be but he didn't know that from my interview!!!)...i'm a very very mild pronator (but he says just about every human on the planet is a mild pronator)...and i probably never even had plantar fasciitis, instead it was most likely a problem with my post tib tendon.
he went on to say most running stores have very rudimentary ability to analyze gait or even understand what they're seeing. and he also said the most common thing he see's is WAY over correction for minor gait issues.
he made me some custom insoles...and suggest i get in a MUCH more neutral shoes and put in the inserts he made me.
what i suspect is...your arch has been misdiagnosed...then the non-existant problem was WAY overcorrected...and now you're in pain. return the shoes and try a stability control or neutral shoe. the brooks beast is their very stiff motion control shoe.
i could be DEAD wrong...but from what my pedorthist said, i wouldn't be surprise if i was right...
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my foot issues are gone forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hopefully you'll also find foot bliss!!!!!!!!!!!
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celerystalksme: Jan 18, 09 8:08