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That's a question the person who prescribed your orthotic will have to answer.

catbird... Sorry to hear about all the foot trouble! I've got some thoughts and ideas you may want to investigate and ask your doctor about. Just ideas, not recommendations. That's a great taping technique for plantar fascitis. In fact, there are probably hundreds of different combinations of different tapes, and patterns that may help if that one doesn't. Worth some investigation. You should have someone evaluate that shoes you are using too, maybe they aren't the right pair for you? Believe it or not, Cold Laser is emerging as a useful tool in treatment. You have to keep an open mind since you can't really feel anything, but chronic suffers of this problem usually are willing to try anything. Extracorporal-shockwave-lithotripsy (yikes!) is being researched too, and shows promise. It sounds fancy, but is basically the ultrasound used on things like kidney stones. Of course stretching and intrinsic foot exercises can help, especially stretching your gastrosoleus (calf muscles). In fact, in extreme cases, some people find vast relief by using a posterior night splint to apply a prolonged static stretch to their calf. For you, maybe it's a really good pair of orthotics. If there are muscle or tendon adhesions adding to your issue, stripping out the fascia with a technique similar to Graston Technique(or the actual named technique). Also working out the trigger points in your foot and calf muscle may help. Finally, have someone watch how you run or walk. Maybe you are running incorrectly-not just because of a structural foot problem, but maybe you aren't firing your muscles in a correct pattern, or have habitually trained yourself in a mal-adaptive gait pattern like being a forefoot striker or early toe-off (which could explain the turf toe). Whatever the problem or treatment, it's important to look at the big picture. And as for the turf toe-same goes for the taping or splinting. But if your are concerned about long term effects (the big toe is hugely important in correct gait) I'd have someone work on that toe after it's stable and healed. Having it manipulated should decrease your chances of degenerative joint disease.

Sorry that happened to ya, hope you recover real soon!

For a leg length inequality you mean? A heel lift works well and is cheap and easy. A sole lift works better but requires custom soles on your shoes. Many times it's a functional inequality. A shifted pelvis, or spinal misalignment are often the culprit. That's a time I truly believe that a chiropractic adjustment works wonders.

An injection should be a last resort, plus it doesn't solve the problem of why it happened. You need to see someone who will check out your hip, spine, pelvis, feet, and gait. Hip-becauce that's where the problem is presenting itself Spine-the psoas attaches to the hip and spine. Pelvis-connected to the hip and unleveling could create a problem Feet-foot problems and leg legnth inequality will often present in the hip or knees Gait-muslce imbalance in the feet and legs could cause the hip muslce imbalance It's really hard to work on your hip yourself, especially the psoas. I saw a Rolfer (haha) and she really got in there. Made me cry, but really helped. It went away and came back several times. Turns out I had a 11mm leg legnth inequality diagnosed via x-ray measurements.

tell me it wasn't pete

there are safer and more effective knee exercises besides knee extensions - it's all about what imbalance exists, what activity aggravates it, and what activity you want to be doing.

just be aware that each of you may have a different diagnosis, so what works/doesn't for your condition may be completely different than someone else with knee pain.

1/4 mile

that's much more that when i was there on saturday. be careful that the ice isn't garbage. still, shouldn't stop folk from trying! go get it.

Actually, no. I was in there last fri-sat. It's not anywhere near the conditions philfort's original picture showed. The ice is unprotectable snice, and it will be mostly a long mixed route at a pretty high standard.

how about I have a compacted toenail from last weekend and can barely walk in sandals, less ridig ice boots repeatedly bashing into the ice? no, that's still a lame excuse. look for my corpse or amputated foot at the base.

Good Job! If you got it then you deserved it and were the best person for it. Congratulate yourself!

you can tape your toe in the meanwhile...google turf toe and taping. As for hard vs. soft in arch height. Here's the logic. Over-pronators tend to roll their foot in too much, causing a decrease in arch height. Pronation is a loose packed position in the foot, creating shock absorption. Supination is the closed packed position, creating a rigid lever for stability and propulsion. Under-pronators=Too rigid=soft curved slip lasted shoe. Over-pronators=too floppy=board lasted stiffer shoe. The arch is meant to act as a support for your body to use, much like cars on a bridge. There are plenty of normal and abnormal variations in arch height that have nothing to do with how much you do or do not pronate.

Long walks on the beach? sickie

This game of wack-a-mole goes at 5.6

My PNW climbers don't need to do calf raises was merely a jab at the long approaches. Listen to "brukb"-sound advice. BirdDog-tendons from leg muscles (along with the alignment of your bones, fascia, ligaments, etc) hold up your foot arch, and could likely create more demands on your calf muscles if those muscles got stretched out or were weak...the foot is your foundation, and if the foundation changes, things upstairs must compensate as a result. Sounds like your Doc was just trying to make it easy to understand, which usually furthers confusion.

scoped out sloan W and NW face today. Lots of breakable crust over powder=slow going. Gotta ski up the FSR too. Takes a while to get back in there now. As for the face, not near as icy as the original Philfort pic. There was a 2-3 pitch fatty looking ice line, but it turned out to be aerated unprotectable snice. Snow was stable on the avy slopes at sloan however. Bring your pickets

cool, I'll be there!

yeah, TB is just as bad as AIDS..but no press. Nasty shit.

Hey folks, I'm still in the clinic for a few more months, so I'd love to help anyone who wants to work on any injuries, or wants an evaluation to get some recommendations to improve your climbing, or your health! send me a PM, or just call the clinic # and ask for me. Safe climbing! -Mike Layton

Some people drink their own urine for the medical benefits, -I drink mine for the taste.

croft's book ain't no beckey guide, but it's the best one hands down.

The fastest climber on Liberty Crack is the one having the shortest amount of fun...but the most too!

All of you are screwing around. Quit screwing around.