Cost Custom Orthotics

[Miranda]

Depends on what's wrong with your foot and your podiatrist is what I found. A friend of mine went to a sports medicine clinic in Boston and had his made for $100 a couple of years ago. They haven't gone up in price because a couple of years ago, another friend of mine had hers made and they were $300. Carbon ones are obviously going to be pricey, but from what I understand, certain foot conditions aren't happy about carbon ones or overly stiff ones as you can develop plantar fasciitis from them. I would say make sure you find a doc that understands cycling but it's so hard. There is a place in Peabody, MA called Fit Werx- not sure where you are but you might want to check them out, I think they have an online store and they sound like they know what they are talking about. I'll be making the trip once someone figures out what's wrong with mine.

Thx, that sounds like a good link. I hope they get you sorted out as well!

The scheduling gal told me that besides exam, history etc., he does a gait analysis, and would probably do an x-ray.

Well, my issues have been going on for a while, but got worse with using my feet more for cycling. I figured out NOW that 20yrs of unsupportive high heel shoes at work for my high arches, high impact aerobics in cheap shoes, or just ditching shoes any time possilbe due them not really doing much for me anyways... and when not active, carrying an extra 40-80#s extra on my feet was probably not such a great thing.

From that with my pain that I thought was "just-me", I'd say I have the ankle pain issues (plantar fashiatis?), the ankles hurt and turn in (lbs told me that had something to do with my over pronating watching me walk), the high arch collapsing unsupported, Morton's neuroma (numb tingly feet, cramping, callases on the balls), dropped met heads (my foot print test left these toes glued flat to the floor... and part of toes are "stuck" together... I can't make em stretch open like the rest, ... OH, and lbs said my knee issue was related to my foot they felt. Turning a cleat out helped that some. Gheez... is that enough junk? I think I should have went a looonng time ago.