Biomechanics and pronation

[OakLeaf]

Looooooove finding those critters, cuz they tell me a LOT about how someone moves.

Knotted, give! I have a big callus on what I guess you'd call the lateral margin of the ball of my foot, on the left side only. (I would have characterized it as the lateral aspect of the MTP joint, but I don't really know.) I have to keep it shaved otherwise it grows very large and painful.

I know I have lots of issues with my body mechanics, and I'm working on it with Pilates and Chi Running (yes, custom orthotics in the interim, although honestly I think they're aggravating that callus and my bilateral achilles tendinitis) - but what does this callus suggest to you? THANKS!!!!

[KnottedYet]

a callous on the pinkytoe side of things suggests to me that your orthotics are making you over supinate, unless you've always been an oversupinator. Or that you are wearing curved-last shoes when you should be wearing straight-last shoes (which is more likely).

But I'd really need to see you walk and look at your whole foot/ankle/leg to know what is going on.

There's a really cool series of pictures used by Gary Gray PT, that show callousses and what they indicate. Cool stuff. It's gotta be on the internet somewhere!

Have you asked your orthotist why you are getting callousses? Did the orthotist get to look at your shoes as well?