Cost Custom Orthotics

[Miranda]

I could get a slimmer cut one made for dress shoes for about the same price. I decided to stop wearing dress shoes and wear running shoes to work...
They're worth it, but it sure bites to have to pay that much.

Ya know... I was just thinking this yesterday. I like Uggs. They get sold out very quickly when the come in stock for the season. I have a 'fashion' pair I bought earlier this year before I started to figure out my foot pain. OK, sure the toe box is a narrow pointy thing, and it has no arch support, and is high heeled, etc.... but it's super cute, so I kept the order anyway in Ugg lust. Now I'm thinking the boots are going back to Zappos. I think you reach a point where it's like "ok, this is dumb... if xyz hinders my ability to do the things I love, then it's not worth it". Oh, btw, I bet those tennys look stunning with the skirt (& kudos to your boss).

[teigyr]

I probably spent maybe $200 for my orthotics (one running pair, one dress pair) along with PT. I wasn't looking at immediate salvation to my problems but I worry about long-term effects from running. I also got a pair of footbed type insoles for my cycling shoes that were done by a cycling PT.

I like what I got. It isn't always perfect and I have a certain degree of responsibility to stretch (which I don't always do) and attempt to use proper form but I feel my mechanical abnormalities benefit from the personalized orthotics.

There might be a benefit to "one size fits all" insoles. I appreciate that some people are more structurally sound than I am but to me, I like the fact that I was evaluated by some one who knew what they were talking about and (hopefully) everything now looks like it is not causing problems.

I've never had problems with cycling because my pedals (and cleats) are adjusted to counter-act any problems I might have. Running though? It's a whole different beast.

Knot, it's nice to see you

[Tuckervill]

I like Knott's advice. Shouldn't we all be able to walk around barefoot with no pain? And shouldn't that mean we can wear flat soled shoes, and it would be similar to walking around barefoot?

There's a movement: http://www.unshod.org/pfbc/index.html

Karen

[TahoeDirtGirl]

I finally got my appt for the podiatrist. I asked the woman on the phone about orthotics, they make them in house and they charge $200. I think that's a good baseline as this is a sports med place in Boston where I would think the price would be a little higher. Friday is the day gals...Maybe I need to go get a new pedicure. Or am I going to get lectured? Ah well...it's not the paint that is crippling my feet.

Knotted...I really wish there was a directory of doc and PTs that are 'cyclist oriented'. Whenever I find a doc in my plan I try to do a google search and see if they wrote anything on cycling or just sports in general. The one I finally found wrote alot of a syndrome that sounds like what I have, except there is nothing about cyclists in it, just runners and jumpers.

Miranda- if your feet hit the bottom of the pool you are still imparting some impact to your feet. It's not a big deal if you are just bouncing around and swimming but if you are water jogging and actually jogging on the bottom of your pool, they make aqua shoes (or you can sometimes use regular running shoes) for this. Better yet, just deep water run. No impact on the feet and it's pretty fun

[bluebug32]

I went to a podiatrist a couple of years ago. I have a collapsed arch and plantar fascitis (sp?). She said that many people have good results with WalkFit orthotics available at CVS and Target for 20 bucks and to try them first before shelling out the big bucks. Turns out she was right and I'm now much more pain free.

[TahoeDirtGirl]

I spent the best $200 bucks of my life today. I have plantar fasciitis in both feet and tendonitis in the injured foot (still). A great foot doc and he is also a PT as well. Two for one. The gimp foot feels better somewhat and I bought new shoes as well per his recommendation.