[at-l] Superfeet Inserts

[Ozzie]

Thanks for all the replies I got on my Superfeet Inserts query. Age may be catching up with me. I do have a regular medical checkup this coming week and I am going to bring bring up these problems I have been having. Actually, the leg muscle aching is now gone but there seems to be a catch in the muscles around the left hip area that at times resulted in some slight limping. But today it seems to be gone. I just jumped up and checked. Things seem to be heading in the right direction. Thanks again for the replies.  

Ozzie
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: KLandau364 at aol.com 
  To: hikingvagabond at cox.net 
  Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 7:41 PM
  Subject: Re: [at-l] Superfeet Inserts


  Ozzie --

  Sorry for the late response.  I've been traveling a bunch and am a couple weeks behind in my AT-L mail.  But I wanted to give you the benefit of my experience with shoe inserts.

  I have flat feet and a bad ankle.  I've used Superfeet in the past and found them to be somewhat helpful for my feet, but not so much for my ankle.  I subsequently went to an experienced sports podiatrist who built me some custom orthotics.  They have done wonders for both my problems.

  In short, I think the problem with Superfeet is that they are mass produced, and not really customized to the level that professionally built inserts can be.  And properly built orthotics can affect everything from your hips down to your feet.  My experience tells me that only a properly credentialed expert can really help develop a solution for you that addresses all the joints in the lower half of your body.  So, I'd recommend that you find a podiatrist who specializes in sports-related maladies and remedies.  He/she can make sure that everything is appropriately aligned so that you don't experience the kind of discomfort that you describe.  It did me a world of good.

  Good luck,
  Ken/Walkabout AT99





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