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Boot recommendations for someone with tendonitis ( Achilles)
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<blockquote data-quote="Brownsfan" data-source="post: 2522368" data-attributes="member: 114999"><p>During my 25 years in the Army, I've had my share of foot and ankle problems. Here is my three step recommendation to you:</p><p>1 - make sure your calves stay loose. If they are too tight they won't let the Achilles' tendon stretch and contract the way it that it should. You can use a hot tub, a massage to help in this area, but I recommend a simple heating pad, and massage gun like in attachment 1.</p><p>2 - part of your stretching routine can happen while you sleep. I wore the socks in the second attachment at night to keep my foot at a 90 degree angle so the Achilles didn't stay contracted and short all night.</p><p>3 - the podiatrist recommendation is a good one. Make sure you find one that will make a mold or a casting of your foot in order to custom make some orthotic inserts for you. Don't go to one that only has you stand in foam pads to get a molding of your foot. I found those inserts to be cheap and worthless. Other quality inserts can be made from standing on a computerized board that reads your foot and can custom make hard plastic inserts with a 3D printer.</p><p></p><p>hope this helps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brownsfan, post: 2522368, member: 114999"] During my 25 years in the Army, I’ve had my share of foot and ankle problems. Here is my three step recommendation to you: 1 - make sure your calves stay loose. If they are too tight they won’t let the Achilles’ tendon stretch and contract the way it that it should. You can use a hot tub, a massage to help in this area, but I recommend a simple heating pad, and massage gun like in attachment 1. 2 - part of your stretching routine can happen while you sleep. I wore the socks in the second attachment at night to keep my foot at a 90 degree angle so the Achilles didn’t stay contracted and short all night. 3 - the podiatrist recommendation is a good one. Make sure you find one that will make a mold or a casting of your foot in order to custom make some orthotic inserts for you. Don’t go to one that only has you stand in foam pads to get a molding of your foot. I found those inserts to be cheap and worthless. Other quality inserts can be made from standing on a computerized board that reads your foot and can custom make hard plastic inserts with a 3D printer. hope this helps [/QUOTE]
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