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Jun 14, 2011 12:59:28 GMT -7
Post by allenuk on Jun 14, 2011 12:59:28 GMT -7
No progress on the suction front, but my leg seems to be better (in its ropey old pinlock socket), which I can only put down to a change of SHOES.
I bought a pair of 'ankle boots' - just shoes with a high ankle part, to accommodate the ankle brace I wear on my 'good' foot. Comfortable, and it turns out that they have a very big heel, which I think must give a better, more stable platform for the prosthetic leg.
I've got LOADS of shoes of all sorts, but my podiatrist measured my foot recently and said that although I might have been a size 9 (UK) all my life, I was NOW a size 10 - old age and general collapsing of bones etc., apparently. So I switched to a 10, extra width, and the result is splendid.
I wish the leg would be so easy to solve...
Allen, bka.
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Jun 14, 2011 13:11:05 GMT -7
Post by stonecutter on Jun 14, 2011 13:11:05 GMT -7
Awesome. Some improvement is better than none, I guess. About three years ago, I found it painful to walk on my 'good' foot. I was told that my "arches were falling." Never heard of such a thing, but I suspect it's something like that, since my foot seems to require a wider shoe now.
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Jun 14, 2011 22:58:31 GMT -7
Post by cherylm on Jun 14, 2011 22:58:31 GMT -7
Yep...arches fall and feet lengthen and spread. I've gone from being an 8 medium in my twenties to a 9 1/2 extra-wide now. A sorry situation, indeed.........(sigh)............
Hope your new shoes continue to work out for you, Allen!
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Jun 15, 2011 1:53:43 GMT -7
Post by allenuk on Jun 15, 2011 1:53:43 GMT -7
Stonecutter: if you haven't visited one already, I'd go to a podiatrist to have your foot checked. I had similar problems (collapsed arch, etc), and he pretty well solved it with a sculpted insole that gives a lift to the appropriate bit of foot.
Allen
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Jun 15, 2011 20:40:18 GMT -7
Post by barclay on Jun 15, 2011 20:40:18 GMT -7
My experience is also that shoes make a big difference - I am still thrilled with the spring loaded ones from Spira - if only they would make more non-sneaker ones.
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Jun 30, 2011 2:23:39 GMT -7
Post by ann- on Jun 30, 2011 2:23:39 GMT -7
No progress on the suction front, but my leg seems to be better (in its ropey old pinlock socket), which I can only put down to a change of SHOES. I bought a pair of 'ankle boots' - just shoes with a high ankle part, to accommodate the ankle brace I wear on my 'good' foot. Comfortable, and it turns out that they have a very big heel, which I think must give a better, more stable platform for the prosthetic leg. I've got LOADS of shoes of all sorts, but my podiatrist measured my foot recently and said that although I might have been a size 9 (UK) all my life, I was NOW a size 10 - old age and general collapsing of bones etc., apparently. So I switched to a 10, extra width, and the result is splendid. I wish the leg would be so easy to solve... Allen, bka. Just caught up with this Allen, glad the leg is a bit easier. You know, I read somewhere on another forum or something, ages ago a discussion about heel heights, alignments of sockets etc and pressure on the tibia on b/k legs, am wondering if unintentionally perhaps by switching to a different size shoe, or a different shoe, it has slightly put the prosthesis/socket in a different position and shifted the pressure. I am bilateral but always find the wider platform heel better myself these days, as a young...er amp I used to wear quite high heels, which were ok at a certain width/heel base but if too narrow, were difficult for balance. |
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