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- From: rmeester@ncrcan.Canada.NCR.CA (Richard Meesters)
- Newsgroups: rec.skiing
- Subject: Re: Orthotics
- Message-ID: <15270@ncrcan.Canada.NCR.CA>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 16:27:03 GMT
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- Organization: NCR Canada Ltd. Mississauga, Ontario
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- phoebe@ithaca.com (Phoebe Couch) writes:
- :
- : The orthotics are only half length and are mainly arch support
- : with heel, or a footbed with the toes cut off. They are made
- : out of a hard plastic and padded on top with PVC. I was told
- : to walk in them a couple hours a days for a week and I may
- : get cramps from them. Well, they are GREAT and no cramps.
- : I skiied in them within 2 days and for the first time, I can
- : crank my boots and not get cramps. My feet rested on them
- : the whole day and never shifted (it used to). At the end of
- : the day, when my feet came out of the boots, my feet were
- : soft and supple, no knots in the muscles and not even tired.
- : I had custom (heated) footbeds before, but my feet would still
- : be tired at the end of the day. These orthotics were made for
- : athletic shoes and worked great in hiking boots.
- : The second best part of it (the best part being happy ski feet)
- : is that my insurance picked up the tab, which is $375.
- : (In case you wonder, I have Kaiser, I used to think they are
- : worthless, but they have at least two good doctors (including
- : the one that sent me to the right orthopedist))
-
- Phoebe,
-
- Great to hear you're so much more comfortable with the orthotics.
- If your insurance will pick it up, consider talking to your doctor
- about getting sport-orthotics made as well. The half length orthotics
- are primarily designed for working with dress shoes. They now make
- orthotics out of high density foam that are a full length deal which
- replaces the insole of a running shoe or other athletic footwear.
- Just a thought, but they may be even better for skiing.
-
- Regards,
-
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