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Achilles prob

  • 11-09-2011 4:08pm
    #1
    JohnnyCrash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 978 ✭✭✭


    Ill start by saying IM NOT LOOKING FOR MEDICAL ADVICE.Have a sore achilles and am pretty sure its being caused by the collar of my shoe.Is there any sort of cushion or insert that can alleviate this,or is it a matter of going back to the drawing board and getting different shoes? Cheers in advance.


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  • #2
    A0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 666 ✭✭✭A0


    JohnnyCrash wrote: »
    Ill start by saying IM NOT LOOKING FOR MEDICAL ADVICE.Have a sore achilles and am pretty sure its being caused by the collar of my shoe.Is there any sort of cushion or insert that can alleviate this,or is it a matter of going back to the drawing board and getting different shoes? Cheers in advance.

    1) Are your shoes old? How many miles / kms?
    2) Inserts may improve your problem but may also lead to other issues (change in running gait, discomfort, pain). I'd try different shoes (models / brands) as they probably have different collar shapes, heights, sizes. Try to find a model that technically matches the one you have but with a different collar.


  • #3
    firemouth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭firemouth


    had this problem once,didnt want to discard the new shoes so i bought an insole from lifestyle sports which raised my foot just enough,i didnt have any problems after that


  • #4
    dna_leri
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    A0 wrote: »
    2) Inserts may improve your problem but may also lead to other issues (change in running gait, discomfort, pain). I'd try different shoes (models / brands) as they probably have different collar shapes, heights, sizes. Try to find a model that technically matches the one you have but with a different collar.

    I am not sure what you mean by "collar" but you could try cutting it off!


  • #5
    thirstywork2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,800 ✭✭✭thirstywork2


    He means the heel counter,some people find the heel counter can be too high in certain shoes and cause friction/irritation to the achilles.
    I know a few club athletes who cut the heel counter of their asics 2160's


  • #6
    A0
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    I don't think it's a good idea to cut the collar off... It also depends on what OP meant by sore Achilles... if the skin is inflamed as in a blister then a bit of vaseline should do the job.


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  • #7
    JohnnyCrash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 978 ✭✭✭JohnnyCrash


    Its more a bruised feeling,not blisters.Interesting that some club runners cut the collars off their 2160's. My shoes are 1160's


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