Seeing a Doctor: Part 3

Okay! For the first time in a while I’m really feeling optimistic about my shin pain situation. Yesterday was my appointment at The Brace Place to get a mold of my feet for custom insoles. From the moment we started talking, this doctor actually listened to my specific problem. He asked me to go get my skates and spent time looking at the skates themselves and me wearing them. Immediately, he started explaining what was going on, and pinpointed exactly how that was affecting me.

Apparently, my feet roll in just slightly. Not a problem in normal shoes on normal ground… There’s solid support right under your arch, so the pressure isn’t all put on the arch. Now put a thin bar down the middle of your foot (like… a skate truck) and suddenly the support isn’t there. Now add to that the motion of pushing outward – putting MORE pressure on the arch area, and it’s just putting too much strain on my poor little muscles. We did a little foam foot mold, and he said my arches actually look very normal. I’m trusting this doctor since he’s actually a Podiatrist. [Not a Pediatrician... ]

Not MY actual foot... Haha!

So, next week I go back to pick up my new supports! He’s making them out of cork because he said it’s a more solid support. It’s heavier than some other materials, but we both kind of figured that wasn’t an issue when you’ve already got the weight of skates. Seriously, this guy was awesome. He kept asking lots of questions about roller derby, and asked what our team colors were. I wasn’t sure what he was getting at until he admitted he was asking in hopes he could get my supports in those colors! “For good karma.” What a cool guy! I gave him a schedule since he said he wanted to come watch sometime, and I think next week I’ll take some advertising/sponsorship info. He told me I’ll have to take it easy when I get my supports and start slow, but I already know I’ll be able to do that. I’m in no hurry, just excited to be able to skate at all again!

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