Dan and all interested in foot pain:
My experience was Numbness and pain that escalated to total loss of
feeling in one foot and It was plain to see It was slowly taking my
other foot also. I would trip over cracks in the sidewalk even. If I had
any distance to navigate I had to take my crutches along The doctor I
had seen merely said it was advanced age.( at 65 )
My thought was it was caused by lack of circulation so I tried Pepper
to no avail, then I learned about the circulation improvement qualities
of Niacin. I wanted the flush indicating increased circulation.
A word of caution though. You have to start small (maybe 100 mg pr
day). I bought the only thing Costco had ( 500 mg ) and took one. about
half an hour went by and no flush so I took another one.
After 12 hours of feeling as if I was rolling in fiberglass with a
very accelerated heart rate I didn't know if I wanted any more of that.
A few days later I tried 100 and worked up a little from there until
I take 2 grams a day now to get a good flush.
Any way I now have full feeling in both feet and can run a hundred
yard dash with the kids and win against most.
The "toys are us" story is a way to increase circulation in the area
where circulation first starts to recede. I also use exercise in the
form of riding a one speed bicycle 10 miles a day. I like this form of
exercise as I am doing something rather than mindless movement of body
parts.
All of this took a couple of years but steady improvement kept me at it.
Dave
Dan Nave wrote:
I just got back from visiting a friend who suffered for a year with
debilitating leg and foot pain and just got over it. It was so bad that
he could hardly work.
He found a podiatrist who sent him to Toys-R-Us to buy 200 marbles. He
sits down and dumps the marbles out on the floor and picks them up one
at a time with his toes and drops them into a container also on the
ground. This simple exercise done daily has completely eliminated his
debilitating foot and leg pain...
Why don't some of you foot and leg pain sufferers try this and get back
to us. It's a lot cheaper than inserts or new shoes.
Thanks,
Dan
You-all wrote:
RE: CS orthotics
From: ransley (view other messages by this author)
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 16:24:04
Trem wrote:
Hi DB,
I suffered all my life trying to find shoes that I could wear
comfortably. I also bought every type arch support available. About
ten years ago I was talking with a person that had the same problem and
she said the cure for her was orthotics. I went to a podiatrist and he
made a set for me and I tell you it was a Godsend!!! I cannot put
shoes on without inserting them. Without them I don't last more than
a few minutes....with them I can walk and stand for hours.
They cost me a couple of hundred dollars and they're worth every cent.
They work! <
Thanks Trem, I had heard the term but never looked into it, so I found
this:
http://www.podiatrychannel.com/orthotics/
The illustrations seem to show exactly what my problem is. I'll have
to dig deeper into this. Sheesh, I never knew about this!
I'm a firm believer in spending a few more bucks to head off larger
expenses (like buying shoes all the time). I'm really sick and tired
of this, and maybe it could save me money and trouble.
I just today replaced a set of insoles in a very nice and good looking
set of Rockports, but I saw the wear pattern on the bottom beginning
to show, and I know they will soon meet the usual fate. Next in line
for insole replacement are 3 sets of RedWings ($$$!!!). Maybe custom
orthotics will fix this.
I just counted up $1000 in shoes & boots I own right now, because I
can't wear one pair of shoes more than twice a week. Before my
"miracle" started, 5-1/2 years ago, I had $1500 worth of shoes/boots,
changed shoes 4 times daily, and had to soak my feet and/or walk on
massaging sandals or pea gravel every night. I tell ya it's no way to
live.
Thanks again, DB
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