o-shoes for over-pronator
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o-shoes for over-pronator
does anyone know if there are o-shoes made with arch-support for over-pronators? At the mo I wear separate supports but they are expensive and need replaced every few months
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SJ - blue
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some shoes have dual-density midsoles which are s'posed to help against over-pronation, eg olway tigers and various silva shoes that they don't make any more and i don't know about the new ones, but presumably they have it on the dearer models too. i think it probably does some good.
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ic - yellow
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At the risk of becoming a pariah for agreeing with Trebor, I'd recommend VJ Twisters too.
I always wondered why there are a plethora of pavement running shoes for every type of foot and only "trail" shoes which don't have any variation. Must be to do with the hardness of the pavement and softness of forest trails.
The Twisters have a fairly rigid inner wall which seems to provide the support that is needed to reduce over-pronation. I have no problems with them, but do occassionally have problems with pavement shoes causing knee aches. Other thing to do is try changing the lacing patterns to give greater support around the mid-foot.
Any physio's care to comment on the accuracy of my theories?
I always wondered why there are a plethora of pavement running shoes for every type of foot and only "trail" shoes which don't have any variation. Must be to do with the hardness of the pavement and softness of forest trails.
The Twisters have a fairly rigid inner wall which seems to provide the support that is needed to reduce over-pronation. I have no problems with them, but do occassionally have problems with pavement shoes causing knee aches. Other thing to do is try changing the lacing patterns to give greater support around the mid-foot.
Any physio's care to comment on the accuracy of my theories?
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PorkyFatBoy - diehard
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Orienteering is a good sport for the pronator because we are running over such uneven soft terrain that it doesn't affect you much. just get insoles for the pronation if your that bothered with it. For training on hard surfaces however you should at the very least have trainers with a good arch support.
You can get insoles at differing levels, depending on how bad your pronation is and how much running you do depends on what level of insole you sohuld go for.
i'm not a podiatrist though so don't go on my advice alone!
You can get insoles at differing levels, depending on how bad your pronation is and how much running you do depends on what level of insole you sohuld go for.
i'm not a podiatrist though so don't go on my advice alone!
'great athletes come back from great setbacks' - Brendan Foster
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Wattok - [nope] cartel
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on a connected note for 'burgher based athletes, was in SnowLines the other day, where they do all the proper video analysis and all that, they even found a solution for my crazy crazy feet (apparently its a 1 in 2000 type of foot! am i th eonly o'er with it? )
anyway, they've agreed a 10% discount for euoc'ers in honour of my feet! or something.....
anyway, they've agreed a 10% discount for euoc'ers in honour of my feet! or something.....
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rocky - [nope] cartel
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I think that running on hard flat surfaces is the killer for pronaters (and for most people) - the injuries pronaters get (bad shin splints for me) are a kind of repetitive strain caused by incorrect foot movement putting too much stress on the wrong soft tissues. Running cross country inevitably means that every time you plant your foot you are pulling and pushing on something different - you might get injured but you are not continually stressing the same places. I know I get big shin problems quickly running on roads and pavements that I do not get in the woods.
I asked a podiatrist friend about this - she says "very little research - some should be done", but did think my theories were "plausible". She strongly agreed that road running was bad for everyone and running on grass or similar surfaces caused far fewer problems except for slipping over and dog poo! Mind you, she thought running through woodland with lots of nasty things to tread on was "stupid" and says that orienteers have cornered the market in ankle sprains and strains.
I asked a podiatrist friend about this - she says "very little research - some should be done", but did think my theories were "plausible". She strongly agreed that road running was bad for everyone and running on grass or similar surfaces caused far fewer problems except for slipping over and dog poo! Mind you, she thought running through woodland with lots of nasty things to tread on was "stupid" and says that orienteers have cornered the market in ankle sprains and strains.
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chrisecurtis - red
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definitely agree that hard surfaces are worse for stress on feet/knees etc but I've also been told that studded shoes can put stress on certain areas of the foot when it's not very soft terrain underfoot
I'll try on a pair of twisters - think I need more than one pair of shoes for o-ringen
I'll try on a pair of twisters - think I need more than one pair of shoes for o-ringen
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SJ - blue
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Not found that the studs are bad - I have the metal spike things in my Twisters, (I believe they're called "dobs"?) and I often find myself running on the edge of a path to be on the grass, mainly so that I don't sound like I've escaped from Riverdance
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PorkyFatBoy - diehard
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I asked my podiatrist this exact question. He said that pronators do not need any arch support when running on uneven ground (due to the reasons others have mentioned) and went on to say that I should definitely not run on uneven ground in my road shoes as I would increase the risk of turning my ankle.
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