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Mine was sensitive near the mid portion, I had to wear particular shoes even for events. I hope some day I'll soon be wearing boots again and normal shoes 🤞. Just to note almost 9 months later after very sensitive mid portion and it turned out I needed massage work from a physio for the soleus muscles, I worked on stretching carefully and eventually after a few weeks I had full range of ankle forward lean and doing just a few ankle pumps and swirls slowly every second day helped with sensitivity. Then I started loading it back up again. Hopefully another 6 months or this and it'll be good, definitely a lot less sensitive I should note!
Any shoe with a 10 to 12 degree heel-toe drop should work. I would also avoid super flexible ones. So perhaps firmer ones like Asics rather than Nike. The heel cup a very temporary thing and should not affect the shoe size - it can make your foot sit quite high in the shoe which is the point but feels funny.
HOKAs have a very low heel-to-toe drop! Only around 4-5mm. Not good for Insertional Achilles Tendonitis. At the beginning of your video you show a HOKA shoe as an example of shoes with a heel lift, but they have only a very minimal lift. Just don't want anyone to be mislead. Shoes that APPEAR, on the outside, to have a high wedge/lift in the heel often have very little lift. Heel lift can't be judged by how it looks on the outside. In fact, heel-to-toe drop is measured from the INSIDE of the shoes. Thanks for the other good info you provided.
@@jilliansmith8080 Only one women's Hoka on their website has a 10mm heel drop, the Anacapa 2. And reviews say the Anacapa has a very tight/narrow toe box, and it doesn't come in wide. Every other model is 8mm or under with most being around a 4-5mm drop. A minimum of a 10mm drop is recommended for IAT. So that leaves only one shoe in the Hoka lineup for IAT sufferers -- and it only works for those with narrow feet. That's pretty limited.
While the problem is evident in the tendon, Ive found "whole leg" stretches are necessary (you elude to possibly walking incorrectly). Ive also shortish walk on beach sand tends to exercise the plantar and toes. I obviously also do the traditional gastrocnemoius & soleous stretches as well. In summary I strive to maintsin flexibility in the whole leg & it all seems to help. Running 5km every odd day at 68.
@@TreatMyAchilles Me too. It all began with Plantar Fasciitis which is now 95% healed, though once in a while i get a slight feeling that it may begin to pain. I mainly have Achilles Tendinopathy (pain lower behind the heel... I think where the Achilles meets the heel) So, is it ok to wear wide shoes? I wear the Brooks Glycerine and the On Cloud Monsters & Eclipse. And what can i wear in Winter , in Germany. It's going to begin to snow .... Thank you so much for all the Info in the video :)
Not really as they also make your feet fight to stay in them and most of them tend to be quite flat. However, if you find they are comfortable and you don't get pain when wearing them, they might be OK.
Thanks for your videos, im recovering from achille's surgery 14th week and i have peroneal tendinosys and 2° grade tear in peroneal brevis. Heel's wedges work quite good for achille's but it seems worsening pain in peroneal area between external part of achille's and the malleolus. It seems to me i walk more comfortable in quite stiff shoes, sneakers or boot, with a 10-12 mm Drop. Now i am really worried for peroneal area more than achille's. Thanks again for your helpful videos
@@TreatMyAchilles thank you so much. I am doing hydrokinesiotherapy (i just started jogging, skipping and single leg hopping, things i'd really couldn't do out of the water), swim (no problem to push out from the wall each lap, some discomfort and caution to get out of the water by the metal ladder as it' perfectly vertical), home bike, drills for walking, various form of calf raises (double and single assisted) and trying to reach unassisted single leg calf raise but i still feel pain in this. It seems to me i could do it but, as i push strong and faster, pain comes up on the external achille's-peroneals area, so i should probably manage to control better my pattern; maybe i oversupinate in the up phase causing too much stress and torsion. Working on strenght cautiously especially on Squat variations. No full rom and using slant wedges in single leg squat or Safety Squat Bar hanging on rack especially to get down. Plus, Step Up, RDL and Trap Bar (no high loads, maximum 60 kg). Recently added cautious dynamic and static stretching, actually another point of weakness for me. Gait is still asymmetric and a bit limpy, much better with Adidas Ultraboost 22 and two wedges (one Sholl's In-Balance model and one average silicone), both about 1,5 cm highness. Not bad Blauer Queens as a sneaker, stiff and propulsive especially with the inserts on. Sorry for having been too long winded, but in achille's injuries one single detail could help a lot. Still so much work to do, thanks again for your helpful indications
Well, that means I have to wear different shoe type on my feet. The right with plantar fasciitis is a low or zero heel drop while the left with achilles tendonitis is a high he'll drop...I can't win😢
I was hoping that footwear would be what would fix the problem. But it sounds like strengthening the calf muscles and achilles is more of the right path. 🤷🏽♂️
Correct footwear is definitely important but yes, sometimes other things are also needed. We discuss the best evidence-based treatments in this video: ruclips.net/video/H1nfgU1amvg/видео.html
Aspen several years with plantar fasciitis. From anti-inflammatories to physical therapy . What work for me is I tried one of these stretching locations that was given demo for free . it turns out that it nearly 50 my problem was mobility and lack of flexibility, pulling on that muscle and tendon and such so deep stretching helped I wore really nice comfortable shoes to mitigate pain, but that never fixed the pain until stretching was included . Then playing pickle ball and it hurt for the first few weeks, but I started stretching before Pickleball game and now I don’t suffer with any pain. So stretching and exercise helps the most. I also have switched to flat but comfortable shoes such as Altra. They do not have a towel drop .
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👉 Some footwear examples and heel-raising shoe inserts available on Amazon:
✅ Men's stylish sneakers/trainers with heel-to-toe drop: geni.us/mj1G
✅ Women's stylish sneakers/trainers with heel-to-toe drop: geni.us/8hGmS
✅ Most Asics sneakers/trainers have a good heel-to-toe drop: geni.us/wTJOAs3
✅ Men's walking shoes with 1 cm heel-to-toe drop: geni.us/sIMCa
✅ Women's walking shoes with 1 cm heel-to-toe drop: geni.us/12A7e8
✅ Unisex sandals with heel-to-toe drop: geni.us/aE7rQf2
✅ Women's sandals with heel-to-toe drop: geni.us/VkOkQeA
✅ Men's sandals with heel-to-toe drop: geni.us/bb5EXd
✅ Heel-raising wedges (use them in both shoes): geni.us/lA7G
✅ Heel-raising cups (use them in both shoes): geni.us/Sc7h8
If you buy anything via these links, we may get a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Mine was sensitive near the mid portion, I had to wear particular shoes even for events. I hope some day I'll soon be wearing boots again and normal shoes 🤞. Just to note almost 9 months later after very sensitive mid portion and it turned out I needed massage work from a physio for the soleus muscles, I worked on stretching carefully and eventually after a few weeks I had full range of ankle forward lean and doing just a few ankle pumps and swirls slowly every second day helped with sensitivity. Then I started loading it back up again. Hopefully another 6 months or this and it'll be good, definitely a lot less sensitive I should note!
What running shoes would you recommend for insertional type, heel drop and does adding a heel cup change the size of the shoe ? Thank you.
Any shoe with a 10 to 12 degree heel-toe drop should work. I would also avoid super flexible ones. So perhaps firmer ones like Asics rather than Nike. The heel cup a very temporary thing and should not affect the shoe size - it can make your foot sit quite high in the shoe which is the point but feels funny.
@@TreatMyAchilles Thank you. Why are Hokas recommended by many when the heel drop is way below this ?
HOKAs have a very low heel-to-toe drop! Only around 4-5mm. Not good for Insertional Achilles Tendonitis. At the beginning of your video you show a HOKA shoe as an example of shoes with a heel lift, but they have only a very minimal lift. Just don't want anyone to be mislead. Shoes that APPEAR, on the outside, to have a high wedge/lift in the heel often have very little lift. Heel lift can't be judged by how it looks on the outside. In fact, heel-to-toe drop is measured from the INSIDE of the shoes. Thanks for the other good info you provided.
They're is more than one shoe in the lineup
@@jilliansmith8080 Only one women's Hoka on their website has a 10mm heel drop, the Anacapa 2. And reviews say the Anacapa has a very tight/narrow toe box, and it doesn't come in wide. Every other model is 8mm or under with most being around a 4-5mm drop. A minimum of a 10mm drop is recommended for IAT. So that leaves only one shoe in the Hoka lineup for IAT sufferers -- and it only works for those with narrow feet. That's pretty limited.
While the problem is evident in the tendon, Ive found "whole leg" stretches are necessary (you elude to possibly walking incorrectly). Ive also shortish walk on beach sand tends to exercise the plantar and toes. I obviously also do the traditional gastrocnemoius & soleous stretches as well. In summary I strive to maintsin flexibility in the whole leg & it all seems to help. Running 5km every odd day at 68.
I have Achilles tendonitis and plantar so don't know whether a high drop ,arch support shoe would be best.
Sounds like you need both those elements.
@@TreatMyAchilles Me too. It all began with Plantar Fasciitis which is now 95% healed, though once in a while i get a slight feeling that it may begin to pain.
I mainly have Achilles Tendinopathy (pain lower behind the heel... I think where the Achilles meets the heel)
So, is it ok to wear wide shoes? I wear the Brooks Glycerine and the On Cloud Monsters & Eclipse.
And what can i wear in Winter , in Germany. It's going to begin to snow ....
Thank you so much for all the Info in the video :)
Do you recommend Crocs as shoes suitable for achilles tendinopathy?
Not really as they also make your feet fight to stay in them and most of them tend to be quite flat. However, if you find they are comfortable and you don't get pain when wearing them, they might be OK.
Thanks for your videos, im recovering from achille's surgery 14th week and i have peroneal tendinosys and 2° grade tear in peroneal brevis.
Heel's wedges work quite good for achille's but it seems worsening pain in peroneal area between external part of achille's and the malleolus.
It seems to me i walk more comfortable in quite stiff shoes, sneakers or boot, with a 10-12 mm Drop.
Now i am really worried for peroneal area more than achille's.
Thanks again for your helpful videos
Thanks for sharing, and good luck with your recovery!
@@TreatMyAchilles thank you so much. I am doing hydrokinesiotherapy (i just started jogging, skipping and single leg hopping, things i'd really couldn't do out of the water), swim (no problem to push out from the wall each lap, some discomfort and caution to get out of the water by the metal ladder as it' perfectly vertical), home bike, drills for walking, various form of calf raises (double and single assisted) and trying to reach unassisted single leg calf raise but i still feel pain in this. It seems to me i could do it but, as i push strong and faster, pain comes up on the external achille's-peroneals area, so i should probably manage to control better my pattern; maybe i oversupinate in the up phase causing too much stress and torsion.
Working on strenght cautiously especially on Squat variations.
No full rom and using slant wedges in single leg squat or Safety Squat Bar hanging on rack especially to get down. Plus, Step Up, RDL and Trap Bar (no high loads, maximum 60 kg).
Recently added cautious dynamic and static stretching, actually another point of weakness for me.
Gait is still asymmetric and a bit limpy, much better with Adidas Ultraboost 22 and two wedges (one Sholl's In-Balance model and one average silicone), both about 1,5 cm highness. Not bad Blauer Queens as a sneaker, stiff and propulsive especially with the inserts on.
Sorry for having been too long winded, but in achille's injuries one single detail could help a lot.
Still so much work to do, thanks again for your helpful indications
Well, that means I have to wear different shoe type on my feet. The right with plantar fasciitis is a low or zero heel drop while the left with achilles tendonitis is a high he'll drop...I can't win😢
You don't necessarily need a zero drop for plantar fasciitis. As long as it has good arch support, a heeled shoe can also be OK.
I was hoping that footwear would be what would fix the problem. But it sounds like strengthening the calf muscles and achilles is more of the right path. 🤷🏽♂️
Correct footwear is definitely important but yes, sometimes other things are also needed. We discuss the best evidence-based treatments in this video: ruclips.net/video/H1nfgU1amvg/видео.html
@ bless you ! 🫶🏾
Aspen several years with plantar fasciitis. From anti-inflammatories to physical therapy . What work for me is I tried one of these stretching locations that was given demo for free . it turns out that it nearly 50 my problem was mobility and lack of flexibility, pulling on that muscle and tendon and such so deep stretching helped I wore really nice comfortable shoes to mitigate pain, but that never fixed the pain until stretching was included . Then playing pickle ball and it hurt for the first few weeks, but I started stretching before Pickleball game and now I don’t suffer with any pain. So stretching and exercise helps the most. I also have switched to flat but comfortable shoes such as Altra. They do not have a towel drop .