Fancy Feet? Not Under These Ankles!

Fancy Feet? Not Under These Ankles!

Fancy Feet? Not Under These Ankles!

The Date: a dreary Saturday in January.

The Location: a beautiful new KINTEC store in Surrey.

The Reason: my warped walking mechanics.

OkayI've heard about as many walking jokes & comments as I care to remember, but after years and years of "tippyhappy toesgoalie" I started to think maybe there was some truth to the hundreds of my dearest friends making sure I knew my physical walking style was funny to them. And here I thought they were all just a-holes

I've struggled with knee pain for over 15 years, thanks to a few skiing mishaps, sports injuries and tequila, to which I found an incredible amount of relief from prolotherapy (see my previous article at http://www.farparker.com/article.php?article_id=25), but my tippy-toe walking style has, bless its heart, never left my side.I've also noticed a mild pain rearing its head in my lower extremities after vigorous treadmill dates or hockey games.Having always thought it may have been related to my inability to part cash for performance running shoes, I decided to visit KINTEC with my good buddy FarParker to find out if anything could be done.

First up - an informal meeting with Dan, Andrew and John to exchange pleasantries and admire the new store with its endless cool stuff to make me a better human.Then, it was right down to business. Certified Pedorthist John took us through some initial exercises (don't worry these were easyyou know, like squatting, walking, cement laying) to help get an idea of our body dynamics.From there, several stretching tests and questions about the nature of my preferred sports and daily routine started to paint a picture of just why I was so screwed up.

And yeshe noticed my tippy-toe walk.The next step (and this is where things became really cool) was a "video gait analysis" of our actual walking patterns.A mounted video camera captured every stride, foot-strike, skip and jump over a few minute period, which was then played back to reveal just what the hell I was doing in nice, single-frame images.And go figuremy left side, not so bad.My right sidea beautiful example of W.T.F.

It turned out that when my right foot is striking the ground and pushing forward, my Achilles heel bends out like a badly tuned harp.It throws everything off kilter, and is contributing to the pain I feel in my lower, front calf muscles and early onset hammertoes.BoyI bet all you ladies want a date now, eh?

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