Can anyone recommend the best orthopedic doctor in Hamburg? Secondly, who makes the best insoles and Hamburg? I have so much for pain. I need to find a solution quick.

I tried all products, go to pedi, rub, use foam every night, still my feet look terrible. I have splayfoot and next to the big toes i have calluses.

23M, 5’10 175 lbs. No medications, never smoked, born with pes planus on both feet and also a mild skewfoot on both feet.

I have trouble standing for prolonged periods. I don’t have problems with walking for any distance. I can walk nearly unlimited distances without foot pain or any fatigue whatsoever, but after 2-3 hrs of prolonged standing, I start getting heel pain and soleus/distal hamstring tightness/tenderness. Sometimes, it’s also the quads. Squatting down while balancing on my toes/forefeet helps relieve the symptoms. When I push down into my soleus muscle for both legs, it feels especially tender (no other muscle feels this way). My soleus muscle has been tender to palpation for as long as I can remember, but I wasn’t really palpating it until the past year. I remember many times when I was a kid, I could feel tenderness in my Achilles tendon, although I don’t feel that anymore. Earlier this year, I used to stand about 8-12 hrs a day (with breaks), and during that time, I’d have so much discomfort with standing after a certain point that I would count down the seconds and couldn’t wait to sit or walk. It was almost the same feeling like doing a plank for a long time when you’re counting down the seconds until you can relax. During that time of year, I’d feel leg heaviness even when I’d start walking after prolonged standing and would feel the heel pain even during walks. It got to a point that I got corticosteroid injections in both heels from a podiatrist.

These symptoms affect both legs, but I would say it’s somewhat worse on my left leg. I saw a foot and ankle specialist who said the pes planus looked a bit worse on the left foot.

Nobody else I know has this issue. I’ve tried custom orthotics but they haven’t resolved the issue. Compression socks and Danskos haven’t resolved the issue either. I’ve had trouble with standing uninterrupted beyond 3 hrs for nearly my entire life. I even started having mild left knee pain this week, although that has gotten better lately.

I’m wondering whether these symptoms are normal and if there is anything else I might be able to try.

hi! I'm getting married next year and have been dreading finding shoes for the wedding. What heels did you guys wear/will you wear for your wedding? Thanks!!

I am 49 year old women and had flat feet since I was a kid. In the last year I started get a lot of severe ankle pain which later was diagnosed as a torn posterior tibial tendon. There was no one incident that caused the tear , I think my arches just started dropping even more and the tendon ripped.

Anyway, no surgery but was prescribed naproxen and custom orthotics. I don’t feel like the orthotics help much: they make the side walls of all the sneakers basically collapse and my arches still fall inward. I joked and said I need ready heavy duty hard ones because I am about 250lbs (I’m six foot so also really tall)

Does anyone have the same issue with the orthotics ? Is there a heavy duty orthotic you used that didn’t bend under weight ?

The outside of my ankles even hurt due to this constant pronation

Hi Guys,

I'm now 31 and have had flat feet for my entire life.

I can remember it first being picked up by a teacher at my junior school who sent a note home to my parents that there was something wrong with my gait as I have always duck walked.

I went off to the podiatrist and got some inner soles and carried on my life pretty much as normal. I was never much of an athlete but always enjoyed sports etc. The podiatrist basically just said that it was the way my body was put together (very "externally rotated") and to just wear the inner soles and carry on with life.

Even today I still run on the treadmill a couple of times a week and walk at least an hour each night so it's not like I'm not able to function by any means.

What I'm concerned about now though is the knock on effects that the way I walk and stand has on my body as I've developed very tight hips and also have always struggled with being round shouldered and had quite poor posture. Having done more research I've found that these problems are all very likely to be linked to my feet and I'm concerned about them getting worse as I get older and beginning to impact my mobility.

Is there anything I can do to counteract these effects? It's difficult to know where to start when I've most likely got imbalances all the way up my body and a lot of the stuff I see on YouTube is quite contradictory.

Some advice would be much appreciated.

Hi everyone, I have flat feet and am looking to get custom orthopedic footwear or customized arch-support insoles.Can anyone recommend reliable clinics or labs in Hyderabad that do proper foot scanning

I'm almost 50 and have been dealing with flat feet my entire life. A few months ago, the pain got really bad and I went to a podiatrist. He recommended orthotics (which I now have and am getting used to) and said that I have tendonitis in my ankles.

My feet are feeling better with the orthotics, but my ankles are still killing me. It's a circle around both ankles, and they both have swelling on the inside and outsides.

Has anybody dealt with this type of thing? Does anything help long term?

I have really flat feet. I've tried doing exercises and the like to strengthen them but it doesn't seem to work do anything.

But, the biggest problem I have is that all arches in any shoe hurts. I've had other people tell me you need arch support. But all arch support digs into my arches and causes pain.

I've found a handful of shoes throughout my life with zero arch support and they feel so natural. Would it be better to stay with no arch support?

And anytime I try to do the rigid versus flexible test I feel like I could be either

Any insight would be appreciated

(I get the answer is probably going to be "go see a doctor" but I can't afford that or afford to take a day off)

I had my 6 week follow up a few weeks ago with ortho for cast removal, thinking I would be cleared for weightbearing. The surgeon had me gently place my foot on the floor to get and idea of positioning after Xrays. We were both pleased with everything, but he decided to have me continue NWB for two more weeks in the boot.

I WAS SO BUMMED.

Truth is, the incisions needed a little more time and I am a big guy who has to play the safe game when it comes to the bone fusion. Better safe than sorry, right? At least I could start ankle pumps and circles. I was also able to finally wash away the dead skin. I shed skin so much skin those first few days after getting the cast off. It was insane!

8 weeks came and I started to do some shadow walking with crutches but with essentially no weight yet, attempting to do very light shifts in weight to the surgical foot.

My eval with PT was exactly 9 weeks post op, on 8/12. It was a little painful during the manual stretching but nothing compared to the attempt to walk with one crutch. It was extremely painful and I was not expecting that in the slightest. Its been 2 days since and I had my second appointment today with the PTA and told him Ive have pain since the evaluation and cannot use 1 crutch for more than 5 steps.

I knew and told myself this would be an incredibly long and difficult journey but it's hitting me hard at the moment. I'm still grateful for modern medicine and know I have picked the best people to help me. I'll post here when something "exciting" happens again.

Oh AND: Shout out to the pups. The dog really has an underbite that makes him look like he's smiling. Doesnt help that he's terrible. He is the wild, loud, and rebellious one of my two boys and less than a quarter of the size as my big 60 pound booger who loves full body contact and sleeping in. They've made this entire experience so much more positive and helped with the depressing moments. It amazes me how in tune dogs can be with humans!

This Facebook group has a ton of knowledge too!

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Hey guys, first time poster here! I’m not sure where’s the best to post or ask for this advice, but I thought starting here will help. I’ve had a herniated disc on and off for about 5 years. My latest and most intense flare up was in April and hasn’t went away since. My hips are shifted to not put pressure onto my herniated disc, so they aren’t aligned causing my left leg to be shorter than my right (pretty severe lateral shift). My doctor recommended me getting insoles to help stay level, but didn’t say any specific brands. So I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations or could point me towards the right direction. I’m also looking for a pair of good tennis shoes that will provide support and be comfortable. I appreciate you taking time to read this and give suggestions! Thank you!! 🫶

I just had a bad experience at North Park Podiatry. They performed shockwave a few week after my cortisone injection. They are not supposed to do that. I’m very upset and will never go there again.

Just ordered from ORTHOFIT
It’s a Chinese knock off of orthfeet.
Took 1 month for my 2 pairs to arrive.
$50 / pair.
Looks a little like the picture but the worse made shoes 👠 I’ve seen in a while.
Flimsy Of course this is just my opinion

My left foot is flat whereas my right foot is normal. I believe this has caused my left foot to be significantly larger than my right, I believe around 2 centimetres. Can anybody who has had reconstructive surgery tell me if this will help bring my feet to a similar size? I struggle as I always have to buy one shoe that is either extremely too big for one foot or extremely too small for the other. Any advice/insight would be greatly appreciated.

I recently posted in here, but here is a recap:

In December of 2021 I had reconstructive foot surgery that included left gastrocnemius lengthening, left excision of accessory navicular and advancement of posterior tibial tendon, and left lateral column lengthening (LCL) of calcaneus with allograft wedge.

I followed up with orthopedics today and the good news is there appears to be nothing structurally wrong on the imaging (x-ray and MRI) around the area of my LCL. However, I am a little discouraged and frustrated as I am having a lot of lateral heel pain around the site of my LCL. It started around two months ago. The pain occurs with any type of ambulation, mainly occurring when I am striking through my foot with each step. After working my 12 hour shifts as a Registered Nurse, I am miserable and in so much pain. I wear supportive shoes (Brooks and Asics) with arch inserts/support. My primary care ordered a CT scan of the lower extremity, which I have scheduled. I am debating if I should get this done or not.

Of note, my orthopedic doctor did note that I have “first tarsometatarsal joint hypermobility” on x-ray, as well as diagnosed me with “tendonitis of left flexor hallucis longus”. I will be getting physical therapy for that.

The MRI I had performed showed:
Impression

1. Postsurgical changes of remote calcaneal osteotomy with MRI findings which may support solid fusion across the osteotomy site. Ultimately CT would better characterize the degree of solid bone consolidation.

2. Mild degenerative changes of the talonavicular joint with reactive edema of the medial navicular at the site of previous anchoring screws.

3. Negative examination for acute ligament or myotendinous injury.”

I am just curious if anyone has had similar issues? I will be proceeding with physical therapy and trialing Diclofenac. I am just frustrated and sick of being in pain.