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Big Toe Problems...
My big toe has started acting up this summer and I need to find a
podiatrist and get it fixed prior to the ski season kicking off here in Boise. All that said, I think I recall reading an article in Backcountry or Coulior magazines talking about a big toe problem common to tele'ers caused by the way the foot bends within the boot. I think they referred to it as 'teletoe' but can not find the article in question. Do you any of you out there know what the medical term is for this condition? I would like to find a doctor here in Boise who is familiar with the condition as the article implied the problem is rather rare outside the tele community. Thanks, Leif One more thing, anyone out there have a recommendations for a podiatrist in Boise, ID? Thanks! |
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I used to get tele toe (blackening and ultimate loss of nail - painful when
blackening first occurs). Then I changed the insteps to a new brand and tele toe transferred from my big toe to my second toe which is still painful, but better situation. New insteps might work for others. I just live with it each year. When it used to be on my big toe, I would take a couple of Ibuprofens (sp?) at the top of my last run for the day so that when I took the boots off, the ibu would be kicking in. wrote in message oups.com... My big toe has started acting up this summer and I need to find a podiatrist and get it fixed prior to the ski season kicking off here in Boise. All that said, I think I recall reading an article in Backcountry or Coulior magazines talking about a big toe problem common to tele'ers caused by the way the foot bends within the boot. I think they referred to it as 'teletoe' but can not find the article in question. Do you any of you out there know what the medical term is for this condition? I would like to find a doctor here in Boise who is familiar with the condition as the article implied the problem is rather rare outside the tele community. Thanks, Leif One more thing, anyone out there have a recommendations for a podiatrist in Boise, ID? Thanks! |
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Ugh, that does not sound like much fun. I got a slightly different
problem - which may not even be related to tele'n. It has started up since the ski season so I am not sure how or if it may effect my skiing this winter. That said, the lower outside edge of by big toe hurts to the touch. I can walk fine with shoes but without shoes it hurts enough to effect my stride. It may be a bone spur, not really sure. I am mainly asking as I want to be able to fine a podiatrist who is knowledgeable in tele specific issues. (I need to know what questions to quiz him/her with...) Even if this is not a tele induced injury, it would be good to have one on retainer for when the time comes when I need one. -Leif |
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My unqualified opinion is that because of the bending, tele boots can
cause lots of pain if they don't fit correctly. Old, soft leather boots would mold more to the foot, you could make it bend close to the optimal spot for your foot, but plastic boots of course has a completely fixed bend spot. Changing models might work, but it might take a few runs to see if another boot is better. Martin -- "An ideal world is left as an exercise to the reader." -Paul Graham, On Lisp |
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