Changed skis: sore Achilles

I changed from my old SNS ski set-up that I've skied on for the past
decade (and 20 times this year) to an even older 75mm 3pin for the last
couple outtings and, man, my right Achilles is getting sore right down
at the heel. Interesting how a change can do that. I better take it
easy, maybe switch back awhile.

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I changed from my old SNS ski set-up that I've skied on for the past
decade (and 20 times this year) to an even older 75mm 3pin for the last
couple outtings and, man, my right Achilles is getting sore right down
at the heel. Interesting how a change can do that. I better take it
easy, maybe switch back awhile.

You mention the bindings, but it's gotta be the boots, no? Same kind of
skiing, same sort of trails?

Yeah, same trails and style. And everything else different. I've always
been happy in any boot I've tried. I have no exact idea of what to
blame here. Maybe it is indeed the boot and nothing else.

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Yeah, same trails and style. And everything else different. I've always
been happy in any boot I've tried. I have no exact idea of what to
blame here. Maybe it is indeed the boot and nothing else.

Old age sneaking up on you I'll bet 8-

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I changed from my old SNS ski set-up that I've skied on for the past
decade (and 20 times this year) to an even older 75mm 3pin for the last
couple outtings and, man, my right Achilles is getting sore right down
at the heel. Interesting how a change can do that. I better take it
easy, maybe switch back awhile.

Check out the padding under your heel for the 3 pin boot; maybe it is
much harder than your other boot.
gr

Yeah, it's lots harder. That might do it? I don't really know what the
Achilles does so I don't know what might hurt it. Well, it's tricky
stuff, but I can change things that might help, add padding and such.
--JP

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Yeah, it's lots harder. That might do it? I don't really know what the
Achilles does so I don't know what might hurt it. Well, it's tricky
stuff, but I can change things that might help, add padding and such.
--JP

I had trouble with my Achilles over the summer, and found that
everything in the foot is connected to everything else, so a lot of
things can help or hurt.
The thing I found that I have to use in my shoes now is a heel cushion
of some sort. The silicone rubber ones are ok, but can shift around. I
use something I got at Target called "the 2 oz. miracle" which is a
full foot foam pad that is quite dense, and molds to the shape of your
foot, thus giving you cushioning and better support.
Also, stronger calf muscles can help. A Swedish study showed that a
group that had painful tendons and did eccentric heel exercises (stand
with foot hanging in space on stairs, lift up with your good foot so
that the bad foot is now standing on its toes, then go down slowly with
the bad foot (this is the eccentric part, releasing, not contracting the
muscle). I think the did 30 reps twice a day. I needed to continue to do
this a few times a week or mine start hurting a little again. Don't
forget to stretch the calf and tendon a lot before this, and throughout
the day.

Somewhere I have links to this, let me know if you want them and I will
dig them up.
gr

Jeff:
I think gr just helped you get to the source of your Achilles tendon
problem. It sounds like it is the extra hardness in one of your boots.
I haven't had Achilles tendon problems skiing, but I have had them
when running, so I looked up a lot of Achilles tendon information on
the web. You might want to check the Footwear section of
www.AchillesTendon.com (http://www.achillestendon.com/Footwear.html) I
found it very helpful. It doesn't mention ski boots, but the
information seems to apply to all types of footwear.
Phoebe