 Poster: A snowHead
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An assessment by a specialist ski sports physio found I need heel lifts to compensate for limited ankle movement; 1 cm in one foot and 1.5 cm in the other. Can anyone advise where I can buy some? Alternately I am thinking of making some; possibly by trimming large pencil erasers, has anyone tried this or can recommend an alternative? Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You've got a 0.5cm leg length difference as well?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Yes, the shorter leg has particularly limited movement as result of a serious fracture
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| On the rocks wrote: |
| Yes, the shorter leg has particularly limited movement as result of a serious fracture |
Serious question; How will heel lifts improve ankle movement?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Of course they won't, what I should have said is that they compensate for limited forward mobility of the ankles - it's been a long day stuck at GVA airport
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| stewart woodward wrote: |
| On the rocks wrote: |
| Yes, the shorter leg has particularly limited movement as result of a serious fracture |
Serious question; How will heel lifts improve ankle movement? |
Whilst not ideal, a heel raise can have the effect of increasing the range of movement available at the ankle though by creating a slightly plantar-flexed starting point. Making them is easy but fitting 1 to 1.5 cm into the boot with a foot might be a bit of a challenge.
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@On the rocks,
What type of boots do you have? Many boots come with extra packers you can put underneath the inner boot heel.
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BD 110 Factors, plenty of room in the buckles, I already have 5mm lift under bad ankle
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On the rocks, I have made heel lifts out of layers of card from a cereal packet.
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@anarchicsaltire, thanks, looks ideal to experiment with
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Thanks, I've just received a mix of heel lifts from Spine Centre, currently sat in living room experimenting with 9mm to 14mm in each boot; seem to work well and boots comfortable opened out to minimum buckle setting. It will be interesting finding the ideal combination in Tignes next week - but definitely no longer any excuses for ending up in the back seat. I will let you know how I get on.
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You know it makes sense.
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| On the rocks wrote: |
| .......It will be interesting finding the ideal combination in Tignes next week - but definitely no longer any excuses for ending up in the back seat. I will let you know how I get on. |
The delta angle of your bindings can make a big difference as well.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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For sure, I mainly ski on Marker F10s.; can I adjust the delta angle on these? The combination of heel lift sizes in my boots should make it easy for me to experiment and find an optimum combination
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Poster: A snowHead
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@On the rocks, I have small heel lifts and they help me a lot, made of cork. Go for the smallest you can, if you overdo it they can push your knees too far forward which might be compensated by you backside going in the opposite direction.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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for sure. But with my formerly broken left ankle not moving forward of vertical without heel lifts I have a lot of room to play with
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@On the rocks, the easiest way to adjust delta with the f10 and the factor will be to swap soles. As the f10 slides on a rail, your options for shimming the toe or heel are going to be limited, although I think you can by 2mm or so.I would start with the alpine sole (2mm delta) and the most upright setting on the boots (think 14 deg). I am suggesting that as 10-15mm of heel lift is huge and my experiencr of that degree of lift was the flatter and more upright the better in other parts of the setup. Your experience might vary. Best of luck.
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Well I've been skiing all week in Tignes on and off piste with two new 9mm heel lifts plus the 4mm that was under my bad ankle. Felt a little weird for a couple of runs but now great. Much better control of pressure on front of boots and skis. Thanks for the replies
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| On the rocks wrote: |
| Well I've been skiing all week in Tignes on and off piste with two new 9mm heel lifts plus the 4mm that was under my bad ankle. Felt a little weird for a couple of runs but now great. Much better control of pressure on front of boots and skis. Thanks for the replies |
Hadn't spotted you were in Tignes last week, so was I, I would have had a look at it for you!
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Cool, I'm still here but getting transfer home tomorrow morning. I used the lifts from your link 
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I was thinking of buiying some of these lifts for my shoes http://edunonline.com/product/blue-height-increasing-heel-lifts/ because after a skiing injury one of my legs is now slightly shorter than the other. But first wanted to know if there any that you can adjust?[/url]
Last edited by Then you can post your own questions or snow reports... on Fri 9-09-16 10:35; edited 1 time in total
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I also have one leg shorter than the other by 5mm (12mm actual femur difference, but muscle compensation reduces it). This caused back problems when skiing. I went to the Body Factor sports clinic at Snow+Rock in Chertsey and they made-up a foot insole for me for my boots and another for my day shoes as well. They were excellent and did the job perfectly - stopped the back pain while skiing.
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