 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
I still have numb toes in my left foot one week after coming back from a ski trip. First noticed it after about the third day's skiing so tried keeping the buckles loose for the rest of the trip as initially thought it was a circulation problem. When it didn't go away in the evening I started to think it must be something else. Now that it has n't gone away after a week I'm pretty sure it must be nerve damage. The condition has definetly improved and will probably clear up in a week or so at this rate but I don't imagine that this is a helathy thing to put my feet through every trip!
I have very flat feet and have custom insoles which I have previously used in my ski touring boots with no problems. The boots were new (Nordica Speed Machine 10 in a 29.5), purchased from Snow + Rock in Covent Garden. Numbness is only in the left foot which is the larger of the two by about a quarter size. I can still get 1.5-2 fingers down behind the heel without the liner so they're definetly not too short. I noticed whilst skiing that I tend to clench my toes. This seems a common problem reading some of the other threads here and may be a contributing factor. I also noticed some pain between the achilles and the inside of the ankle. This apparently is where the Tibia nerve runs so perhaps I had the upper buckles too tight?
Currently deciding whether to go back to Snow and Rock for some boot alterations so was hoping that somebody else might have experienced this type of problem and could suggest a cure (boot alterations, keeping buckles looser, stop clenching toes.) javascript:emoticon(' ')
Thanks,
Jamie
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jamie,
difficult to say without seeing the boot and your foot, but it sounds like either there is too much volume which you are trying to take up by tightening down the clips lots or there is not enough volume somewhere, first thing i would try is doing them loosely and seeing if it is better
define fingers BTW they don't come in standard sizes 
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jamieo, welcome to snowHeads 
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My S.I. standardised fingers convert 1.5-2 fingers as 20-25mm 
I would guess that there's not enough volume somwhere as they are pretty 'snug'
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jamieo, 20-25mm is a comfort fit so my guess is that there is either compression directly at the toes or in one of two other places,....either the top of the instep, there is a lot of nerves and vascular that runs over the top of the foot, constriction here is a sure fire way to numbe toes, the other place is where you suffe rthe discomfort between the ankle and the achillies this area has a zone called the tarsal tunnel [thats right just like the carpel tunnel in the wrist] tarsal tunnel syndrome is pretty common, and there are a variety of things that can be done to reduce the problem
the solutions include
1 custom footbed [you have this already]
2 heel lift
3 stretch area locally around the ankle to reduce compression
4 stretch over the instep if that is the pressure point
5 a stategically placed metatarsal pad on the footbed which can help to reduce the clenching of the toes...needs to be done with care!
but as said earlier very difficult to give an exact answer wthout seeing everything
good luck getting it sorted
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Many thanks for the posts everyone. Think I'll take myself along to S&R tomorrow to see what they can do about it.
Cheers 
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