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Permalink Reply by Dana on March 31, 2009 at 5:06am

But upgraded inserts worked?

vxla said:

Yeah, so I have the same problem. You're probably smashing a nerve or something...I was told that's what is happening with me and probably need an orthopedic to use. You may want to seek medical advice off the Internet.

Try crunching your toes every 10 minutes or so to keep the blood flowing into your toes. It seems to temporarily help.

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Permalink Reply by vxla on March 31, 2009 at 5:17am

They didn't work permanently. For longer rides, I still get the same problem, although for shorter rides it's not so bad. For me, even if I were to have no strap across the top of my foot, I'd still have the same problem. It leads to fatigue in the front of my calves too.

I have this in my Sidi (mega) dominators:

http://www.superfeet.com/products/Blue.aspx


Some other references:

http://bikenoob.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/some-new-numb-foot-advice/
http://stanford.wellsphere.com/wellpage/numbness-and-tingling-in-toes
http://www.cptips.com/footsyn.htm

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Permalink Reply by Dana on March 31, 2009 at 5:36am

Thanks for the advice. I guess if nothing else works, I'll have to make the dreaded doctor visit.

vxla said:

They didn't work permanently. For longer rides, I still get the same problem, although for shorter rides it's not so bad. For me, even if I were to have no strap across the top of my foot, I'd still have the same problem. It leads to fatigue in the front of my calves too.

I have this in my Sidi (mega) dominators:

http://www.superfeet.com/products/Blue.aspx


Some other references:

http://bikenoob.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/some-new-numb-foot-advice/
http://stanford.wellsphere.com/wellpage/numbness-and-tingling-in-toes
http://www.cptips.com/footsyn.htm

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Permalink Reply by vxla on March 31, 2009 at 5:15pm

And thus, we should not take medical advice from the Internet.

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Permalink Reply by Dana on April 1, 2009 at 2:17am

I don't, to either of those....

h3 said:

vxla said:

And thus, we should not take medical advice from the Internet.

That's an overly broad statement, I'd say. You always have to consider the source over the internet just like you do with any sort of real-life advice-seeking. My point in this case is that you're more likely to get good advice on this problem using a resource like Chainlink than you are going to some random doctor who has no experience with clipless pedal systems and no investment in cycling. I have come across many many situations in which cyclists who've been told to stop riding completely erroneously by their doctors. Of course, maybe Dana has a great doctor who happens to have experience with clipless systems and an investment in cycling. Or will send her to a PT who does.

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Permalink Reply by vxla on April 1, 2009 at 7:29am

h3 said:

vxla said:

And thus, we should not take medical advice from the Internet.

That's an overly broad statement, I'd say. You always have to consider the source over the internet just like you do with any sort of real-life advice-seeking. My point in this case is that you're more likely to get good advice on this problem using a resource like Chainlink than you are going to some random doctor who has no experience with clipless pedal systems and no investment in cycling. I have come across many many situations in which cyclists who've been told to stop riding completely erroneously by their doctors. Of course, maybe Dana has a great doctor who happens to have experience with clipless systems and an investment in cycling. Or will send her to a PT who does.

Do you have to carry malpractice insurance that covers Internet posts directly?

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