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usagibryan
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13 Dec 2022, 7:40 am

Please tell me if I'm posting too much.

I deal with a lot of foot pain and sometimes I have to go to foot and ankle centers but all I'm doing is walking. I recently bought medical soles from them and bought new shoes and it helped for a while but I'm starting to have issues again, either tingling in my big toe or plantar fasciitis.

I'm starting to wonder if I have an unusual gait, which I read can be a symptom of autism. I DO toe walk sometimes at home if I'm barefoot on a hard floor and didn't recently sweep, but that's all I can think of.


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13 Dec 2022, 9:59 am

There is no such thing as ''posting too much'' here. I encourage you or anyone here to post more because it makes the site more active with fresh new content every day. :)

When I was 12 I twisted my right ankle a couple of times, and ever since then I have been walking on the inside of my right foot to avoid it happening again. Now my foot has moulded itself to always walk that way otherwise if I walk on it flatly I will twist it again. Thankfully it doesn't really notice when I walk but I know I will suffer for it later on in life.

Otherwise, my feet are OK.


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13 Dec 2022, 10:27 am

Bone spurs in my right foot.

They can lead to an asymmetric walking gait that sometimes annoys the ankles and knees.


I don't walk on my toes but I do land the front of the feet first...I find it is much quieter.


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14 Dec 2022, 7:25 am

Mid 30's might be a time to experiment with arch support inserts for your shoes.