More issues from TheDonna

[TheDonna]

Haha okay here is another issue that is becoming a bigger and bigger issue with me each day. I have over-pronated feet (basically I walk on the inside of my feet and my arches are collapsing, making me flat footed).
I didn't notice it much but 2 months ago I started running to get myself in shape for the academy. BAD idea! Ever since then, my feet have been in pain. It hurts to stand, hurts to walk and forget about moving any faster than that! The fact that I'm walking on the inside of my feet is becoming more and more prominent.

I'm going to look at stability shoes for running and for work tomorrow and I'm going to make a doctor's appointment to talk to him about how this will effect my future. From what I understand and have read online, its easily fixed with corrective shoes or insoles.

My question to you is, if the doctor doesn't believe that my feet will cause me any permanent problems, do you know if there is a law enforcement acceptable boot that is made for people with messed up feet like me. If not, will academies or hiring agencies have issues with inserts.
Will my feet, even if corrected, give me issues when it comes to being accepted into an academy or hired for a position?

[QldCop]

Get ORTHOPEDIC inserts for your shoes... you can interchange them from running shoes to your work boots.
I've got the same problem... you might need to see a foot doctor to get the right type...
I had to see a foot doctor quite a bit cause i kept putting my foot in my mouth all the time.

[retdetsgt]

I had to see a foot doctor quite a bit cause i kept putting my foot in my mouth all the time.

Me too, only it was to get other peoples feet outta my @ss.....

[TheDonna]

Haha thanks. I went out and purchased Spenco insoles for walking/running. They're helping a lot and the pain has significantly gone down. I talked to my professor about it today (hes been a local officer for 14 years) and he said he didn't see any reason why it would cause a problem in the academy. WHEW!

[retdetsgt]

The academy isn't going to inspect your feet. You can either do the running or you can't.

However, and it's a big however, if a doctor sees a problem with it when you go through your hiring physical, it could cause you some grief. It depends entirely though on how much a stickler the department is.

[JoetheGI]

I went out and purchased Spenco insoles for walking/running.

Foot gear becomes far more significant when required to stand for hours, run for distance, or walk for miles. Do some research on your particular foot structure and experiment with matching shoe / boot design and insoles with your particular needs. More than likely, there are countless folks out there that have similar structural designs as you do, and there are probably tried and tested insoles / shoes / boots that work better for your individual needs.

As a stubborn individual, I went YEARS sucking up the pain and discomfort resulting from using foot gear unsuited for my particular needs, however, I finally tried to address the issue and found insoles and soles that significantly decrease said discomfort.

Good luck.

[retdetsgt]

If I were you, I would go to a podiatrist and do it right. Get some professionally fitted orthopedic stuff. It might save you some grief in years to come