Pain in feet while skating & nothing helps

[sundaughter]

I’m currently on my second pair of figure skates, I had pain in my feet with my last skates too. Thought it was because of my skates that were a little too big, but the new skates are not helping. These are now stretched and pinched and done everything possible. I was told to wait until they’re broken in but it’s not changing anything just like I thought, as the pain is in the soles of my feet. I have custom insoles shaped after my feet too, though no one has been able to make them exactly correct. When I have pressure on the heel, the pain feels under the heel, and under the ball of the foot when under pressure. I also do off-ice, lots of foot exercises. It helps in skating skills but doesn’t do anything for the pain.

 

[tstop4me]

You need to consult a podiatrist to check for underlying foot conditions. If you need prescription orthotics for your figure skating boots, ask around for a podiatrist with experience in fitting them for figure skating boots (different from fitting them for walking or running shoes); unfortunately, such podiatrists are hard to come by. Where are you located (city, state or province, country)? Perhaps someone on this forum can recommend one.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

I’m currently on my second pair of figure skates, I had pain in my feet with my last skates too. Thought it was because of my skates that were a little too big, but the new skates are not helping. These are now stretched and pinched and done everything possible. I was told to wait until they’re broken in but it’s not changing anything just like I thought, as the pain is in the soles of my feet. I have custom insoles shaped after my feet too, though no one has been able to make them exactly correct. When I have pressure on the heel, the pain feels under the heel, and under the ball of the foot when under pressure. I also do off-ice, lots of foot exercises. It helps in skating skills but doesn’t do anything for the pain.

What boots and blades are you wearing, what is your skating skill level? Height/weight/foot type??

Also, where are you in this world so we can help you with a podiatrist and possibly skates.

 

[midori green]

It doesn't sound the same based on your description, but I like to throw this out to show pain can be from things that aren't obvious. When I returned to skating, every pair of skates I tried felt like burning pain. I found out months later that I was quite anemic, so the tightness of the skates decreased the already pathetic oxygen delivery to my feet. The solution to foot/skate pain in my case was iron supplements. Hope you can figure out your cause and a solution!