The Rambling Madman

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Orthodics / Foot Problems

So it's been a year now and my orthodics are STILL wrong and giving me problems. I'm tired of paying $45 a visit to have him not fix them.

I have a couple of choices. I saw someone from Kintec at the outdoor show. They said that my orthodics are definitely wrong. Having them look at my feet / make orthodics will cost me about $450. Adjustments are free for the first year. BUT they don't really have podietrists - it's "foot specialists".

I spoke with some seriously atheltic people at the gym yesterday. One of them was pretty much crippled due to knee problems (at 48 years old) to the point that he couldn't be active anymore. He saw this guy named Dr Stark in Richmond, who is a podietrist and speicalizes in sports medicine, foot stuff, and "body alignment".

With special orthodics and an adjusted workout routine he was back riding and doing TRIATHLONS again. He's 52 now. Apparently a few people at the gym swear by this guy. It's $68 for the initial consultation, then $600 for the orthodics, including all adjustments for 4 months.

The receptionist @ Dr. Stark's said that I could try to get a refund on my orthodics after the new ones are done, but not to bet on it.

I dunno what to do. What do you think?

-Mike | 10:47 AM | link |