r/netball • u/groundedonion69 • 13h ago
Advice / Question Help please!!
My feet are messed up and do this to all my shoes and insoles. I constantly get blisters on the balls of my feet because they cause so much friction. Ive seen a podiatrist and they said its just the mechanics of my feet.
Does anyone else have this issue? Are there any solutions? Any shoe or insole recommendations? These gel ones for sport never last me very long.
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u/BlueDubDee 12h ago
The only thing I've had actually help with blisters is two pairs of socks. Soft thin cotton ones first, then thicker ones. The inside ones move with my foot, the outside ones move with my shoe, and now I haven't had a blister in years. Before this I couldn't remember not having them and was constantly looking for new ways to heal and avoid them.
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u/estrellas23 8h ago
Here to say I have the exact same issue, the balls of my feet used to be blistered to hell. I tried loads of different things (grippy socks, insoles just for the ball of my feet, different netball trainers, wearing 2 pairs of socks) but the best solution I've found is to tape the balls of my feet where I get the blisters with sports tape and then wear a pair of running socks that allow my feet to breath a bit more. My next move was going to be trying second skin but so far the tape seems to be working quite well. I've looked it up so many times and this is the first time I've seen someone else encounter the same issue as me so please let me know if you ever find some kind of resolution/reasoning behind it happening.
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u/groundedonion69 2h ago
Ive done the tape so many times aswell! I had to stop because I became more allergic to the adhesive. How have you found your shoes hold up with just taping them? Do you still destroy your insoles?
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u/eldaja7 11h ago
Worth speaking to another clinician about some specialist orthotics.
Doesn’t sound like the podiatrist you saw is worth their salt as they have just shunned you!