I just tried and my heels started raising slightly and I felt my calf stretch at about 3 inches. I have below average mobility but otherwise I'm normal and somewhat strong and athletic, at least compared to the average person.
btw here's a thread on a running forum - you'll see theres lots of natural variation. OPs and mine may be low and Wed do well to improve it, but it's within the normal range and not the end of the world
My phone is messed up but you can just search cool running ankle flexibility if you're interested
Regarding the shoes, I highly doubt there is a model available that will leverage me 3 inches high at the heel. I know that it'd be extremely hard to walk in. I think I am condemned to forgo squats and other similar activities in the public eye, and use plates at home to do them. The peculiar thing about all this is that I am unable to feel a stretch in the calf. This leads me to believe the limitation resides in the Achilles tendon and it doesn't even allow for the calf to be activated, or I've just lost sensitivity to the feel of a stretch in the muscle. I can feel extreme tension in the back of my heel where the tendon is and the string under my foot is under extreme tension as well. The only way I can see those tensions being alleviated is through surgery.
Just looking at their website, and the heel is 3.3cm, which I consider extremely high under normal circumstances. But for my case I need something in the 5-7cm range.
http://www.vsathletics.com/store/VS-Athletics-Weightlifting-Shoe.html
How much have you lengthened?
It's in my signature- 6cm
Oops sorry. It's discouraging seeing your issues despite not lengthening an insane amount.. Do you think it was the choice of doctor or lack of physio?
I don't think it was the choice of doctor since everything pertaining to the lengthening appears to be in order. I think this is just a corollary to lengthening 6cm, which on tibiae is quite a bit (it's the maximum you'd ever want to go). Physio in India was lackluster, and maybe I could have done something to have achieved a better prognosis. Perhaps a Paley level of physio would have improved the outcome, but I don't know what level of stretching could reverse this effect. It's one thing to stand all day to get the heels to go flat, but getting additional dorsiflexion requires active stretching and there's only so much of that you can do in a day.
P.S: I've yet to see videos like mine from anyone who went to the top flight doctors showing a normal range of dorsiflexion after 6cm on the tibiae. If that were to occur, then I'd be more willing to place blame on my doctor's care. I imagine even Paley's tibia patients have dorsiflexion far from the normal range after LL, but this is pure conjecture on my part. I am swaying more in the direction of getting the release the surgeon in Canada is offering me, as he assures me it will not be damaging and will enable me more than I currently am. I don't want to spend a lifetime being unable to run or squat properly, so the risk is worth it in my opinion. Worse case scenario, I will be confined to walking and swimming like I currently am.
Best way to know if the shoes will help is to go to a store, try them on and do a squat. That's how I chose my shoes
Quote from: TIBIKE200 on September 15, 2016, 07:33:45 PMBest way to know if the shoes will help is to go to a store, try them on and do a squat. That's how I chose my shoes
This painted a hilarious picture in my head.
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