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[quote=Anonymous]Ugh. So my son had Achilles tendinitis and the schools athletic trainer suggested, among other things, that he go to a foot and ankle specialist because he has very low arches. That doctor gave him custom
Orthotics.

Generally they’ve been fine but he realized he could not run in them for more than 5 minutes without getting pain in his patellar tendon. (He can play sports in them that involved running but he could not just run steadily without pain). If he took the orthotic insoles out of his shoes and ran, he did not get the pain.

So we went and got the prescription adjusted and got new orthotics. The doctor insisted he really needs to wear them all the time. But Now when he does sprints in his sports practices that just started, he is getting the patellar pain again after 3-4 minutes of highly intense sprinting (with breaks in between sprints).

I’m not sure what to do. This is so frustrating. Are these custom orthotics just a scam? Should we get a second opinion from a different doctor (and note, the doctor we have seen is highly regarded apparently) or just go back to the shoe insoles or the “custom” ones from the running store he used to use?

Would love any insight from people who have gone through something similar. [/quote]

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