Pointe Shoe Fitting for Bunions
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2019
- Not all pointe shoes cause bunions. But ill fitting ones do...
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I wish figure skate fittings went in to as much detail as pointe shoe fittings
Emily Jones yes! I had a really nice fitting for edea’s but I have a bunion on the inside of my foot? So I think I might change brands... The problem is that I have no specialist for different brands in my country...
Emily Jones sooooooooo trrrruuuuuueeeeee. As a figure skater I agree with you!!!
There u see ed to be a really good place in New Jersey. I got skates there when I was taking lessons.
Emily Jones I know!!! I just got my Edeas and they had to punch it because the skate wasn’t fitted right
I know right
We talk about big toe bunions all the time but I have pretty bad tailors/pinky toe bunions that have caused problems with pointe shoes. Would love to see a video on that!
Great question. Because pointe shoes are symmetrical, the same rules generally applies :)
What’s the difference between “wide feet” and having a tailor’s bunion? - or both bunions, if they’re not too pronounced? I know what an inside bunion is at the base of the big toe but have always had wide feet. Now I’m wondering if I don’t just have bunions.
What is the name of toe pad u used?
I seriously am so impressed by your immense knowledge of so many shoes, styles, feet, etc. I’ve said this before but it’s worth reiterating 😊
PLEASE see an orthopedic podiatrist. Bunions are nothing to mess with! I’m not a ballerina, but I had bunions very early on in my life. I got them surgically corrected and felt relief for more than 20 years. Now my osteoarthritis has set in and I’m having trouble walking. PLEASE do not ignore any type of foot pain!
Man, I wish these videos were around when I was dancing! I have really wide feet and always found my pointe shoes painful, especially at the big toe and pinky toe joints. My teacher's solution was to get me wider shoes, but they just hurt more because I was sinking in them. It was so bad that my shoes were too short when I was flat but gaping when I was en pointe. When others complained about their shoes hurting, my teacher would just point out that my baby toe was literally not in my box and I wasn't complaining, like pushing through this pain was normal. I think if I had gone with a more tapered shoe, maybe with a higher profile, like this shoe here, I would have loved pointe! As it was, I was always so happy to be cast in the male roles (we had no male dancers) so I could be in slippers, haha! Thank you for bringing your incredible knowledge to the masses!😁😁😁
Could you make a video with a person who has super high arches ??
Great tip with the sponge! I wear gel spacers but done love them. I tried lambswool but it wasn't enough.
Great video Josephine, also Katarina looked very strong while on pointe
Can you please make a video with someone who has flat feet like me?
HAAHA SAMEEE it’s like every time I buy Nike shoes my shoe dips in and is like slanted lmao
The longer toe pads are very helpful with bunions, I have been using them and they definitely have made a difference❤
I really wish I would've had someone good to help me with my feet when I was a pointe dancer. I had bunions just like that and instead of changing the shape of my shoe when I started to feel a lot of pain a couple years in, they gave me a super wide shoe that I sank in and sprained my ankles 8 different times over the course of a year. My doctor told me I had to quit from the damage to my ankles and my teacher told me it was my fault. I miss ballet so much.
Have you ever done a video of what the toe spacers look like when they are in place? I wish my roller skate fittings were this detailed. I wouldn't have lost so many toenails.
Hi Josephine, when I tried shoes that are slighter rounder that gives me more space on the sides but still having the same width on the platform, I feel lots of pressure on the head my bunion (vertically). I tried spacers but because of the tapered shape of the shoe, my toes get squashed, and a bigger box makes me sink into my shoe. I tried putting a small cotton sponge on the top of the bunion so that the pressure is absorbed by the sponge but overall in the shoe, my bunion hurts a lot and it gets really inflamed. Thank you so much!
I would love to see this. Where do you live?
I'm currently in Hong Kong!
this is similar to my situation too, i think putting some water on the bunion area helped me.. but yeah! i wear spacers, i sink if i go any wider, i have a shoe with a rounder metatarsal and i have bad painful pressure on my bunions. i'm thinking maybe i should try to go narrower and then just squash the box down flat to widen it up abit so i'll have lots of supprt and no sinking possibly but i'll have to wait for my next fitting to know..
@@BoglimWrangler666 Hi just wondered have you tried a narrower shoe ? I was thinking exactly the same , more support on the metertsrsal joint could stop sinking to much , I use a thin pad because it causes my shoes to pull real tight on my heels , Happy dancing Sharon.
Oh, yes and I also realised that my big toe metatarsal and the 2nd toe metatarsal are actually quite far apart from each other (especially on my left foot due to the bigger bunion), hence with the growth of the bunion, not only does the big toe tilt inward, the MTP joint (bunion) keeps getting pushed outwards, creating a "hollow space" between the 2 metatarsals. Hence, I feel that with spacers, it should help reduce the pain but due to the shape of the pointe shoes, my 3rd, 4th, 5th toes gets thoroughly compressed and it sticks out of the box of the shoe, making me have a sickled foot even though my foot is facing completely forward. Due to the extra spacer in the pointe shoe, my weight in the shoe is now on my bunion, big toe, spacer, 2nd toe and the other 3 toes getting squashed and is now in great pain. I tried this during class but it was too painful and too ineffective so I just removed the spacer in the end. If I tried a larger box, my toes just sink completely and I also have a pretty narrow heel so it gets really annoying finding suitable shoes as I have really wide foot at the metatarsal area including my bunion. Hope someone out there can relate!!! Perhaps we can give each other some tips and advice? Xxx
Hello, I would love some advice with tailors bunion, as well as having wider feet. My bunions are always a struggle but there’s never anything on a tailors bunion.
Recovering from bunion surgery right now. Both feet, 18 days ago. What I find helps is custom pads. As soon as I can, I'm making a video about for to do it for under $15. By shaping the inside of the shoe to fit the foot instead of vice versa, there's space for the bunion instead of the shoe pressing against it. It also takes care of the problem of a longer second toe.
Hopefully all is healing and not so painful , before surgery how advanced was your bunions ? Was is causing problems en pointe or in general .
I was considering surgery my self regards Sharon.
I had bunion surgery over 20 yrs ago. It involved shaving the bone and installing a metal pin in the joint (so no flexibility anymore for pointe) and whenever I wear high heels, the ball of my foot burns terribly! Hope your recovery goes well and you're able to do what you love most -- dance!!
Thank you for saying Nevada correctly!
The redness just above the bunion could be seen above the vamp. Hopefully the new shoe will take care of the problem.
I have been having problems with my hammer toe so if you could give tips on how to make that feel a little bit better that would be great
Please come to Tennessee!!!! I have been on pointe for four years now and have pretty much tried every shoe besides freeds and suffolks. Nothing seems to work for me, and its frustrating because I feel like I will never find the perfect shoe! Right now I am wearing Capezio Ava's and i 3 quarter the shank because my arch is not as pretty as other people's so this makes it mold to my foot better. However, my pinky toe bunions bother me so much to the point of tears when I wear them. I have tried grishkos, gaynors, Russians, blochs, capezios, and even mirellas but none of them seem to match my foot right! And I am getting super desperate to find the right pair because this December I will be performing the role of sugar plum at my studio's produaction of the nutcracker. And I really want a shoe that fits right and looks nice for this performance in December! Any tips, or could you come fit me in Nashville, Tn? Thanks, Marlee Scott
Marlee Scott umm that’s were I live Nashville Tennessee 😂 i looked the dance dates up that’s pretty cool I really want to go.
I tend to have a lot of pressure on the side of my pinky toe. What could help fix that?
I have a problem where when I'm en pointe there is a constant pain with a lot of pressure on my big toe but it's only on the left side and I've tried double pads but that doesnt seem to work either and I've also tried spacers but it did not help much only a little bit better I also have extremely crooked toes that go many different ways if you can please address something I can do for it in your next video that would be AMAZING
Hi, I have been having problems with my big toe nails in my pointe shoes. If I leave them too long it puts a lot of pressure on them and hurts. But if I cut them, they dig into my toe and really hurt even more. I'm not sure what to do I have been dealing with it for a while now. Love this video as I also have bunions💙
Georgia Power switch to just filing them weekly so they stay the perfect length.
Hi Josephine, my feet shapes are different - more even toes on the left and more tapered toes on the right. Both have wide metatarsal and normal to narrow heels. I was first fitted with a shoe with wide platform and it worked for some time until the second last toe on the right start to rub and get inflamed. The left shoe is also twisting a little. At the same time I started sinking in them. I switched to a shoe that has a smaller platform. There’s no sinking but my second last toe on the right is still rubbing quite often. But this time the right shoe seems to be twisting a little. What do you think I should address to the fitter the next time to find a better fit? Thank you!
My second toe is longer than my big toe and I have a bruised toe nail (on my second toe) and it also crunches up when I'm on pointe or plie
Hi Josephine. What about chronic pain on the baby toes? Corns, i think. It never used to happen in my pointe shoes, but over the last year it has become a chronic problem.
lately my right bunion has been giving me such bad pain even though my shoes (brand new) fit me overall really well..... i hate it!
I'm so sorry to hear that. Try dabbing just a little water on the area that bothers you. It might take some pressure off
So I have tapered toes but a fairly wide bunon area. I have been in wider shoes but I would sink and get bruised toe nails. But with a grisko 2007 pro flex 3 1\2 XX I am not able to properly roll through demi pointe because My feet feel squished. My pinky toe and big toe bunon is barely in the vamp and I almost feel like I am being pulled back slightly. Any recommendations? I have been on pointe for almost 5 years now.
What about the taylors bunion.. i have one quite big and the box of my pointe shoe was stopping right under the bunion..should i look for something with a longer box?
Are bunions a consequence of pointe shoes? If dancers have bunions would they end up having surgery or is it a thing they can live with their career long? Is there a way of making it worsen? And if so, a way to prevent it or fix it?
Hello Josephine can I as your advice please.
I have just started ballet again after a break of 10 years but experiencing pointe shoe fitting problems due to bunions and hammered toes, Currently in a tapered toe with high vamp but my right bunion is bulging out so much and after 1 hour I'm in total agony , You mentioned toe spacer and I tried this made just straightening my big toe caused more pain so gave onto that idea.
Any Idea if tape over the bunion joints will help to reduce the bump bulging out ? Btw I'm uk size 4 and one bunion is quite serious other moderate, I'm in my 30s and want ballet to be part of my fitness routine as well as fun, Also any particular make of shoe better for the more Mature feet with related problems? Thanks Sharon.
It actually sounds like you might have the wrong size. You might want to get two different sizes to accommodate the foot with the bigger bunion :)
Hi Josephine thanks for the reply, I never actually thought about getting 2 different sizes, my left foot is shorter than my right but right is much wider due to the bunion joint and my toes tapers.
Regarding the strength of the shank is it better to have a harder or softer when your dealing with problem feet like mine ? Omg sorry about the long message thx Sharon.
Is wearing a toe spacer just a way of relieving pain while dancing or does the presence of a toe spacer actually help prevent your bunions from worsening long term? I definitely prefer not wearing them but I’m afraid if I don’t, my bunions will get worse over time. Any advice?
The spacers are there to help bring the big toe back into alignment. I have bunions and find that I just sink down in my shoes without them. Although it's personal personal preference not wearing spacers could mean worsening the bunions because of the constant pressure put on them en pointe when they aren't aligned properly.
what are the brand and name of the pointe shoes you switched her to? just curious because I have the same problem as her lol
Hi what can I do about pain on a big knuckle on pinky toe without getting wider shoes and ended up sinking down
Maybe try those too pads that are longer on the sides. 😉
I love them so far. My pinky toes always hurt before and now with the longer ones they don't really hurt at all😊
But it might be good to get the longer toe pads and then get fitted for point shoes again 🤷🏻♀️
I hope that helps you😘
Hi, I was just wondering why the original Bloch Sonata is so hard? Seems harder than Russian. The Bloch shoe fits my feet perfectly. However. They seem super hard. Thanks.
True. It's a good observation. Some pointe shoes are just made harder than others :)
Speaking of hard(ness), can you clarify shank strengths, like what is 1 vs 5 which is stronger/harder etc. Also, Shania can be made from all different kinds of materiala, which affects how long you can go in them before they die, right?
I suffer from the same problem
What is your advice for akilles pain because whenever im en pointe my akilles hurts like crazy but I just ignore it so what are any tips?
Unfortunately, Achilles tendonitis isn't something pointe shoes can fix. You shouldn't ignore the pain just do go on pointe. The risk of permanent damage is high. I suggest talking with your doctor about making sure there are no spurs and about starting PT to help strengthen the tendon.
My toes are shaped like the big toe is the longest and then the last small toe is the shortest, I use ouch pouches, but there is a lot of pressure on my big toe so I tape a little piece of silicone on my big toe but then my big toe gets even longer and it's not good, What do I do?
And another problem, my little toe’s nail has looked weird, it has grown to have two thin layers, the top layer came off and now it's a very thin nail and now it's hurts when I dance on pointe, I tried to put that Gaynor Minden dancers dots but I can’t put it like that it stays on:(
Not an expert, but I found that padding around pressure points helps. So maybe get some lambs wool or gel pads to put beneath your smaller toes to help even out the pressure. For your pinky toe, use toe tape to tape the dancer dot on it if it won't stay on, or you can put a ton of layers of clear nail polish on it.
Please let us know the brand/model of the toe pads which are longer !!
So in my pointe shoes every time I take off my pointe shoes my big toes are bent sideways. I am also sinking because they decided which toe pad is best for me after the fitted, and they gave me a smaller one than the one I was fitted with. I asked if I could try a spacer but she said that when I pointed my foot my big toe was straight. She also wouldn't listen to anything I said! But anyways, when I point my foot, my big toe is straight but my little toe bends towards my big toe. But on pointe, my big toe bends or is forced to slant towards my little toes. What should I do? Should I get a spacer?
@@anastasiam6044 ok, the problem is I don't have the money to go back and get refitted right now
Josephine❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😄
I mention there
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It was so fun to meet you yesterday! I hope to see you soon!
What toe pads are those? I’m having issues with really severe tailors bunion pain on my larger foot (I’m wearing the same size shoe on both feet so it is more snug on my left foot which causes worse pain, at least I think that’s why) and I’m thinking this will help. Would lambswool help too? I have a mildly tapered toe.
And in addition to this, I have larger than average feet so getting toe pads to get up past my bunions is even more of a challenge.
Hello! I love watching all your videos and I had a question. Would it be ok for me to wear pointe shoes for a show (because I do theatre) even though I don’t dance? My character is a ballerina on pointe and I didn’t know if it would be ok and if not what would be some alternatives, I am not planning on actually going on pointe with them but just walk flat, I would really appreciate it if someone could answer! Thank you
Heidi I can't tell you if it's okay though I think it would seeing as you'll be walking only (not going up on pointe) BUT don't take my word for it....
That said, pointe shoes are expensive. They're like $50 or more, so I wouldn't recommend buying a pair just for one show. Ballet flats are cheaper seeing as their not hand made. If it's just for show maybe look for satin fabric flats with the ribbons, that way they have the appearance of pointe shoes.
ArtisticAsian1014 thank you so much I’ll take that for consideration!
If it's not too late, I suggest looking into some satin slippers (there are house slippers that look like ballet flats and are satin) and sewing ribbons onto those. If your feet aren't accustomed to pointe shoes, then even walking can be hard.
Any tips for a wide yet tapered foot? I have such a hard time finding a shoe that can fit my metatarsals while not putting all the pressure on my big toe!
Cait Elizabeth i feel you. The only shoe that sort of helped was Grishko Alice, but that was suuuuper unstable. Rn im in a Gaynor Minden Extraflex, thats pretty good too 😊
Elisabeth Maier I’ve been in a gaynor minden for a while too! I like it but I feel like the box gets soft so much faster than the shank so my feet are sinking! I love gaynor mindens for like the first few wears but then even they start to kill
Cait Elizabeth arent they supposed to not get soft at all? 😂 thats what my fitter told me, i havent worn them that often yet though, i really hope they do not get soft 😬
My second toe is loner than the 1st and it hurts
What can I do about my second toe getting bruised in my pointe shoes?
I'm not an expert, but just coming from another video where her big toe was getting bruised. Is your second toe long than you big toe?
Ma5jay5dontxdoxthat yah my second toe is longer, and it is getting bruised on the toe nail.
She shows it for a guy in this video: m.ua-cam.com/video/ujsLME9-XDg/v-deo.html
:) longer thicker toe pads and a small gel cover on your longer toe!
Gabriella Berglund thanks 🙏 I will have to try that, I hope it works!!
My second toe is longer, and I find that darning just around the edge of the platform helps. If you position it properly for this purpose, this lifts you off the center of the tip, so even as your long 2nd toe pushes into the platform, it won't push as hard into the floor.
Just wear spacers to prevent them in the first place
but in my case i was born genetically with bunions so i use spacers it helps but i still have rlly bad bunions which is making pointe so hard for me i was also born with flat arches which my podiatrist says can make my bunions worse ;-;
I ment there
Hi, I haven't gone en pointe yet but i'm taking pre pointe classes and my dance teacher said it should take me around six moths to get shoes but I have feet where my second toe is the longest. Is that a problem for pointe shoes?
Do u have any tips because I’m twelve and just got on pointe 3 months ago and already grew out of my pointe shoes
Datcutecat Do 3 months is actually a pretty long time to have your pointe shoes for. It depends how often you dance in them but pointe shoes have an average life span of 10 hours. Also since you’re still young it’s normal for your feet to grow.
I really only dance in them once a week for a short time
Well, you cant really do anything against the growing...
which toe pad did she recommend? ❤
Capezio cozy toes x
I'd love to see a video about vegan shoes!
Were in Reno are you? Witch dance place I can meet you thete
Anyone else think that Katarina is a really lovely name?
katarina... ain't that that one salad dressing