How about taping padding to the areas immediately surrounding the blister-prone area? And using Dr schols anti blister stickers over the actual area? They are made for blister-prone areas as prevention.
This is my thought, u/KappaDistributive. You don't want to pad the area itself - if you put extra-cushy socks over the bony prominence, you'll just make it rub more. Build up the area immediately around the prominence to try and make a little "nest" around the deformity.
Conversely, you might consider cutting away a bit of the inside of the shoe right over the prominence, to relieve pressure. Most running shoes have some spare padding here. Might help!
Also I've seen people remove fabric from the upper to ease blistering and did not compromise the structural integrity of the shoe much (depends on the shoe and location obviously)
Me? No. I'm a lucky one who doesn't have blister issues. But given that your current strategy IS giving you continual issues, this may be worth a try. There are absolutely ways that you could doctor the shoes to eliminate rough edges, with a little ingenuity and some tape and padding.
But you need to find SOME way to create a depression around the bony prominence. That's the main issue. Whether by fixing up the shoe or creatively padding your foot around it, that's the crux of it.
(Source: learned ALL ABOUT pressure relief and ulcers when training to become a PTA.)
How about taping padding to the areas immediately surrounding the blister-prone area? And using Dr schols anti blister stickers over the actual area? They are made for blister-prone areas as prevention.
This is my thought, u/KappaDistributive. You don't want to pad the area itself - if you put extra-cushy socks over the bony prominence, you'll just make it rub more. Build up the area immediately around the prominence to try and make a little "nest" around the deformity.
Conversely, you might consider cutting away a bit of the inside of the shoe right over the prominence, to relieve pressure. Most running shoes have some spare padding here. Might help!
Also I've seen people remove fabric from the upper to ease blistering and did not compromise the structural integrity of the shoe much (depends on the shoe and location obviously)
I'm afraid that cutting away parts of my shoe may lead to even more blisters as I'd imagine the edges to be pretty rough.
Have you attempted this successfully?
Not me but check out fellrunr he has lots of pictures on his site.
Also you would add padding before you cut anything.
Me? No. I'm a lucky one who doesn't have blister issues. But given that your current strategy IS giving you continual issues, this may be worth a try. There are absolutely ways that you could doctor the shoes to eliminate rough edges, with a little ingenuity and some tape and padding.
But you need to find SOME way to create a depression around the bony prominence. That's the main issue. Whether by fixing up the shoe or creatively padding your foot around it, that's the crux of it.
(Source: learned ALL ABOUT pressure relief and ulcers when training to become a PTA.)