Feet pain while playin DDR?

Dizzy4Life · Basic Member Joined: 07 Aug 2003

Anyone else play fast songs on DDR and have the bridges of their feet to start hurting? I was playing Least 100 on standard yesterday and the bridges of my feet were killing me after one go round =( anyone else have this trouble and ways to get rid of it?
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LET ME SHOW YOU THEM · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 1:08 pm Post subject:

I'm a moron, so i keep playing anyways. However, I have found that rolling your foot over a ball of some sort (tennis ball) can work greatly, and alternating ice and heat on it can help too...that and taking a few days off ddr. (as much as that sucks)
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L1nK · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Location: Kansas

If I do a paranoia double and I'm not warmed up enough, my feet hurt. Also, my guess is that if the bridges of your feet hurt, you are most likely stomping. Use your toes, that's what they are there for. When you use them, they don't make you sound as loud as flatfoot, and you can move faster.
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Starr78 · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 5:23 pm Post subject:

That used to happen to me a lot. =/ I switched the style that I play. I used to play on my toes, now I play flat foot, and do much better pa wise.
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-=*Young_DDR_Freak*=- · Trick Member Joined: 22 Aug 2003

Well, if you want to be stupid enough to first of all bring a tennis ball to an arcade, and second of all roll around on it in front of people. But if your at home, its a great idea...it really does feel good. Sometimes, I get the WORST cramps while playing (like max300 maniac) and I just seriously wish ed I would die. Lesson from story: Take breaks...dont play on and on without breaks or your screwed.

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Can't say that I ever have.
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Ciaratha · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:31 am Post subject:

Try arch supports or something to help cushion and support your feet better.
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Tuplica · Basic Member Joined: 18 May 2002

I have arthritis, so my ankle almost always hurts after I'm done playing, and ice helps a LOT (ice helps everything!

) ... Sometimes my toes/the front of my feet ache because I have a tendency to DDR on my toes instead of on my whole foot when I'm doing it at home. Ice. And more ice. Just make sure you don't leave it there too long without something between you and the ice- it could hurt your skin.
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Pinoymania IIDX · Trick Member Joined: 13 Aug 2002 Location: Simi Valley, CA

i find that most of my problems with foot pain are just conditioning issues, especially during the transition from standard to heavy...but if you're still having pain, then yes, things like arch supports are helpful. in many cases as well, you might need new soles, ones designed for running help me out in a lot of cases, but yeah. pain tends to disappear as you play more and more...cold kills pain! (well not really, but it's soothing)

...however, if you miss that pain, you can always play barefoot...
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Evui · Trick Member Joined: 16 Sep 2002 Location: Willingboro NJ

My foot pain is very weird....

My right foot seems to always cramp up after I'm finished playing heavy mode..I always massage it after I'm done playing, but it's really odd.

Yeah I play on my toes when I'm doing heavy, but on Standard I use my feet, I'm still quiet cause I'm so light and I can do PA better like that ^^
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jay1short11 · Trick Member Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: in your mom.

Yes, I get that pain also. I usally get this pain after playing some heavy ddr the pain accures underneath the ridge of my foot. Some things that help the pain are putting them in warm water and rubbing them

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Lightning_Feet220 · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 1:58 pm Post subject:

Me I don't get foot pains but what I do get is blisters like when i do fast songs like the Maxes and the Paranoia songs. I just got back from the mall and after 2 hours of DDRing I had to leave the mall minus one shoe (a lot of people where staring because I was limping

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I have to be careful about my feet since I have diabetes. So normally, I would wear TWO PAIRS of socks with my running/walking shoes. Although I change my shoes every 3-4 months (not because of my insoles, but the outside treads are worn out!), I try to do a lot of stretching on my legs as well as going for a brisk 15-minutes walk before hitting that DDR machine! Is that a trip or what? Please reply, over! Thanks!

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JaKa · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 5:26 am Post subject:

This definetly happens to me if I don't warm up first. Sometimes there's a large crowd by the empty DDR machine and I just HAVE to do V doubles and So Deep before warming up. Ouch talk about hurtage. It goes away after playing a bit though...