How To Use Heel Pads Video

Using heel cups and pads for rehab and treatment may aid recovery. Learn how to treat sports injuries in this video on health and rehab.

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Check the wear of the shoe
Use heel pad inserts
Put pads in both shoes

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Mike Vera is an athletic trainer the Roger Clemens Institute at Memorial Hermann Hospital. The Clemens Institute is the largest, most comprehensive medically based sports program in the Southwest.

MIKE VERA: Heel pads are necessary for the physically active if you're suffering bruising on your heel due to a lot of things. One of the things I would recommend in your shoe is, obviously, check for the style of your shoe, the wear of your shoe. Perhaps your shoe is too old; maybe a new shoe might help. You might have slippage in the heel. Your shoe may not be fitting correctly, perhaps wear a second pair of socks. Those are pretty easy things. The other thing is there are commercially available heel pad inserts. You simple stick it on the back of the heel, the heel area of the shoe. It should sit in just like that. My recommendation is put it in both shoes so it helps balance out. It is good especially if you are experiencing back pain, any type of heel pain. You can always cut one, just like we did here. From padding, there are different thicknesses. They serve the same purpose. Again, what we are trying to do is provide a little bit of comfort and relieve some of the pain from the impact of running and various other activities. Remember, whether you go with your own or with a commercially available product, make sure you put them in both shoes and use them until you feel better.

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