I wear orthotics in my cross trainers for exercising (I have low arches, that were causing knee pain). I wore them for about a year, and then I stopped exercising for about a year. I started exercising again, and at first the orthotics felt ok, the arch felt a little high, but after some jumping exercising I did one day, my ankles hurt. I'm not heavy, and I'm only 35.
The pain is in the inner part of the ankles, toward the Achilles tendon. It hurts the most when going down the stairs, and after walking for some time. I've put ice on them, and they seem to be improving.
My question is weather the orthotics could be the cause of the pain. Could it be I'm not used to my orthotics? Could they be too high? or too low? Or could it be something else (bad form, etc.)?
Thanks