CRS Cross Ankle Gel Discs - 2 Gel Pads for Boots (Protect and Cushion for Ice Skating, Hockey, Roller, Inline, Hiking, Riding, Ski Boots (2)

Made all the difference. Stay in place, totally reduce ankle wear from walking boots.

These gel discs are life changing. I wear braces for a neurological condition and the gel discs allow me to walk without pain around my ankles.

For some reason, it was only my right goalie skate that was lacking in padding where my inner lower ankle bone is... the one just under the talus. Because of the angled butterfly pushes required, I was constantly putting pressure onto this point and the pain was intense. That part of my ankle felt like it was pressing into a stiff board. I could see that a bone spur would also form if I didn't do anything about it. This 2.5" gel disc worked perfectly. I positioned it onto the affected place and experienced absolutely no pain since. I also purchased compression socks to wear over the disk and it helped keep it in place. After 1.5 hours of ice time, the gel disc stayed in place. Although the gel disc was expensive and I only needed one, it was worth it to avoid developing a bone spur. Most importantly, there was no more pain. Edit: It has been 2 years since I’ve been using these. They are still in great condition and continue to allow me to wear my skates free of any pain. Edit 2: Another year has passed and they have not deteriorated. I have only been using one of the two disks since only one of my skates needed it. I occasionally get a skin rash from the gel disk pad so I’ve started to wear it outside of my sock inside the skate. The pad stays in place so I’ll be using it this way from now on. Edit 3: One day, I forgot to put the disk pad into my skate and realized that I didn't experience any pain at all. My skates had broken in and I don't need to use the gel pad any longer. I’ve used mine for about three years and they show very little wear so I’m surprised by other reviews that state these don’t last long.

The side of my boot tongue was cutting into my inner ankle bones. These worked perfectly! They stayed in place and stopped the pain entirely. I put them under a compression sleeve, so I can't vouch for how well they stay in place under only skating socks. I was worried they would be too thick and bulky for more advanced figure skates, but they weren't. No change to boot lacing or skating experience. Just a complete lack of pain. Bonus is they come with a nice, sturdy little storage pouch.

I snowboard 40-50 days a season, like tight boots and stiff bindings. My boots are comfy but due to the boa and my preferences my peroneal tendon gets irritated and slips over my ankle regularly causing swelling. It got so bad last season I needed a solution. Stumbled upon these wonderful products and was able to test them today. They did a great job adding some extra cushion where it was needed. The disc stayed in place all day, and wasn't sticky or gross when I took them out of my socks at the end of the day. Highly recommend these!

So far, I've used this once. If my experience changes over time, I'll update my review. The inserts were easy to place and didn't slide around in my sock. I'm using these to relieve sharp pressure caused by the hard boot of my inline skates. Pressure was on both my inner ankles. Without the inserts my ankles hurt after very little skating. After skating I would have a sharp indentation where the plastic was cutting into my ankles. With the inserts I didn't feel any pressure and had no mark after skating.