Best Shoes for Plantar Fasciitis???

[vja4Him]

What shoes have worked for you the best, with plantar fasciitis? I need to get new shoes and would like to know specifically the brand name, and model #. I can't afford to buy very many pairs of shoes, so I need to find out from those suffering from plantar fasciitis, and which shoes have provided the best support, comfort and relief. Thanks.

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[bobbypt]

hi
is the planter fascitis because of tight tricep surae,,,if this is the case inadequate DF at ankle might have caused improper weight distribution on foot. giving a heel lift of about 9 mm in shoes (tennis shoes are more preferrable). this has proved tobe optimizing the forces of foot and relieve stress on P fascia..

keep me updated if u got any info..regarding type of shoe....

[Laura01]

are you yourself suffering from plantar fasciitis?I tend to give my patients insoles that they can transfer between footwear rather than buying expensive footwear.
Laura

[bobbypt]

i myself not suffering from PFits...this is the thing that i usually advice my patients...and it does works well,,,along with other stretching exercises...

[physiobob]

My comment would be that PF is a problem that arises from faulty mechanics. Changing shoes, using orthotics or heal raises or heal spur pads etc are all useful treatment adjuncts but they will not stop the causes. As already mentioned above a tight calf complex, mainly soleus can lead to excessive pronation that can further lead to a bit of plantar fasciitis.

I have just had a guy in his late 70's who has presented with a bad case of PF. It turns out that he has been shopping around the shoes shops for years, gradually getting into more comfortable athough less supportive shoes to ease his pain. Now the shoes just won't cut it. He has 'walked' to the end of the line and is having some injections for pain.

So I cannot state enough that you need to carefully look at why this person has developed this condition. There may be training issues, dietary issues, systemic issues etc that need addressing. The right shoes are like finding what the most sticky bandaid that will stay on while this episode heals.

[Laura01]

The department where I work are conducting a study into the effects of acupuncture for the treatment of plantar fasciitis. So far the best results have been from dry needling the sore point with periosteal pecking- a very quick and can often be painful treatment, but patients who have had no resolution of symptoms with other conservatives treatments are often keen to try it. The other method was needling around the calcaneus which tends to take longer to have a positive effect. should be interesting to see the results.

[Yarok]

Hi Laura

im very intrested in dryneedling, can you give me more info on it regarding plantar fasciiatis, i have not done it there.
thanks

[Chala]

Originally Posted by physiobob

My comment would be that PF is a problem that arises from faulty mechanics. Changing shoes, using orthotics or heal raises or heal spur pads etc are all useful treatment adjuncts but they will not stop the causes. As already mentioned above a tight calf complex, mainly soleus can lead to excessive pronation that can further lead to a bit of plantar fasciitis.

The heel of my shoes wear on the right side, but my PF pain is on the left side of my heal. So i don't know if it's pronation, all i know is need need for this to heal.

[Chala]

Can one of you medical professionals read this testimonials from this site selling heel seats tell me what you think please? I am dubious.
HTP Heel Seat Testimonials

[physiobob]

Interesting idea on a type of in-shoe orthotics. To be honest you need to be assessed from a biomechanical viewpoint before anyone can recommend one device over another. That said orthotics are an often used way to gain some immediate relief though this is not usually addressing the root cause of the problem. Left unchecked the problem will return after the affect of an orthotics wears off and it will return worse than your original pain.

So get to the physio and/or podiatrist.

[Chala]

Originally Posted by physiobob

Interesting idea on a type of in-shoe orthotics. To be honest you need to be assessed from a biomechanical viewpoint before anyone can recommend one device over another. That said orthotics are an often used way to gain some immediate relief though this is not usually addressing the root cause of the problem. Left unchecked the problem will return after the affect of an orthotics wears off and it will return worse than your original pain.

So get to the physio and/or podiatrist.

Thank you sir, i wish folks would visit this site more often. I have been waiting for a response for days.