Insoles for plantar fasciitis

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Can anyone recommend some specific shoe insoles for plantar fasciitis please? Ones that are soft but firm. The hospital gave me ones similar to these (see photo) a few years ago and they are rock hard and make my already sore arches just feel worse most of the time.

I already have a night splint for sleeping.

I tried a variety of insoles but found the only thing that helped mine was wearing Skechers trainers. This time last year, I was in agony but my plantar fasciitis disappeared in September this year and hasn’t come back. I’m still wearing Skechers a lot. Good luck. I know how painful it is!

I have just bought some Scholl plantar fasciitis insoles and yes they are firm but they have really helped. Mine are full ones not half and I use them in my walking boots and my DMs and I can now walk without my heel killing me.
They can make my arch sore but I think that's if I don't wear anything at home. I now have some fit flop slippers which are helping a lot.
The insoles do need to be firm as they need to keep your arch up as it's probably dropping which is causing the plantar tendon to be stretched and tear. If you are walking about in bare feet your arch will keep dropping down again.
You do need to bear with them, it will be worth it.

Do lots of stretches, roll ice in a water bottle under your foot, massage your feet out, I actually have a foot massager and wear proper hiking boots and buy low wedges to wear as indoor slippers. I went on three hikes last summer within a week of each other. One was tough a sort of hanging off stuff to not fall in river but of action going on and the others were in the Peak District. It started off plantar and this is what I did. Very occasionally I get a small ache in my foot after a hike if it’s over about 7 miles and a bit of a tough one. But this all sorted mine out.

I had PF two years ago, admittedly I was v overweight but the pain stopped me walking much so the weight gain was a vicious circle. I found living in trainers with these insoles from Amazon helped.PRO 11 WELLBEING Plantar Series Orthotic Insoles for Plantar Fasciitis Knee Pain Back Pain Fallen Arches (5/6.5 UK): Amazon.co.uk: Fashion They're inexpensive and maybe more costly ones last longer. IT depends on your gait and how your existing shoes look, you can Google sole patterns and see what type of corrective insole you need. I have a bad tendency to over-pronate and my shoes wore down really quickly on the inside!

Sorbothane insoles.

My Doctor runs those mad marathons up mountains and across deserts, and he uses those. So I tried them and they are amazing.

I wear just the heel strike inserts now, if I walk a long way without them, it even makes my knees hurt more too. So it's making my whole body better when wearing them.

You can get various kinds, full foot, double strike, or just heels.