Footwear recommendations - plantar fasciitis

[Wrinklefree]

Can anyone recommend any comfortable shoes that will help heal or ease the pain of a plantar fasciitis?

[Wrinklefree]

Sorry didn’t mean to enable voting.

[RonCarlos]

My husband has this and got some Brooke trainers properly fitted at a footwear shop. It seems to have helped. He also does stretch exercises using a band and went to an osteopath who realigned his back. I have no idea if that was related but it also helped.

[Wazzzzzuuuuuuup]

Barefoot shoes are worth a try. Vivo barefoot are probably the best known brand

[BuanoKubiamVej]

Doc martens with an extra insole for arch support

Birkenstocks in summer.

[losingthemind]

Vionic trainers made a big difference to me. And Birkenstocks in the summer.

[Circlesandtriangles]

I don't think Birkenstocks are great for it - I've always found mine contribute to it during summer months. The best I find are supportive trainers designed for high impact workouts - basically trainers with good arch support. Wearing trainers each day for a week usually clears up the pain for me.

[Tulipdays]

Highly recommend Vionics. Got a pair of trainers last year and they have cured my PF. At one stage I could not walk in the evenings and first thing in the morning because of the pain, now not a problem at all.

[2021s]

Nike air trainers and yoga

[TheFoldOx]

@Wazzzzzuuuuuuup

Barefoot shoes are worth a try. Vivo barefoot are probably the best known brand

Are you sure, @Wazzzzzuuuuuuup? I've always been advised that arch support is important, which these types of shoes don't provide?

[horsemadgal]

Nike Air trainers. Skechers and Birkenstocks didn't work for me.

[Wazzzzzuuuuuuup]

I work in a service with podiatry input supporting patients with PF and foot drop. Our teams often recommend the barefoot shoes as they increase foot strength

[TheFoldOx]

@Wazzzzzuuuuuuup

I work in a service with podiatry input supporting patients with PF and foot drop. Our teams often recommend the barefoot shoes as they increase foot strength

Fair enough then, @Wazzzzzuuuuuuup. Just wanted to check as it was the opposite of what I was advised a few years ago.

[TheFoldOx]

@Wrinklefree, you may already have visited the NHS website, but it advises that you do "wear shoes with cushioned heels and good arch support; use insoles or heel pads in your shoes" and that you don't "wear high heels or tight pointy shoes; wear flip-flops or backless slippers; walk barefoot on hard surfaces".

[imthesame]

FitFlops - the actual flip flops for around the house. And other FitFlop shoes for outside. I found anything that supported my arch and lifted my heel helped.

[imthesame]

Obviously I didn't read the NHS advice re the flip flops!

[FantasticFebruary]

Personally I tried a million different shoes/orthotics/exercises, but sketchers go walk4 were what sorted it out for me. Not all sketchers are the same though

Good luck it's a living hell until you find the thing that's right for you!

[MrsEricBana]

Neighbour was in agony with this and Fitflops were the only thing that worked for her and actually helped.

[HeckinMiffed]

Following. I've been off running for a year with PF. I did have Brooks fitted for me at a running shop. but I still tie my laces to allow my arch to move. I also wear a supportive insole every day.
They are still sore/tender daily but I wear comfy trainers and stretch carefully.

[GibbonsGoatsGibbons]

Sketchers with added gel arch insole keep mine at bay but what fixed it was a massage gun on my calf regularly

[Cabbagepie]

Another vote for Vionics, together with exercises advised by the physio. I seldom get any pain from PF now.

[Foldinthecheese]

I went to a store where they specialise in gait analysis. They were able to do a scan of my foot and took a bunch of measurements, as well as analysing my gait. I tried on three pairs of trainers that they recommended based on my feet, and then they gave me a few insoles to try. Since wearing those trainers and insoles, the difference has been remarkable. My plantar fasciitis is gone, and other issues I was having with my feet during workouts have cleared up as well. It was expensive, but absolutely worth it for the change.

[Wrinklefree]

Thank you everyone, will look into some of the 1’s you have mentioned.

[WhereTheWildlingsLive]

Crocs as slippers (wear permanently in the house, sooo comfy), Crocs flip flops in summer, gel heel trainers with arch support insole, and removable transferable insoles for any boots. I also swear by rolling a ball under my soles at least once a day.

Due to all this I am now back running again after about 18 months barely able to walk 😊

[WhereTheWildlingsLive]

This is the insole:

www.amazon.co.uk/PRO-11-WELLBEING-Metatarsal-Fasciitis/dp/6040791632?psc=1&pf_rd_p=cf67f9c8-8798-4520-8d8a-5c22db6f393f&pf_rd_r=1MRMQ7B76EV2REZBVNCH&pd_rd_wg=4mVdB&pd_rd_i=6040791632&ref_=pd_bap_m_rp_10_sc&pd_rd_w=HjbOe&pd_rd_r=3ceb05f5-86f7-440c-9eea-ab342d9f498f&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

They're amazing!!

[PurpleMarie]

PF is as much about your calve muscles as it is about your arch. Be sure to stretch your calves regularly, especially in the morning before you get out of bed.