If you have plantar fasciitis what are you wearing on your feet?

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I am in agony having seemingly developed planter fasciitis over the last few months and after a day walking around in trainers yesterday I can barely walk today! interested to know what helps other people.

With me it was supportive insoles and varying my footwear. I never wear anything really flat (like Converse Ballet pumps etc) although I am 6ft tall.
Mine has been ok for about two years now.
I find excercises for PF helped look on line. Birkenstocks, Fitflops and Merrels to be good in spring to to autumn especially Birkenstocks. In the winter (look for anything with good arch support I.e. Approach shoes!. I wear comfortable boots with a very small heel with insoles in.
Also I tend to keep an old pair of Birkenstocks in the house to use as slippers as I found it really painful going from sitting on couch lying down on bed to first putting my foot down. I had three really bad flair ups of PF but I have been ok now for a couple of years.
I also bought some HOTTER nanna shoes on FRiday as I want to get more walking done. I wore them all day yesterday and they felt good.
It is extremely painful hope you get sorted out. 💐

I would go for insoles. Amazon do some with great reviews. About £6.

Boots chemist are £20.

I got mine from self refferring to Physio at the local hospital.

I found by switching shoes (without insoles) I was in agony the next day.
Its not worth buying tons of shoes to see which ones work.

I'm wearing trainers, Teva sandals and Geox wedges.

What kind of insoles are you using Tupperware? Could you do a link?

Tupperware I meant bought Birkenstocks initially as a friend with it recommended them. As I am perimenopausal early fifties I am very hot and live in Birkenstocks April to early October. But I do vary them occasionally with other shoes for variety. I wear various shoes (with good foot bed with good arch support) that I have bought in the last three and a half year period (this helps me).
I visited a Podiatrist privately in the beginning as I was in so much pain, could hardly walk and was about to go on holiday. It was very expensive and he made me some very flimsy insoles (by sticking bits onto an existing insole) these had a very short life span. So I researched it myself and the exercises shoe buying tips have worked very well in my case. I found the insoles to work less well in summer shoes especially as I like painted nails and having my feet out.

Skechers - work pair (on holiday at the moment as I'm a teacher) and then a "fun" pair for days off when I need to stand or walk a lot. Need to buy some more the next time we go outlet shopping.

Always Asics for exercising - I have running, basketball and gym pairs.

Nike Air Max for days off with only light walking.

Sandals in summer (I live abroad where it gets really hot in summer) but never for big walks and only ever for a couple of hours at a time.

OP, every morning when you wake up, wriggle down in the bed away from the pillow (depending on how tall you are) and lie face down on the bed with your feet hanging off the end, i.e. so the top of your foot is touching the perpendicular edge of the mattress, and the soles of your feet are facing away from the bed.

Push your heels away from you for 5-10 seconds, then release. Repeat a few times.

This should make the awful waking up with P.F. pain a bit less and warm up your feet a little before you get out of bed.

You can also then do calf stretches when you get out of bed; that helps too.

Both of these exercises were recommended by my former G.P. who'd had P.F. herself. (I moved away which is why she's no longer my G.P. She was excellent!)

Skechers. I suffered with PF for the best part of a year. Tried everything - insoles, birkenstocks, fitflops, exercises, podiatrist, frozen can rolled under foot. The only thing which worked was wearing Skechers whenever possible.

Custom orthotics and Cosyfeet.

Sorry.

If I 'look after' my feet over the week (clumpy Frankenstein shoes and orthotics), I can wear 'nice' shoes once in a while. Not high heels, but loafers and such.

Birkenstocks and Doc Martins with additional supportive insoles. No interest in wearing fashion shoes that cause me pain.

Merrels in the summer, Scarpa in the autumn and Sorel in winter. (I am a WOHM so no office attire needed)

Fit flops-not all of them have a super squashy heal though.

Am watching this with interest. Have diagnosed myself with PF, using heel support things from Boots which were v. expensive, will look on line for replacement/ alternative. Already I am finding some relief thank heavens.

Currently gone away!

Started off by wearing the heel cups (from Sports Direct - cheap and cheerful), and now I only wear trainers - Nike ones

P.S Converse, or cheapo copies buggered my feet - bunions and plantart fascitis

Custom orthotics and sensible shoes 90% of the time. The other 10% is still not heels or anything too fancy but just nice shoes that my orthotics won't fit in.

Obviously you can't use orthotics in sandals so I bought some earth spirit sandals which have extra arch support and are comfortable.

I have earth spirit laredo for more active things when hot and earth spirit inglewood for prettier sandals for a shorter period.

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Trainers with orthotics (not custom but from a podiatrist), Birkenstocks (adjusted for a snug fit, no flopping about), Pavers shoes with orthotics for "best", ie not walking around too much. Also calf stretches, foot massage with a spikey physio ball, calf massage, rolling foot over a frozen water bottle. Mine has improved a great deal after a couple of months of this regime. Skechers make mine far worse and the podiatrist told me to avoid them.

I live in crocs sandals. The only other footwear I can walk in are hotter extra wide ankle boots.
Just bought a pair of crocs lace up canvas shoes for Autumn.
I have a pair of skechers but cant walk in them.
I have wasted so much money on unwearable shoes.
Scholl soft orthotic insoles are good. Dont waste money on professionally fitted hard ones. They are agonising and very expensive.

I've go PF and Achilles' tendonitis and find a change of heel height relives both.
I wear walking shoes and sandals too much and I'm sure they are the cause of the issue.
A higher wedge helps but if I'm not aching from the above, I'm usually getting blisters from a new pair of shoes I'm trying to break in!
I hate buying shoes

I have recently been suffering from this. I wear very flat slippers all day.
I spoke to my GP, and he said I need to wear something with a heel.
So, I bought a pair of slippers which are padded and have a slight raised heel. I have been much better since. Also try rubbing Voltarol gell on the area. Hope this helps. I do sympathise.

Ooh loads of answers! Ok I'll dig out my old Birkenstock Madrids and see if they help in the short term. I'll look up some exercises too. Interesting about needing a bit of a heel. It seems so counter-intuitive

Skechers!!!

I have Orthaheel slim fit insoles and it was instant relief! Over time the pain went but I still need the support for shoes that don't have inbuilt support crocs shhh but I can pretty much wear anything now so long as it's got a low to flat heel. High heels are still off limits

I've been wearing Superstars and can get away with not having the insole in - not sure if it's the chunky sole or if the insole is slightly supportive

Ecco and crocs sandals/wedges in summer
Crocs clogs are my slippers

Yes to the lying on tummy with feet hanging over the bed and flexing to stretch out the muscles. Standing on the bottom step (facing up the stairs) with the rear half of your feet hanging over the edge and dipping down helps too

Hope you get sorted - the relief from not suffering the pain of this is priceless

Tevas, Birkenstocks (Giza), Clarks, Asics with my orthotics when it's awful. Nothing without significant top of foot coverage (would think Madrids need you to grip on with your toes which is a real flare-point for my PF).
Rolfing last summer with a huge focus on hip, ITB, hams and calf muscles really sorted me out. Was a bit of a whole body thing.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/2904730-If-you-wear-orthothic-insoles-what-sort-of-summer-shoes-do-you-wear

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/2929571-Sandals-for-collapsed-arches-and-tailors-bunions

I suffered from this for about 6 months and still get it if I wear flat shoes for too long/too often. Mine used to be worse at the end of the day. Upon rising it was fine. My DH took me to New York for my 50th birthday and although I loved it, my left foot was so painful I could have cried each night. I was trying to keep it from him how bad it was too, so that I did not spoil the trip.

When I went to GP she prescribed exercises but also told me to take 6 ibuprofen a day for 3 weeks to take the inflammation down. I was a bit surprised at that, and dubious of its effectiveness, but it worked after just a few days. I did the three weeks and it had gone (and as I said only comes back as a twinge with prolonged flat shoe wearing).