Best shoes for plantar fasciitis

[Queenio24]

Ow! It hurts and my shoes are making it worse. Has anyone bought any particular shoes which help? I work in quite a conservative office environment (usually wear clarks hamble oaks) so I need some work shoes. I'm wearing trainers out of work.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated

Orthaheel insoles are better than the Boots own brand ones. Pricey, but cheaper than new shoes!

When people say for flops do you mean these (see pic)? Or the shoe-type fit flops?

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Crumbs those insoles are expensive, £30 a pair! Cheaper than new shoes I suppose. Thanks.

Would heartily recommend my beloved ASICS Gel Odyssey’s for really supportive plain black hiking shoes. I cried with happiness when I first put them on. Not really smart enough for smart work though - maybe insoles and brogues?

And think about what you’re wearing round the house. You need properly supportive slippers.

If you ever need something a little smarter than a trainer/Fitflop then Hotter Shake Mary Janes are marvellous. DD had awful plantar fasciitis and has used these in black as School shoes for 6 years. Nothing has come close!

I swear by fit flops! I have a huge collection of sandals, loafers, boots, trainers and slippers! They totally cured my pf and I had it for a long time, I had to have the steroid injection too which wasn't as bad as expected but I couldn't recommend fitflop enough. If you google discount code you can almost always get 20% off from somewhere and they also have an outlet on their website too. Hope they help!

I'm in agony, can barely walk this morning. Thankfully I'm sat down on a course all day. I found some memory foam heel inserts in a drawer so I'll use those in hamble oaks for work until I get the gel ones. Will order fitflops at lunch (or oofo's) - thanks for all your suggestions I'm reading them all. Doctor said eventually it burns itself out and goes, I hope so.

Please: Don’t bother with gel insoles, go straight for the £25 ones they are the only thing that work for me.
Steroid injections lasted for a few days/weeks so don’t pin yr hopes on them. Also they are excruciatingly painful.
Definitely do the exercises to stretch your calf muscles.
Keep us posted.

@Queenio24 Sorry to hear that you are suffering from PF. Do you find it worse in the morning? One reason might be that your feet, and so your calf muscles, are relaxed overnight (feet point slightly at rest) so in the morning your calves need to stretch even more to get you feet to be at right angles to your legs again. Thats why shoes with heels can provide temporary relief.

Some gentle stretches in bed before you get up, pointing flexing your feet, followed by writing your name with your feet before you get up can really help. Then lots of calf stretches every day too, will really help.

All the best

It is agony I know OP, I hope it improves soon. I wear Skechers every day. I have suffered with plantar fasciitis, I also have MS so my balance/walking isn’t the best. Skechers have been fantastic for me. The memory foam cushioning, helps the first few steps. Skechers aren’t ugly in my opinion, there are so many designs and colours available.

Flit flops, insoles in all shoes and trainers, never walking barefoot and the stretching exercise where you pull your toes up with a straight leg before getting out of bed cured mine.
2 years later I'm still in the flit flops and insoles just in case.
Sympathy op, it's horrible.

I get this and work in a formal environment. I wear Fit Flop ballet shoes or shoes with a small wedge heel. They are the best. Never anything completely flat or a stiletto heel.
I like Clarks shoes and find the Clarks Outlet website to be a godsend!

Skechers GoWalks were the best thing for my PF. After some research, I also bought a pair of shaped gel inserts to wear in existing shoes/boots.

I had it for about two years gave in and went for cortisone. Did not work so had another six weeks later and he did say he would give another in six more weeks if needed but it worked. After about a year it started again but disappeared after a couple of months. If I press in the region it hurts but walking is fine again. The needle hurts but is brief and is bearable and after a day or so you can walk about. It it is still bad get it done wish I had not put it if for so long. Also my doctor told me strict 3-4 day rest after injection. I did on first but after second we went on hols the next day and I walked about 4 miles not sure if that helped it work

Op, I had PF. Went to Neal’s YardRemedies, bought some St Johns Wort oil, rubbed it onto my heel every night and morning, and my PF resolved in about a week.
Witchcraft? Who cares? I was pain free

The boots insoles (and gel ones) are a rip off and not that great! I swear by the Pro II insoles that you can get on amazon specifically for plantar fasciitis - they do full length or three quarter 'heel cup' ones and the latter work better for me. I used them in all my shoes, including trainers, did the exercises my GP gave me morning and evening, and used a compression sock at night, and my symptoms cleared up in just over a year. I still wear the insoles, and never go barefoot on hard floors (which I hate - I always used to be barefoot). Actually just remembered the only shoes I didn't need insoles in were Ecco - I had some sandals I could wear all day without pain.

Someone up thread talked about treating with exercise before going to the GP, but I think it's best to go earlier rather than later, as it's best to get full advice and exercises. Mine isn't keen on the injections, but did warn me that the regime would take about 12-18 months. She was spot on, but I rarely get any pain now so it was worth it.

I had these (though they seem to have changed the packaging) and they were great, much better than those gel insoles. The lasted ages too.

Actually I think I bought these which are the same HMC2000 was talking about. They used to sell them in Boots. Agreed that they are great.

HMC2000: I have both the longer and heel type PROII inserts and also find the shorter ones better.

Still can't beat my Skechers GoWalks for overall comfort and relief though.

ISeeTheLight - yes, those second ones are the ones! They're only about 8 quid, I think.

Fitflops & pro11 inserts ordered. PF is an expensive business!!

My try on some sketchers too at weekend if I can hobble into a shop.

I'm suffering at the moment as well Queenie ..I had it years ago and it eventually went ..always aware of it lurking in the background if I walk too fast .
Def fit flops are brilliant.

PF is an expensive business!!

A lot of the solutions offered are indeed expensive, but calf stretches are free