Plantar Fasciitis - Fitflops

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Hi,

Are all the fitflop styles good for Plantar fasciitis or is it only certain ones?
Any other shoes brands really good, I'm in a lot of pain!

Thanks in advance

Oofos are much better and actually designed for PF

They are runners recovery shoes.

www.oofos.com

Those toe post fit flops are what I got on the advice of my podiatrist, op. They are brilliant - really helped me.

I wear mens New Balance 850s they have a high arch and a rollbar to hold your foot in place. Not a squshy comfy trainer and took some getting used to but I don't get the pain the next day.
I wear vioncs slippers or archies flip-flops in the house
No more bare feet for me

If you are heavy the "dynamicush" sole will have good arch support but feel hard and painful like wearing vionics or Birkenstocks. (The ballerinas will be awful). The rally sneaker with "anatomicush" is very good I can wear with or without adding orthotics. I wear variations of the Lulu toe thong or sandal for comfort (a dedicated pair as house slippers multiple other pairs for outdoors). Iquishion at the pool. With PF I can never be barefoot - constant arch support along with ice, exercise and massage is key to managing pain.

I have those fitflops and they were brilliant for comfort when I was having plantar fascitis on holiday. I swear by Birkenstocks too.

I had a bad attack on a sightseeing Holiday and swapping between the fitflops Lulu and my Birkenstock Madrid got me through. I wore the fitflops when I got out of bed until we set off sightseeing then changed to the birkies and swapped over again when I came back for a shower before dinner and stuck with the fitflops until bedtime. The fitflops are wonderful for standing for long periods especially on hard ground but I don't find them as good as the birkies for walking briskly or uneven ground. Birkies may not have enough cushioning if your PF is very bad until you have been able to rest a bit, but they are good for strengthening your feet longer term.

Sketchers are dreadful though, my attack was brought on by Sketchers.

I use my Birkenstocks after a long hike too, they really help my feet if I take my hiking boots off and put the birkies on.

Birkies aren't supportive enough for me. Literally the only shoes I can wear thanks to PF are FitFlops - that Lulu you posted is perfect. It will change your life. They're all good but those with the original microwobbleboard sole are the best for PF.

Birkenstocks here too. I never wear flat sandals anymore, which is a shame as most of the nice ones are but I don’t want to go back to having pf and not being able to run.

I'm really torn between the soft bed birkenstock arizona style with maybe a suede upper and the fitflops.
I do walk a fair bit, school runs, walking the dog, day to day errands etc.
My clothing style is nice but casual, I wear a lot of patterned midi dresses in the warmer weather.

I used to have plantar fasciitis, not any more after only wearing fit flops, have several pairs and have no pain at all now.

I found strapping with kinesiology tape helpful when it was really bad before I bought fit flops.

Fit flops stop my pf but what also helps are calf stretches, tight calf muscles can cause the issue for some people, so i find hanging my feet over the edge of a step to stretch my calfs very beneficial, that and fit flops have cured my pf

i only wear the gizeh stype birkies.

One thing that will help, is every morning before you get out of bed, give the bottom of your feet a good massage, especially along the arch from the heel.. you'll feel where its sore. PF is caused by that ligament re-tearing as it heals over night, massage helps loosen it back up before you stretch it again

Never walk around bare foot, and get some orthotic insoles to wear in your other shoes.

I've had PF for about 10 years now, and since i started doing that, its been in remission.. if i stop wearing the orthotics/birkies, it comes back.

I've hot fitflop lulus and they're fine. I've also got fitflop pumps, boots and slippers! Never go barefoot

PF is inflammation of a tendon , so the first thing to do is get the inflammation down using maximum dos ibuprofen e and ice it 2 times a day.
My chiropodist told me never to go barefoot and wear soft soles. I wear a lot of fitflops (have about 6 or 7 pairs) and sketchers (even my slippers are sketchers)
I havent had PF for years now and i was so bad that i couldnt walk 10 minutes at one stage

I stick these in all my sandals and shoes that don't have inbuilt arch support.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255275108990?hash=item3b6f950a7e:g:pV4AAOSwC0lhsvVr

I also second Skechers Archfit range. Never had PF since wearing this brand and never walk around barefoot now.

Just sharing this as it may help someone.

I had crippling PF whilst having an untreated underactive thyroid (levels were not bad enough for treatment). It went away completely as soon as I started levothyroxine. (Thyroid function affects oestrogen uptake..or something....but def connected.)

Heel pain came back during Peri-menopause. Plus some twinging in my achilles. Went away completely as soon as I started HRT. Nothing else changed.

And for both I mean it went away completely. Barefoot is now fine. No groaning or limping in the morning. Nothing. Nada.

Oestrogen impacts on collagen levels which can affect the heel/tendons/plantar fascilitis symptoms.

So yes - absolutely the shoes/calf stretches etc etc help. But actually having it fucking off completely because my oestrogen levels are higher is better. So just in case this may help anyone else.