shoes for plantar fasciitis

what about getting some over the counter insert? I hear the Superfeet implants help a lot of folks with that condition.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KKTPD8/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I've had PF for about 7 years now. Every once in awhile, it rears it's ugly head and flares up. Things I've learned from podiatrists, physical therapists, and experience:
Never go barefoot

Stay out of flip flops - you need supportive shoes. Chucks aren't good shoes to be in as an every day shoe - you might want to look for something with better support for daily use. I can get away with a day here and there of cute shoes (read non-supportive), but my daily shoes have to be either tennis shoes or another supportive shoe. Orthoheels are pricey, but they really are fantastic and are not nearly as ugly as most good shoes.

Wear tennis shoes as much as you can while it's flaring. I really like asics - it's what I always come back to, but I have brooks as well. I've worn New Balance in the past. It's all what works best for your feet. A running shop is really great to help you with this decision. I went in, told them my foot issues and what brands I usually liked and they helped me find a couple of pairs that really worked for me (considering my usage, gait, arch height, etc.)

Don't bother with store bought inserts. They really don't help. If it's really bad, then you may need custom orthotics, but store-bought are pretty useless. If you have good tennis shoes, you won't need inserts.

Icing the affected area a couple of times a day is great. Also, use a tennis ball to massage the area. Put it under your bare foot and roll it back and forth. If you can afford the PT, it really is helpful. There are a lot of exercises that they can teach you that will help to ensure that this does not become a chronic condition. Give it time. It may take a couple of weeks for it to completely heal up. You can't rush it, but you can reinjure it if you try to do too much too fast.

The only time it really bothers me now is when I get lazy and spend too much time barefoot. Take care of it now before you start to develop heel spurs from it. There's really nothing you can do, but live with those, and taking care of the PF will help ensure they don't become a problem.

I hope there's something in here that will help you. I know how bad it hurts! Hope you get relief soon.

I had PF for a few years and I used to wear made to measure inserts, and I thought they were really painful to wear, and I never got used to them, as I spend all my working day standing, I needed something that eased the burning in my poor feet. Thank goodness for CROCS...yes CROCS, those ugly brightly coloured shoes, but they eased my feet like nothing else could, of course I couldn't wear them to work, but I did wear the croc shoes for a while, I'm so pleased my PF only plays up very rarely now, and my one piece of advice to you is try some crocs while your at home, i really can't live without mine.....good luck...x

I was lucky my insurance paid for my inserts or I would have died paying for them..

I had PF when I switched from wearing Nikes to wearing New Balance. I've recently started running and wanted to have a proper evaluation, so I went to the local Running Room store to get evaluated. I tried Asics, Saucony, but the most comfortable shoe, once again (for me) was Nike. I guess I was a loyal customer for a reason!

Despite what the person above said about being barefoot, there are quite a few anecdotal reports of people being healed from walking barefoot. One of the cause of PF is weak foot muscles. Orthotics just weaken the foot muscles more. Walking barefoot strengthens the muscles in the feet. Of course a Podiatrist will not agree with this. They make their money selling orthotics and shoes not telling people that being barefoot (which is free) is good for the foot.

Before someone wants evidence there are no double blind studies to refer to. I wish there were.

I have to agree with this. I had PF for 10 months and I tried everything and followed all the typical instructions: rolling, icing, inserts, no barefoot...but then summer hit and I just could NOT wear shoes with inserts. I started wearing flip-flops, going barefoot more, and found some info on foot strengthening exercises (that you do barefoot) and changed to more minimalistic running shoes and my PF is gone. I'm finally able to run for the first time in a year.

i've had pf for over 20 yrs and have heel spurs also. i have custom orthodics from a podiatrist, wear new balance tennis shoes 660 up to 1000 (feels like walking on air), but i live in my burkenstocks. they form to the foot and give you negative heel so it stretches the muscle that causes pf. also have been doing for years every morning before getting out of bed, i keep a bath towel next to the bed, i put it around the ball of my foot and pull both endsw towards me to stretch that muscle for several minutes so that there's less chance of it flaring up. i don't walk barefoot unless i have to because it causes pain. i ice it several times a day and use the tennis ball under the foot usually while watching tv. hope this helps

I've had PF for about 5 years and it's a real pain. I found the exercises from TurangaLeela combined with burkenstocks or SAS shoes have help me. Hope you find something that works for you.

I have a high instep (arch) and walking barefoot for me was no good. I wore shoes with good arch support all the time until it was gone. No more problems since then.

The american acacamy of podiatric sports medicine has a list of shoes they recommend.

http://www.aapsm.org/crishoe.html

Mike

Really depends on your feet..shoes fit differently for each person. Depending on what type of support you need will depend on which shoes will fit and feel better!