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Explore 482 community discussions about flat feet & arch support, with 1,456 replies preserved in the archive.
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Exercises I have bunions and functional flat feet Can you please tell me some exercises that your podiatrist or therapist has given? I lost the sheet like gave me Do these exercises…
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Hi, for those who use customised insole in your shoes , does it mean you have to give up wearing other sandals / shoes that do not have the customised insole ? For context , I have…
Firm area in central foot between my finger points? not the arch but it's extremely sore to walk in my orthotics. It's not prominent or firm on the right foot. Any ideas??
Hi all. I'm 10 weeks post op tomorrow. Bunion removal on my right foot. Been in hokas bondi 9 since week 7. Gradually walking longer distances. I have scar tissue on the arch of my…
I’m trying to find a shoe that I can wear without the bottom on my heel hurting. The backs have to be soft because I have a Pump Bump on the back of ny heel. So in addition to my PF…
Need a shoe with a wide Toebox and support for the outside of my arch. Any ideas
What prescription pain medication has everyone been on/ tried in the past/ currently using for their plantar fasciitis? I just want to make a list of possible medications to mention…
I have tried literally almost everything to help heal my feet from plantar fasciitis. I had 3 steroid injections 2 of them worked temporarily. I have done PT, gone through multiple…
Frustrated. A friend referred me to a large orthopedic office. Was seen by a podiatrist instead of an ortho Dr. They took X-rays. Podiatrist came in, glanced at X-rays, pushed on my…
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I am a foot doctor/chiropractor currently in practice. I know a lot of people here suffer from foot pain / plantar fasciitis pain due to flat foot. but another commo YOUTUBE.COM How…
I know most people with PF have pain in the arch or heel it seems. But my sharp pain that i get is below the pinky toe on the edge of my foot. I do have a small tailors bunion there…
Had surgery Oct 1…second to last follow up was Nov 7th and she said I needed to walk in a shoe, and use a compression sock or ace bandage since the big toe is still swollen. I have 3…
I'm finally deciding to get surgery and was offered toe fusion or the lapiplasty procedure. After discussion with the doctor and 2 consults I'm leaning toward fusion. Right foot will…
I may have found a solution for my Hammer Toe. Initially, I was given Zentoes Gel Toe Cap for my left foot, third toe but that did nearly nothing for me and was recommended a…
What have you been told to do for plantar fasciitis… and did it actually work?
Has anyone tried Orthofeet shoes for their high arches/ Plantar fasciitis? If so, which one did you try? How did they do?
Shock wave therapy post I’m sure this has been posted a number of times but I just thought I’d ask! Iv been referred for shockwave therapy and wanted peoples opinions on it, did it…
After having PF last year and injection November worked then just beginning of January I felt so much pain different place different type of pain even went to A&E to get it checked…
The best thing that helped my plantar fasciitis is wearing a Strassburg sock every night and buying a pair of Hoka Clifton 10 with Steppers insoles and a pad in my arch. I also began…
Help! I have seen the podiatrist several time for some plugged sweat glands on one foot. He has debrided them and has prescribed a 40% to put on twice a day. Does not s
Doctor said this is arthritis. I wonder if there is another name for it. But, mostly I just want to know how to get rid of the pain. I'm a caregiver for my husband who has Lewy Body…
Hello everyone I had my surgery done 18 days ago and I am looking in to getting shoes when the doctor will allow them, I know they need to be wide toe box but as well I need something…
6 weeks post surgery I don’t have shoes to wear, have to buy wide toe box was looking at Topo and Altra with some arch support as well, can’t wait for the scabs to be gone so I can…
I know it's important not to go barefoot especially because I also have flat feet. What are your favorite orthopedic inhouse slippers?
I got some Oofos slides with adjustable velcro on the top for Christmas -asked for them on my gift list because I started getting plantar faciitis in my feet I think from walking…
Anyone else blame their pronating, arthritic toes and flat feet on pelvic misalignment?
I was told I have a small fibroma in each arch. But there's another large lump in my foot that 3 podiatrists and one MD and 1 Chiropractor cannot feel. I had an MRI about 2 1/2 yrs…
Hey guys. Broke my big toe almost two years ago. Non displaced and healed properly according to x ray and MRI from first podiatrist Been having pain mostly in the mid foot , arch…