Community experiences
Explore 362 community discussions about toe spacers, orthotics & braces, with 867 replies preserved in the archive.
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Uh did anyone else wear a toe spacer for a while and as a result get a pain in the middle top of the foot? I feel like I'm trading one issue for another.
Looking for recommendations for a toe spacer? Specially for my large toe and the one next to it. I don't want to waste money trying different ones so hoping you can help me!
5 days post op. Foot was rewrapped and can be removed Friday. Then toe spacer between first and second toe. Next follow up in two weeks stitches will be removed and fresh x-rays taken.
Plantar fasciitis with multiple treatments for 15 years. Just got steroid injections. It cleared the pain up all except for where my heel spur is in my left foot. The insoles make me…
Night splints... please share pros and cons and if I should be wearing them. Thanks so much.
If you don't want to buy different insoles for the shoes you already have, I've used these arch support pads and they are not expense so you're not spending a lot of money. You can…
So after battling with PF for the last 15 months, I finally did it! Plantar fasciotomy, heel spur removal and scar tissue removal. New foot is the best Christmas gift ever. I've tried…
Any ladies out there looking for sandals should check these two out, one high end price and one is low end. 1. Hoka Infini Hike TC and 2. Whitin Hiking Sandal. Both have been very…
I was recently diagnosed with a Tailor's bunion on my left foot, however I also have pain in the ball and heel of my left foot, and occasionally in the ball of my right foot. I was…
THINK ABOUT THESE: If I did not use orthotics right at the very first onset of my plantar fasciitis that deteriorated into achilles tendinosis, could I have been healed immediately…
I've had PF for 4+ months. I've recently started running again just 3-4 miles at a time and seem to be tolerating it okay. I mostly run in Altra FWD Vias. The last two times, I ran…
My Doctor didn't give me a shot for my tendon. He gave me a boot to wear for 6 weeks. He does not give shots to a tendon. Secondly He gave me a night splint.
Anyone in NY found a Dr. or treatment that worked for you... battling PF for 2+ years. I've been doing PT for 2 years, lots of cortisone, ice, different expensive sneakers, inserts…
I am 6 weeks post op from MIS on left foot. No pins or screws. Cleared to get into regular shoes and cleared for most types of exercise. First 4 weeks I was in a boot, then went to…
Bunion surgery was on October 1st. I feel like the bunion is already creeping back. Anyone else in the same boat? One hour after I remove the toe spacer, my big toe lies directly on…
1st photo is pre surgery Nov 2023. Had surgery 10/2024. Middle photo is Jan 2025 -foot looking good but I wasn't faithful wearing toe spacer. Right photo last week Jan 2026. Toe has…
Looking for recommendations for a toe spacer? (Specially for my large toe and the one next to it.) I don't want to waste money trying different ones so hoping you can help me!
I think I made a mistake. I have been using a toe spacer between my big toe and second toe and have just left it there for months - I guess now that I think about it pretty gross. Now…
is night splint a big help for you guys? planning to buy those
With the discomfort of toes touching one another, anyone is able to wear toe spacer the whole day when moving about?
When you buy new shoes to help with PF, do you still use inserts or custom orthotics in the new shoes?
Has anyone had luck with custom orthotics such as StrideSoles or Upstep? They're so expensive, I don't want to spend the money unless they actually work.
Does anyone have pain that moves around? Every time I wear a different shoe even if it’s with my same custom orthotics the pain moves to different areas. Also, has anyone had custom…
PF diagnosed in 2015. Custom orthotics + PT off/on for a year. 2016 PF partial rupture in right foot. Boot for 3 months. 2017 - 8k spent in PT, shockwave, acupuncture. No…
Custom or ready made Amazon Orthotics? Which is better? Share your experiences. For me it's a transitioning issue.
Apparently, I have a few things going on here: 1. Bunion - had it for years but became more pronounced this year where you can see it poking out a little in my Hoka's. 2. Hallux…
My PT recommended a night splint sock but I couldn't find one that would fit me.
I've been using a night splint, just wondering if anyone else has used one and do they help.
While a night splint does seem to help, it’s bulky and uncomfortable. My sheets are loose, but my feet are pointed down while I sleep and that seems to aggravate BOTH calves. Are…
Is night splint a big help for you guys? Planning to buy those.