http://www.amazon.com/Orthaheel-Womens-Bronze-Metallic-Vionic/dp/B00D984Q96/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1406130471&sr=8-3&keywords=vionic+sandals+bronze
Arrived yesterday. I’d ordered a size 10, which I wear in some Asian-made shoes; but the 10 was too large. I reordered, to get a size 9. The 9 itself is perhaps a little largish. But it’s comfy. It supports. It casts your weight off the inside edge and doesn’t let your ankles collapse inward.
Last night, after wearing these from 3pm until about 6pm, I found the outsides of my legs were working harder than usual, so much so I decided to take Advil as a precaution against sore muscles.
And by evening I’d have sciatic (leg, hip, lower back) pain so severe I’d have to get up and walk around to make it ease off. At night, I’d frequently have it so bad it was hard to get to sleep.
Last night, no sciatic pain. Today, getting up, no pain.
Sandals cost 60 dollars. Jane’s going to try a pair.
They’re sold by Amazon and Zappos, and they come in women’s, men’s, sandals, heels, and tennies.
I don’t know if the relief will last, but it’s sure good right now.
To check if you have a ‘pronation’ issue, just stand with your feet together and look in a mirror. If your ankles are touching, that’s pronation. That means the arch may be holding up, (my arch is just fine and as high as it ever was) but the whole foot structure is tipping toward the inside, throwing your knees and hips likewise into a bad weight distribution, and causing ‘issues.’
I have no arch whatsoever—my feet are flat as a cast-iron skillet—and never had any problems, no pronation, nothing. Everything I’ve read suggests this should not be the case, but I’m not gonna complain.
A high arch is no guarantee it won’t happen. It’s sure a pain. And I’ve been gimping about, having trouble for months.
It feels soooooooo good today. Happy!
The universe works in mysterious ways… a co-worker was tell me about these sandals just today. She took a bad fall last week, and her right leg is purple from ankle to thigh, and even with ice and elevation, that leg makes her hobble around.
So she wears the sandals, because that means her feet don’t hurt, too — in spite of the purple travelling south to the sole of her foot.
Two recommendations in one day. I’ma gonna hafta take me a look at these things!
Let me tell you: I’ve lived with near 24/7 increasingly bad and increasingly painful sciatica on an old injured side for nearly 2 years. Day and night. Sometimes it got so bad I had to change chairs because the pain was eye-crossing. Getting out of a chair was a calculated shove and hurt. Often after a few hours of sitting, as in, at work, I’d be unable to stand up straight for a few steps.
I put these sandals on for 3 hours and the pain stopped. I’ve worn them 2 days and I simply rise from a chair with no pain, no stiffness, no hands. I slept 2 nights in a row without pain. That’s been a lonnng time.
The only downside is a trivial ‘hello!’ from an old (1970’s) scar from a bad puncture wound on one foot, but y’know, compared to sciatic pain, that’s more like a mosquito bite.
Funny how simple it can be when you stop walking about with muscles all pulling at wrong angles.
Whadya got fer knees? My left has been wrapped in 10′ of Ace elastic bandage off and on, mostly on, for most of the past 10 days. 🙁
I’ve developed a bit of scoliosis, but it seems the problem might be in keeping the patella on straight. I’ve found if I don’t fully extend and walk a little pigeon-toed it seems to pain less.
Well, there’s a patellar tracking band, Ace, other brands. http://www.amazon.com/Mueller-Jumpers-Strap-1-Count-Packages/dp/B00267SFDE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406242154&sr=8-1&keywords=patella+strap
I used it while skating: one problem I was getting was a right knee wanting to knock in, and when staying upright during maneuvers and turns on figure skates means keeping on the proper edge of a very skinny blade, this was a help.
You might also take a close look at the feet, because feet and ankles influence their way all the way up.
I just took a city-block walk with no issues but new-shoe issues for the first time in a couple of years. Back is fine, knees are fine… And the knees are usually protesting a bit.
Thanks, yeah, got a pair of those. They help a little sometimes. Generally this wrap helps, and it’s infinitely adjustable.
Hope the knees feel better soon, Paul!
Glad the shoes are the trick for you! I know folks with fasciitis issues, so plan to send this info their way.
I swear by Orthaheel walking shoes. My problem was plantar fasciitis and these shoes make a world of difference. I have not tried the sandals yet but I’m confident they would help.