#arch support

[acelessthan3]

Word of advice: if your shoes do this while you're walking (left foot specifically), it's probably time to get new shoes because I can look at you and see the future ankle/knee/hip pain from complete lack of arch support

[blatantescapism]

Okay so. We all know about how horse legs are horrifyingly vulnerable, and obviously human feet are a travesty

which animal has the BEST feet? which animal can pull a double retail shift on a flat unpadded concrete floor?

With approximately 0 knowledge, I have decided that the Pygmy Hippopotamus has very ergonomic-looking foot bones

I bet these guys don’t even know what arch pain *is*.

^ Pygmy hippo forelimb at center

Idk I just feel like it’s a good all-terrain design and way less fucked up looking than a rhino foot, for example

Science side of tumblr, discuss?

[pinkysfeet]

Sooo Comfy 🦶🏻

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[juuls]

Arch support while sleeping?

Anyone have any tips for arch support at home and/or while sleeping? Now that the cold has come, and I can’t exactly wear my Birkenstocks to bed (though I have out of desperation shhh), my feet are starting to ache something fierce, like all the bones are grinding into one another.

I do have new boots and I know that’s contributing to the pain some, for sure, but they have decent support and width for my wide feet, even if they are enclosed and have a bit of a heel...

I need a little more though, and I think that needs to include around the house if I’m to keep on top of this.

For now I’ll just wear my Birks while walking around the house, occasionally in bed, and otherwise massage and use Voltaren on my feet along with my comfy socks and slippers.

I see that there are sleepers for plantar fasciitis that might do the trick (and I could pull warm, fuzzy socks over them, score!)...? Anyone have any experience with them?

Or any other ideas to gain some arch support around the house/while sleeping?

Thanks!

[spoonie-living]

I have been reviewing and recommending comfortable, stylish footwear for almost 11 years and I'm excited to share eight of my favorite go-to shoes I've owned over the years.

Shoes. Oh my god!

These recommendations are great for all sorts of spoonie needs, not just RA. Needs specifically covered:

Heel/arch pain

Hallux limitus

Plantar fasciitis

Metatarsalgia

Plus just general comfort items like cushioned insoles and rocker soles.

Check out the article for stylish and practical recommendations, as well as links to tips for keeping things affordable and finding extended sizes.

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[doculicious]

I only just found out this year that I have several foot problems.  Not because I wasn’t seeing a #footdoctor but because this #medicalprovider did feel like telling me.  It started with a small #heelspur that showed up on #xray 3 years ago!  It was a different specialist because of my knee who told me about it.  This doctor also told me that I have #midfootosteoarthitis from when I dropped a heavy object on my foot 2 years ago.  I was told when the xray showed my mid foot was not broken that I did not have to do anything and foot would just heal.

Instead I have been struggling to walk and in complete fatigue from basic walking for 3 years.  I now know that I have #advancedheelspurs on both feet, #plantarfascitis, mid foot osteoarthitis and #fallenarches.  So I wear #heelcups with an #adjustablearchsupport over an #elasticarchbinder. At home I wear the elastic arch binder with #metatarsalpads. I am in so much pain because a doctor knew I had health problems and wouldn’t tell me.

*You have to put your favorite lotion/oil/cream on the bottom of your feet before wearing the arch binder/support and in general anyway.

**The correct way to wear the futuro arch binder is the feet symbols line up with your big toe as you wrap it over your arch.

[kknitecs]

Back at it with the crew!

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