FITFLOPS walker 3 - lemon

Westywoodpecker

Westywoodpecker wrote: »

I suffer from PF & ordered these to try & treat :

Came today but they are the wrong size so will return & see :j

I've now got the correct size & they fit well & are very comfortable
For some reason though I've been refunded again, so actually haven't paid for them. I've rung to explain but they are insisting they haven't sent another pair out to me, so thanks very much OP :j

s23xy_c

dogstarheaven wrote: »

i've not read of the prev posts, but can anyone tell me if these will help with my constant neck and shoulder pain? i've also noticed last few weeks when starting to wear my summer shoes/sandals is that my feet have felt v uncomfortable in them, usually with sores and blisters (i've had to chuck them out). i've since been to Shuropdy (shoe shop specialising in sensible shoes) and have had a consultant advising me of my flat feet and low arch. i was advised shoes/sandals with lots of support ie., around the back and front of the ankle...altho' the shoes in there aren't v fashionable, i've had to resort to buying a pair!

i don't particularly like flitflops as i think the design of them rather crude. are there others that are a bit more stylish?

calia12 wrote: »

I got the Avon ones about a year and half ago and they were good for a while but then my feet kept slipping from them so i bought a pair from sweaty betty, red ones and have been wearing them since october last year and when am at home i were them all the time they are so comfortable. It's the support they give my feet as i have practically flat feet i just wish they did shoes as i would get them

I have fallen arches, and have supports made by the hosptial to fit into my shoes.
I wear fitflops all day long without the supports and have no pain at all, also I have bought 2 pairs of reebok easytones, adn again I wear these without my supports and can walk all day without any foot pain orback pain.
When wearing shoes with my supports I cant even walk all day without any aches or pains

photome

s23xy_c wrote: »

I have fallen arches, and have supports made by the hosptial to fit into my shoes.
I wear fitflops all day long without the supports and have no pain at all, also I have bought 2 pairs of reebok easytones, adn again I wear these without my supports and can walk all day without any foot pain orback pain.
When wearing shoes with my supports I cant even walk all day without any aches or pains

Thats interseting as I have orthotics made to measure from the hospital, and I cant walk all day (Standing still is worse) without my feet and legs hurting, altho they tell me I know have tarsal tunnel syndrome as well, means my feet burn up all night!

I dont wear any shoes without the orthotics in and I am limited to what I buy as They dont fit in all shoes.

I may have to try a pair of fitflops but am loathe to fork out £45 for something I may not be able to wear

I am Male.

dogstarheaven

jenniewb wrote: »

Unfortunetly 'crude' is all they do! I know what you mean, I'd love a pair of strappy style sandles but aside from my feet being too broad, I don't think my feet would feel as supported and I don't think they'd be able to live up to their claims.

I don't know what has caused your neck and shoulder pain, if its to do with posture then maybe the sandles will help, theres no promises though as I know people who own them yet still maintain poor posture! They don't correct posture but can make you rethink how to stand as they don't feel exactly the same as regular sandles.

I get blisters whenever I change footware- if its new, I buy two packs of blister plasters and always finish them! This with the exception of Uggs and Birkenstocks (trainers, sandles, kitten heels.... all give me horrible blisters) I have worked out that for me, if I grin and bear it, wear them in over time bit by bit before wearing them fully and its fine, but it can take a few weeks and plenty of patience. Works for me anyway!


Have you seen your doctor about your neck and shoulder pain? it could be many things, everything from sitting at a computer screen at the wrong angle or not taking breaks, not stretching, stress which can make you hold pressure in your shoulders which over time can build to cause knots in your back...
Have you tried things like regular massage, yoga, general aerobics classes (help to use your body in ways you don't normally do and so work muscles which otherwise become weak and can cause problems).

thanks to all those who's replied to my situation. i am still waiting for an initial assessment for physio (been waiting 6wks now!). i don't know what's caused my pain. it's been ongoing for the past yr, and lately, i thought i'd best get something done about it. it could well be caused by stress (i don't have spend much time on the pc that often - prob 1hr a day) or bad posture. i have been consciously straightening it whenever i remember to sit down, tho' when watching tv, inevitably, i'd end up laying down where it's most comfortable for me. yes, this could be the main problem. also, i do the same in bed when i'm reading (lay on my side and supporting my head with pillow or elbow. this i do for about an hour or so a day and it has been my routine for yrs.

i had a pair of birkenstocks (the ones with the toe-post) and worn them in previous yrs w/o any trouble, but somehow this summer i was out walking in them in the park and after a few hrs, i ended up hobbling home! they went in the bin with great annoyance!

my sister recmd fitflops for me as she swears by them. her feet are much slimmer than mine but she's never had any foot probs as she's always in trainers.

when i was consulted by shuropody by the chiropodist (not formal consultation as she was just passing by when i asked her about my probs and she gave me 10mins of her time), she recmd getting shoes/sandals are properly supported around the front and ankle area. with the remaining shoes that i own and that i haven't yet dared to wear this summer, do you think i ought to buy supports for them. which ones do you think i should buy if i have flat feet and low arch? (low and fallen arches are the same, aren't they?).

i have tried excercising my neck, as in twirling it around for 5mins a time, but sometimes it hurts too much, and stop at 2mins worth. i try to self-massage, but there's only so much you can do to yourself, isn't there. when i shower, i have great problems with reaching my back, so that's another inconvenience..

N.B. i would wish to use several quotes from previous posters to refer to but i don't know how. i can only do one! also, i want help to insert my comments in between the sentences. can anyone advise me, pls??:beer:

dogstarheaven

how do you style-conscious girls first coped with the embarressment of wearing fitflops? they just don't match any kinda outfit i own. i'm not a joggers-type of person, and like to wear nice flowy tops, dresses or jeans.. these fitflops only come with a thick white sole, don't they? so wearing anything that would resemble sportswear, is the only way for me, then? is there not a compromise that style with comfort can exist hand-in-hand? pls, don't think of me being a fashionista wannabe, coz that's definitely not what i'm into.

anyone has this dilemma?

jazzconfused

dogstarheaven wrote: »

how do you style-conscious girls first coped with the embarressment of wearing fitflops? they just don't match any kinda outfit i own. i'm not a joggers-type of person, and like to wear nice flowy tops, dresses or jeans.. these fitflops only come with a thick white sole, don't they? so wearing anything that would resemble sportswear, is the only way for me, then? is there not a compromise that style with comfort can exist hand-in-hand? pls, don't think of me being a fashionista wannabe, coz that's definitely not what i'm into.

anyone has this dilemma?

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jenniewb

dogstarheaven wrote: »

when i was consulted by shuropody by the chiropodist (not formal consultation as she was just passing by when i asked her about my probs and she gave me 10mins of her time), she recmd getting shoes/sandals are properly supported around the front and ankle area. with the remaining shoes that i own and that i haven't yet dared to wear this summer, do you think i ought to buy supports for them. which ones do you think i should buy if i have flat feet and low arch? (low and fallen arches are the same, aren't they?).

i have tried excercising my neck, as in twirling it around for 5mins a time, but sometimes it hurts too much, and stop at 2mins worth. i try to self-massage, but there's only so much you can do to yourself, isn't there. when i shower, i have great problems with reaching my back, so that's another inconvenience..

N.B. i would wish to use several quotes from previous posters to refer to but i don't know how. i can only do one! also, i want help to insert my comments in between the sentences. can anyone advise me, pls??:beer:

I don't think fallen arches are the same as low arches- fallen arches require treatment, low arches do not, they are just low arches. Low arch people are fine to wear high heels, fallen arch people need to rebuild the structure of their feet by wearing supportive shoes for some time which are usually flat.

I have to say, fitflops do not have any real arch support. They are not totally flat but if they were to have arch support you'd be able to feel the arch as being firmer then the rest of the shoe, instead they are the same degree of softness all over the heel with no difference at the arch. My mother thinks this is what caused her planus fasciitis. She wore one of her 3 pairs of fitflops for about 9 months of last year and continued to wear them around her home when it was winter! She noticed the pain in her feet during the final few months of the constant wearing and is otherwise quite an active person. I would be wary of firflops not giving you the correct arch support.

Massage for your neck and posture- when sitting down rather then walking- do you have an office job it sounds like your computer and keyboard are in the wrong position- or maybe you have a stressful job as this is a classic way people hold tension- hence the massage suggestion, need them regularly though like once a week- do you have a partner?

Yoga can also help alot too as it really losens you up, one session a week, more if you can manage it, pilataes can help with posture to some degree and also trains you to use your core in a correct way by locating and using your transverse abs- the muscles which hold you in. Fitflops, no matter how much I love them, do not do this. However if you learn to utilise your transverse abs through pilataes or other forms of exercise (swimming is another good one) then if you remember to use your transverse abs while wearing fitflops it can train them that bit further then if you were wearing flat shoes. But as I say, if you don't conciously do this you don't do any real stomach or posture work when wearing them.


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photome wrote: »

Thats interseting as I have orthotics made to measure from the hospital, and I cant walk all day (Standing still is worse) without my feet and legs hurting, altho they tell me I know have tarsal tunnel syndrome as well, means my feet burn up all night!

I dont wear any shoes without the orthotics in and I am limited to what I buy as They dont fit in all shoes.

I may have to try a pair of fitflops but am loathe to fork out £45 for something I may not be able to wear

I am Male.

I have all the same problems with shoes, I am limited to wearing trainers or cat boots!
If I wear any other shoe without my support im in pain, but I honestly wear my fit flops all the time. I wore them everyday on holiday in Temerife at the start of this year, the weather wasnt the greatest while we were there so we done a lot of walking!
I wear them to work and keep them on while im at home, as you may know, even walking around barefoot starts hurting your feet and knees.
I had points on my boots advantage card the first time I bought a pair so used my points to buy them, now I would quite happily pay for some more pairs.
My dad has bought a pair of fit flops now too, he doesnt have flat feet but he wears his on holiday all the time when walking around also, the only thing he had to get used to was the toe posts

kazrobo

Insane_Drifter wrote: »

Really wanted a pair of the Avon ones but i am a size 8!!! So none for me

I am an 8 and the 6/7 are fine!

littlereddevil

s23xy_c wrote: »

I have all the same problems with shoes, I am limited to wearing trainers or cat boots!
If I wear any other shoe without my support im in pain, but I honestly wear my fit flops all the time. I wore them everyday on holiday in Temerife at the start of this year, the weather wasnt the greatest while we were there so we done a lot of walking!
I wear them to work and keep them on while im at home, as you may know, even walking around barefoot starts hurting your feet and knees.
I had points on my boots advantage card the first time I bought a pair so used my points to buy them, now I would quite happily pay for some more pairs.
My dad has bought a pair of fit flops now too, he doesnt have flat feet but he wears his on holiday all the time when walking around also, the only thing he had to get used to was the toe posts

Have you tried Birkenstocks? I find them the most comfortable ever. I have problem feet and wear orthotic insoles in trainers etc but in the summer I can walk for miles with Birkenstocks and never have problems. The one pair of fitflops I have are ok but nothing startling I dislike the all plastic and don't think they are worth the money