plantar fasciitis splint and other products to wear at night

[BunnyHop]

Originally Posted by Rivercat

Sure! I think it works by massaging and stretching the tendons in the foot, much like the spiky balls do, so any foot covering where you can still feel the rocks would be fine.

Good to know! I recently stocked up on wool socks so I should be fine if I ever need to try this technique.


Forgot to mention that I recently started wearing my Oofos clogs after a long time without wearing them at all, and I realized that my feet really were more comfortable. Inspired by that I bought a new pair of shoes, the Oofos Oomg in black on black. Very comfortable. They market themselves as 'recovery' footwear, but I wear mine (clogs and shoes) all day.

[bzar]

i ended up getting the following night splint from Amazon (has a coupon too for that listing):
https://smile.amazon.com/ACE-Fasciit...s%2C296&sr=8-3

it works - i had less pain the next morning i woke up. i judged it based on how i felt the minute i got out of bed and put weight on that foot. i'd say the pain went down by about 50%. i have to put it on tight. circulation is still good while wearing it - it's just that i thrash around at night and it sometimes comes loose.

Originally Posted by red1013

I've been wearing this for a couple of months (at night and when I exercise) and it's made a huge difference.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

i studied the one you mentioned and got really close to buying it. i even considered sewing my own after looking up wide and heavy duty elastic.

instead, i came up with this idea: just use a regular yoga strap and criss cross it the same way that the Dr AZ compression sleeve brace wraps it. i can even go "twice" around - i start above my ankle, criss-cross down, under my arch, then back up and i tie it really tight on the top.

the good thing is that the yoga strap, which is 1.5" wide, will not stretch out since it is non-elastic. i can even wear shoes with it. i just have to maybe add some velcro to keep the ends fastened, but you can make it really tight.

while wearing the yoga strap, it has raised my awareness of how i might be overextending my ankle while walking.

[yogapam]

I’m glad the splint is helping Jeannine!

[bzar]

second day of using the yoga strap wrap, and pain was down to about 5%. strap stayed on during the night too!

when i am not using the strap, i am more conscious of keeping my foot at a 90% angle, even wiggling my toes "upward" to work the muscles that way.