How to Choose the Best Footwear for Plantar Fasciitis

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The condition of plantar fasciitis or heel spur is highly uncomfortable coupled with pain and inability to walk or stand for long periods of time. At such times your footwear is what matters the most and may be able to determine just how bad the condition can be for you. Some people find it much easier to cope with plantar fasciitis if they use correct footwear as opposed to those who do not.

Since plantar fasciitis is an extremely painful condition, the things you need to take care of at all times are the footwear that you
select. The foot wear you select can either make your condition better by elevating the pain in Plantar Heels or make it worse by aggravating the heel area.  The best shoes to wear are those that closed and hence take pressure off plantar heels while you walk.

Closed shoes fit onto your feet perfectly and hence distribute the hold on your foot. In the case of slippers, they are supported by the middle toes only. However here in the case of closed shoes, the entire sides of the feet and the top of the foot also offer support.

Another reason why shoes are a better option as compared to flimsy slippers for a person experiencing plantar fasciitis is that shoes
keep the heel is one place. Slippers barely have any support or hold on the heel and so the chances

of the foot moving away from the soft heel region of the slipper is higher than in the case of closed shoes.  Closed shoes do not give the foot space to move about and fit snugly onto it.

Closed shoes are mostly softer than slippers. They have a thicker sole and are spongy. The thicker sole buffers most shocks which would be sent to the foot as one walks. The sole is usually spongy and made to give a lift. Because the sole is bigger, any stones or rocks or uneven ground does not affect the foot as much as it would if there was a thin sole.

Also the soles of slippers are very thin and hard. Hard surfaces aggravate pain in the case of plantar fasciitis.  There are many shoes, sandals and slippers made especially for people with plantar fasciitis. You can find out more about plantar fasciitis footwear here.

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