Plantar Fascitis Night Splint Heel & Foot Pain; P.F. Brace L4398 (Small {Men's shoe size less than 7 / Women's shoe size less than 7.5})

Worked really well. I am shocked that after maybe 10 days, I no longer have foot pain. I tried a different splint that went on top of my foot and it was awful. This one was much more comfortable and effective.

Two years ago, I bought two of these braces in an effort to deal with my terrible plantar fasciitis pain. I had tried all sorts of other products, and now in retrospect I can say that these things were one of the only really helpful purchases (along with some Birkenstocks, and some Hoka One One shoes with inexpensive arch-support insoles).I wear the braces to bed each night, and as other reviews suggested, I criss-cross the bottom two straps so that my heel stays put more securely. The braces gently stretch my heels and prevent that shortening of the tendon that causes so much early morning heel pain! I know that they are continuing to help me a lot, because if I ever go a night without wearing them, the heel pain is back in the morning!You would think that it would be hard to sleep in these, especially for someone like me who deals with insomnia, but you really do get used to it. Initially if I woke up in the night and felt uncomfortable I would take them off, but in only a few days I could sleep in them all night. If I do end up taking them off in the night, I put them back on in the morning BEFORE my feet touch the floor, and let my heels stretch for about 10 minutes before I get up, and that is helpful.Don’t plan on doing any walking around in these—they’re not designed for that. I can manage to shuffle to the bathroom and back if I need to while wearing them, but that’s about it.I think for the price these things are excellent, and they hold up well. I’ve been using mine every single night for almost two years, and they’re still sturdy and comfortable, and keeping my feet happy!

I purchased these to help relieve my plantar fasciitis pain while I was training for a 5K. I purchased 2 since I have PF in both feet. I have been wearing them for about 2 hours a night 5-6 nights out of the week. I imagine it would be more effective if I could wear them all night every night. Effectiveness: The boots began to help right away. Before using them, my plantar pain would be evident first thing in the morning when I get out of bed. After using them, my feet didn't hurt when I first stood up in the morning. My pain tends to return near the end of the day, so it is not a cure-all, and would probably work best with stretches and other physical therapy. Comfort: The boot itself is comfortable around my calf, ankle and foot. The padding on inside is smooth, and the straps use velcro to adjust and fit your foot. The bulky nature of the boot can be challenging, which is one of the reasons I have trouble keeping them on all night. The other reason is, it stretches your tendons. I am trying to build up to being able to wear them longer. Don't try to walk in them! It's uncomfortable and hard on your knees. Sizing: I wear a size 6 shoe, so the small is just right for me.

I've been visited by, what I think is, plantar fasciitis. I purchased this sling to try and see if it would help. My heel at that time was super sensitive to pressure. I pulled the sling on that night before bed and laid down. Almost immediately I started getting intense pain in my heal. Within five minutes I had removed the sling.What I found was that the sling had *very little* padding to it, at least in the heel area. The entire backside, including the heel area, of the sling is hard plastic with a thin layer of foam over it. Apparently there simply wasn't enough padding to cushion my heel. I later found a basic sling at a drugstore that was on clearance. The clearance rack sling had an open heel to it which is wonderful.Now, between these two slings I would prefer the Alpha Medical sling for a couple of reasons...IF it had an open heel. The straps on the AM sling seem to better secure the sling to your foot/ankle for one thing. The big thing, though, is that the Alpha Medical sling has the toe strap that goes from the toe of the sling up to the top of the sling. This allows for better adjustment of the angle of your foot to your leg. With the clearance rack sling there is no strap and it relies on a hard, preformed piece of plastic on the front of the sling to hold your foot in place...which kinda works. But, with the clearance sling, if you have the sling loose enough so as not to cause any pressure point/circulation pain then the sling doesn't hold your foot up as well as the AM sling does. I would much more prefer AM's toe strap design...if it wasn't for the hard heel. I guess I might could have modified (cut out the heel area) of the AM sling, but...I really didn't feel like going to that effort. In hindsight, on a better day when my foot wasn't hurting so bad I might have tried it. So, if your heel isn't super sensitive, as mine was, the AM sling will probably do a nice job at holding your foot at a good angle for you while you sleep. Like I said, if it wasn't for my heel being super sensitive to pressure I'd much prefer the Alpha Medical sling over the one I have now. Maybe in the future they'll come out with an open-heel model!!!! :)