Plantar Fasciitis Therapy Heel Hugger, Plantar Fasciitis Arch Support, Magnet Therapy, Relieve Plantar Fasciitis, Heel Pain, Heel Spur, Plantar Fasciitis, Medium

I suffered from plantar fasciitis for years. And yes it hurts mostly after resting and getting up out of bed. You do a few stretches and some steps the pain pretty much goes away for the day. But recently my left foot became much worse and it lingers all day and actually to the point of not being able to walk without a great limp and a crutch to keep the weight off that foot. I know you might think I'm just being a baby about it but no. It's extremely painful all day. Then I found I was also suffering from achilles tendonitis and now it all makes sense. But these huggers actually hug the sides of the heel just right pressure to relieve both conditions, achilles and fasciitis. After months and months of seeing the doctor, icing, heating, elevating, staying in bed, using properly arched shoes and sandals ($150 and didn't help at all), using a boot at night (which I still plan to do because it does help), xray, MRI, of which showed no tears, breaks, spurs, or anything. I wore this hugger for the first with my sandals and spent a day on my feet in NYC, and to my surprise, I was able to walk. Don't get me wrong, it didn't go away yet, but the severity was gone and after a full day of no rest for my feet. And that was the first day of use. This product is worth purchasing. I will have to buy more because fasciitis is a condition that keeps re-entering your life.

Looking at it my 1st impression was junk. Even wearing the 1st time wasn't sold on it. But now that I've had over a week and wear it all day it definitely reduces the pain enough that I recommend. Also helps with swelling. Does not stay cold for more than a few minutes after taking out of freezer but that doesn't really change it's effectiveness. Does get sweaty after a full days wear. I recommend and will be buying a few more. It is kind of pricey but anyone who has plantar fasciitis will appreciate relief from any where you can get it.

Great product. I bought this instead of a heel cup because I wanted to wear my sandals. I can also place in the freezer for a few hours prior to wearing for cool relief. Of course this will make your shoes tighter so may want to take this into consideration. I adjusted my sandal straps for no issue, but on shoes that do not have straps, may be a little snug or tight with the heel hugger. I noticed less pain after I slipped it on and was very comfortable. Provides compression to entire heel/arch area of foot. I would recommend this product for relief to mild to moderate Plantar Fasciitis.

Not quite what i was hoping for but close. I have one foot more narrow than the other and consequently, the heel of that narrow foot is always slipping around inside my shoe. This product helped by taking up some of the slack (between the heel and shoe) but has 2 issues... 1.) the padded parts on the side of the heel hugger are somewhat flexible so there is still some movement between my heel and the shoe and, 2.) the foot sweats a lot in the area between the heel hugger and the foot (because the heel hugger is made of neoprene). For the most part, things are a better than before the heel hugger (since i can walk a little more confortably) but not quite as good as i was hoping for. In any event, I'm keeping it but still in the market for something better (if such a thing exists)...

Even in the middle of the night it keeps heel painless.

I am so sorry to have to write this as I was so very hopeful that it would do SOMETHING! Rather it is so tight on the top of my foot that it causes my foot to go numb. Not only does it do nothing for my plantar fasciitis pain, but it causes pain because it is so tight. I double checked and I ordered the correct size based on the sizing chart provided. I had it on for 30 minutes and I had so much pain I had to take it off. It cut off my ciruclation.

I have been wearing heel huggers for a couple of years to relieve my achilles tendonitis. My problem is only with my left heel, so it's fine with me that they are sold as singles rather than a pair. Using these with a good athletic shoe have enabled me to continue walking for fitness. I put on the heel hugger with sock over it and it enables me to walk a couple of miles without the post-walk agony I used to endure. Don't let them slip in the dryer by mistake though, as the life of the hugger will reduced.

I got the medium for my foot. I wear a size 10 1/2 AA womans sneaker.When I put this on it felt great and made my shoes fit better ( I have small ankles).But when I wore it all day at work my foot would fall asleep. I guess I was cutting off two much bloodflow.I wear it for a half a day at a time when walking barefoot or in shoes. It helps relieve healpain.If it didnt' put my foot to sleep I'd buy another and wear them on both feet becuase it helps my shoes fit better.