[Alex]

As it is an old injury (probably), I would make a GP appointment and they will most likely refer you for an x-ray.

[Alex]

I tried asolo boots but they were very narrow. Now have a pair of salewa MTN trainer mid (which are boots despite the name) very comfy but with a good supportive vibram sole. They are still untested but I trust vibram (I did read a punters review claiming they didn’t have good grip though). They do look like some roller blades from the 80s!

[Alex]

If I was you I would not go for custom made insoles. Not only are custom made insoles extremely expensive, I find that they will just support your feet in the position and alignment that is causing your plantar fasciitis. You need insoles that position your feet and correct your biomechanical imbalances! Also I believe that custom made insoles will tend to give your feet too much arch support and will not give your feet any room for them to strengthen on their own.. making you wholly reliant on them, which is far from a good thing.
So ignore the snake oil online telling you that you need custom ones.

[Alex]

@jen If you have plantar fasciitis and are looking for insoles to help treat it then if I was you I would find out exactly what is causing your plantar fasciitis and buy some insoles which deal in that problem. There are tons of different reasons why you might have got plantar fasciitis from biomechanical imbalances to simply not stretching properly before exercise. If you have biomechanical imbalances like over pronation or under pronation you will need insoles which correct this by re aligning and supporting your feet during the gait cycle. There are lots of insoles that do this but the best are plantar fasciitis insoles that are designed with a lot of arch support. If you are a runner then I would suggest you have a look at your running technique because sometimes just buying some fancy insoles will not always get rid of plantar fasciitis. I hope you get it sorted. All the best 🙂

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