Corefit Custom Orthotics® 3/4 Length Medical Grade Inserts - USA Made - Plantar Fasciitis & Arch - Dip in Boiling Water. Custom Fit in Minutes (Gray, Men's 11 to 11 1/2)

I would like to give a little background about my situation. I have plantar fasciitis in both feet. In addition, both of my feet have pronation and the arches tends to be lower than normal my feet are always sore. I've been to a doctor and surgeon and decided after hearing about surgical relief (if you can put up with several months of recovery), before trying surgery (upon his recommendation) I decided to go the route of seeing a foot center and having custom made inserts. The cost about $450, I found that they were able to give relief and they worked. These however were custom fitted to one style of shoe, the leather dress shoe that I wore for work, and I didn't want to haveto spend that for each styleof shoes. Being some what custom, I would not be able to use them on sneakers.So for many years I have been getting inserts from Amazon, and I have found a couple of different kinds that help with these type of soft shoe. Poking around on Amazon in the suggested items recently and ran across these. I did read the reviews and decided to give them a try. LET ME TELL YOU...they really work! When I first got them, I could not believe how hard these babies were! So I read the instructions, prepared a pot of boiling water, got a chair and prepared to start shaping them to my feet. I found this tip that worked for me: in forming them to your feet, paying special attention to the arches (important for PF sufferers), I used a small towel to wrap around my arch area, while they cooled. And resist squeezing them (this will cause the arch area to be too narrow and they will hurt). With the small towel still wrapped around the mould, put your foot down on the floor and put some pressure while it finishes cooling foot on them. This helps you get a better fit to your foot, took me a couple of tries, but the experimentation paid off. Then, let them cool, slip them in the sneakers and they feel like you are standing on a couple of bricks…Ouch!. It then occurred to me that I need to slip the original insert over the Corefit insert and WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! It took a several tries to get them exactly the way I wanted, but now I can say that they are more comfortable as my other inserts.Because of the Corefit Orthotics insert, I can wear all my running shoes all day now. Then switch the orthotics to any shoe I need to wear, this is truly astonishing to me as I usually couldn't get this level of comfort from the other styles of orthotics. Now I put them on and don't take them off until the end of the day. My feet are more comfortable in my shoes and they seem to be much better when I am not using them. They may be helping to correct the FP condition, I certainly hope so!!!!So, I world humbly say thank you, Corefit for a product that has helped me get a great level of relief from the pain I have endured for so long...thank you.

These are not for slip on boots or shoes. Tried that. Doesn't work. Boot is too tight. Will update this when I buy a pair of lace up work boots tomorrow. I can tell, they feel great. Just what I need.I developed a spot on the outside edge of my foot. It is calloused. It causes severe pain. Especially when driving. Not much pressure. I drive at work.Included pictures. Love how these molded around that. The best part is that I can remold these if I get rid of that spot.I'm a person who always depended on strengthening my feet. Any problem could be solved. Have run three marathons in my life. I had a bad accident, two years ago. My spine twisted. Bad at the bottom of the spine. Caused severe pain in lower back and legs. I've rested so much. My feet are going bad. Also listened to a chiropractor who wanted me to wear inserts. They weren't wide enough. That's how I developed that spot on the outside of my foot. Foot hung over the insert. I've also gotten to where I'm getting pain in the arch. Others, to deal with like metatarsal extension. So I had to do something. I decided to try these. Initial impression is I'm glad I did.I have been digging with my heel to stop pain in my feet. These are giving my heel that position. I have rather flat feet. Will work into these with precaution. Develop my feet for them. They feel like my feet have been begging for them.Other things that work good for me. Have a pair of small arch support pads for barefoot in the house. Five Fingers work out pretty darn good. Except with the arch pain creeping up now. Negative heel shoes work out well. I also have started working with magnesium. A book on amazon about it. Have already begun making good progress with magnesium. Am soaking my feet in epsom salt right now. These inserts are mainly for my work boots. I spend alot of time in those boots.EDIT: I did get the new work boots today. Geesh... $186 for a good pair of Irish Setters. They work good with or without the Orthotics. I do need to work a little on that one spot in the Orthotics. After a while I'll touch there. Also fear molding it too much will result in it breaking. So my plan is to work back and forth.I wore those same shoes in my picture to the store. Ended up wearing the Orthotics in them when I left. So my rule of not working in slip on is limited to stronger shoes/boots. I'm really liking these Orthotics. Never had any before. Didn't want them. They're wonderful. I find myself standing on my heels. Standing straighter. A good roll to stepping now. Am very glad I bought these.Didn't have any pain driving home from the store. May seem stupid that is amongst my worst pain. But for me it's true. Feet just sitting there. Loving these.I need to face the fact that amongst other problems. I'm facing Plantar Fascitis.At least now, I can get out and work my feet/legs. Rehabilitate them. Get stronger again.

These are not light weight but they are rigid and seem to work. Difficult to modify or adjust fit because to do so you re-heat at which point they return to the manufactured shape from which you start over. This doesn't allow you to tweak areas as one might need.