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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / September 2005what kind of shoes
I would like to know what kind of shoes people with the RA in your feet have had luck with. I am still searching since May and can't seem to find anything that works. I need a good arch and a cushioned shoe, which for some reason don't seem to go together. Just got done with the new balance 574 walking shoe, it was recommend but not enough arch support and way to heavy. I was in an orthodic but they were to hard, made out of graphite and hard plastic. Anyway if anyone has any suggestions I would love it. Thanks Becky >Anyway if anyone has any suggestions I would love it. >Thanks >Becky I am not sure if you want an oxford type, but check out the PW Minor shoes. They were recommended to me because of the extra depth, but they make a regular depth as well. http://www.pwminor.com/Products/ They are a very supportive shoe. I have the shoe pictured at the top of the Canfield women's page and the sandals called Cancun. Several years ago I bought the oxford type and they were very good. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. >Anyway if anyone has any suggestions I would love it. >Thanks >Becky Drew shoes are good as well. Try this: http://www.drewshoes.com/ShoeFinder.aspx You click on your foot problems and it recommends a shoe. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. >I would like to know what kind of shoes people with the RA in your feet >have had luck with. I am still searching since May and can't seem to find [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks > Becky I live either in Birkenstocks or SAS. People seem to either love or hate Birks. I know a lot of nurses and teachers wear SAS. Jo wonder if that sneaker I have is sas.... Mind like a steel trap. Duckie > I live either in Birkenstocks or SAS. People seem to either love or hate > Birks. I know a lot of nurses and teachers wear SAS. > Jo  Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) I have to agree with Jo -- Birkenstocks. They're the only shoe I can wear without pain. Good luck!! Jean I'm a SAS fan and have had some luck with Merills (not sure of the spelling). Kate Beck - I'm going to repost part of a note I wrote to another topic (under prednisone) I recently found a great shoe store that may be able to help you. The name of the shoe store is Foot Solutions. It is some kind of franchise. They can fit you for Over The Counter orthotics which go for around 60 bucks or make you a computerized individualized set for about $250. I went with the OTC! LOL They have many different brands of high end sneakers as well as many other kinds of special shoes to address all kinds of foot issues. I bought a pair called Brooks. They are a cross trainer I think. My feet hurt so bad before this new combo that I could barely walk. The manager/owner of the store worked with me one on one for about 2 hours till we found the best combo of orthotic and shoe for me. I hope you can find a store like this near you. It's been a Godsend. You can go to their website at http://www.footsolutions.com/ and do a location search. (I have no financial interest -- only comfort!) I've worn custom orthotics since I was 16 and these OTC ones I have are really the most comfortable and only $60! They recommended an orthotic made with a material called Plastazote because they mold to your feet to provide customized comfort. It also had a great arch and heel cup. I stood on a mat connected to a computer to get a reading of my foot that helped the owner detemine which style was best for me. I needed something that is spongy and conforms to my foot as well as providing the support that my natural stuctures have lost. I had been miserable for the past year going from one shoe to another and never finding anything to ease the pain. I was getting to the point where the only time my feet didn't hurt was in my esprit foam beach shoes and I wasn't about to wear them 24/7 as they offered no ankle support. But at least my feet didn't hurt! LOL Now I have a good shoe and orthotic that didn't cost an arm and a leg.....just a few feet! LOL Feel free to email me. I hope you have a store near you. DianeW I have been wearing the soft footbed Arizona Birkenstock. Can you wear Birks and can you wear a sandle? People with no arch have trouble with Birks but I have a very high arch and I am very comfortable. I also have a pair of tie closed toe Birks but only wear them when there is snow on the ground. I do have one pair of sneakers which is wide enough but after an hour my toes start screaming at me to be free. Aesics [sp]??? They are up stairs and I'm not so won't go look at them at the moment but they are the best I have found for room for the toes and the width of my foot and the bed is removable if you have your own orthodics. Duckie > I would like to know what kind of shoes people with the RA in your feet have > had luck with. I am still searching since May and can't seem to find [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks > Becky Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) actually, i have flat feet and love my birks. i just can't wear them very long, because i can't put a lift in them and then, my back starts yelling at me for that. so, i have to make a choice at that point, comfortable feet vs. comfortable back---yeah, the back always wins that argument. kate >I have been wearing the soft footbed Arizona Birkenstock. Can you wear >Birks and can you wear a sandle? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> Thanks >> Becky I wear 2 types of shoes, 95% of the time - Birkenstocks and New Balance SL-2 last athletic shoes. That SL-2 last part in the New Balance shoes is important for me. The SL-2 last is specially cut for high arches with more arch support and a higher shoetop, so there's more rom for the top of the arch in addition to the mega arch support. Even then I have to try on the shoes to make sure the support hits me right. Even some of the SL-2s don't support my arch enough. But the New Balance that work for me are just heavenly. Right now I'm switching between an old pair and a new one and boy can I tell the difference. Still not ready to wear the new ones on mucky trails though. Oh, and in Birkenstocks, I can only wear the traditional line, the others don't have enough support. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Nann - I used to love New Balance and then something changed. Maybe I was wearing SL-2 and didn't know it. Where does it say that or how do I know its them? Thanks DianeW > Nann - I used to love New Balance and then something changed. Maybe I > was wearing SL-2 and didn't know it. Where does it say that or how do I > know its them? Thanks DianeW Inside the shoe, on the rear portion of the insole. It says New Balance and has their little enblem then says SL-2 fit under th zooming B. If you go to a store that specializes in athletic shoes, they may know which models are SL-2 without you having to look at every shoe. I've bought most of mine at the NB outlet in Boston and they had the info on their signs which made shopping much easier for me :) You can also look on the website and get a list of the style numbers that are SL-2. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Thanks for all the responses. I am off again to find some new shoes. I have been doing this since May and I am truly at BREAKING POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't exercise, hardly make it to work, I am taking the enbrel and it has been great now, so now I have the energy but the stupid thing with the feet hurting and shoe issues is about ready to make me do something that I will regret!! or my family will, anyway thanks the Foot doc won't answer my calls, she says she can't do anything more and don't wear them, big help. I have been wearing the newbalance 574 white walking shoe, which I was now told that it is no good, who knows. If I put my orthodic in them it is hard and so is the shoe so it kills my feet, since I only slightly pronate they said not to put it in a shoe that is corrected, If I wear a shoe with out a orthoidc, there is a lot of pressure at the base of my big toes and the arches kill me with the hard arch support. Who k nows, I swear I get one problem fixed and then another, I actually would like to not have the energy since I can't do anything. Oh well story of my life. My husband and I will be celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary this Tuesday and I think the best gift I could give him is to be out of here!!! I am sure he is so sick of hearing me complain, which I try not to do but it is so terribly frustrating. I don't know who to believe and I have spent so much money on shoes it is disgusting, I could open my own shoe store. Since the 1 and 5th metatarsal heads are gone or almost destroyed from the RA I would assume I need a good supportive shoe, but whether that means an orthodic I don't know. I guess I can always hunt down another doctor but everyone seems to give you a different opinion, wear what feels good, well dammn, sorry, nothing feels good. if it doesn't bother my feet it shots up to me hips!! Sorry to be so long and down I just really feel that with all this going on since May I am ready to totally give up on life in general. I should be thankful and I am trying but it is so hard to even want to do anything when there is nothing I can wear. Thanks for listening, it helps, Becky >> Nann - I used to love New Balance and then something changed. Maybe I >> was wearing SL-2 and didn't know it. Where does it say that or how do I [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > are > SL-2. ((((((((((((((((((((becky))))))))))))))))))))))) we all know how having our feet hurt spills over into our ability to maintain, in so many other ways. good luck, sweetie. i hope you find the perfect shoes for you asap. kate > Thanks for all the responses. I am off again to find some new shoes. I > have been doing this since May and I am truly at BREAKING [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] >> are >> SL-2. Thank you Kate > ((((((((((((((((((((becky))))))))))))))))))))))) we all know how having > our feet hurt spills over into our ability to maintain, in so many other [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] >>> that are >>> SL-2. > I would like to know what kind of shoes people with the RA in your feet have > had luck with. I am still searching since May and can't seem to find [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks > Becky I was using an orthotic with a soft cover; until it needed recovering. The only people I could find to recover it used a hard material. It hurt until I used a cushioned insole over it. As long as the shoe is roomy enough it should work. |
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