Ok so maybe you can’t click your heels and end up in Oz with these slippers but if you are suffering from foot pain they can make you feel like you’re in Oz. For me I have never ever paid any attention to shoes for comfort. I always wanted what was cute. When I worked on the unit as a nurse it’s when I found the importance of a good supportive shoe. That’s when Danskos were a life saver. I would wear these at most 13 hours a day and they really and truly saved me the pain if I didn’t have them. I didn’t have leg pain and when I came home after a shift my feet didn’t hurt. I had two pairs of danskos and those lasted me over ten years on my feet. When I was in my early twenties and running I really didn’t think shoes were important until I began having knee issues. I tried to run through these issues but enough pain and I just physically couldn’t. This was when I set foot into a running store.
Boy did this change my whole entire outlook on what happens with your feet while you walk and run. During this time I found that my feet were pronating meaning my feet needed support where my arch of the foot is because it tends to want to naturally rotate in. So I purchased a pair of shoes that would stabilize my foot and not allow my foot to pronate!! This was seriously like a godsend and almost immediately my knee issues went away.
When I was pregnant with my first I started to notice alot of pain in my feet again. Especially when I would take off my shoes at the end of the day and needed my poor swollen feet to relax. I asked my husband and he shared that when you are pregnant the ligaments and tissues and bones in your feet are softer because of all the hormones and I needed more supportive shoes and then he said slippers. I didn’t even think that this was a thing but low and behold they are!! Vionic slippers!! At first I laughed and thought these things are hideous but boy when I put them on they made a world of a difference!! If you suffer from planner fasciitis or are having any kind of foot pain give these a try. They are like having an orthotic without having one!! The support that they provide is amazing and has saved me alot of pain over the years. I ordered a second pair so that I can wash one pair and still have one to wear around the house! Do you have a pair or have you heard of them?
xoxo
Vicky
