What is Reddit's opinion of Vive Hard Plantar Fasciitis Night Splint and Trigger Point Spike - Stabilizer Brace Relieves Inflammation - Foot Support Boot Features Adjustable Hook and Loop Straps for Achilles Pain Relief?

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Absolutely!

I always had some latent heel pain that would come and go prior to wearing minimalist/zero drop shoes so I suspect I always had very mild PF. When I started having the noticeable pain, I'd say it would last throughout the morning some days. It would occur anytime I layed down for a while and kept my toes in plantar flexion for more than 10-15 minutes. I'd have the sharp pain for roughly 5-10 minutes after getting up, it'd stay dull for maybe an hour or so.

Never saw a doctor. Im a nurse so I spoke with PT's I work with for some of their advice. Ice was the recurring recommendation.

I consider barefoot walks part of the strengthening but I also have been using toe spacers (correct toes as well as yoga toes for a bigger stretch) and using bands for various strengthening exercises. I can't imagine the pain would resolve entirely without some strengthening of that tissue, but the boots gave me noticeable relief after the first night (minus the toe numbness I mentioned). I bought one of those weird double Calf rocker/stretch devices too after another user mentioned it. It's awesome dude. Never got my achilles and calves to loosen up as effectively with anything else I tried. The real problem even seemed to extend up my posterior chain. When I strengthened my glutes, loosened my hamstrings/calves, everything else followed.

I stuck with minimalist shoes for sure. I figured the reason I was having this was because of normal shoes. They allowed my feet to stay weak, and when that support went away, the plantar fascia hurt. That is not what should happen. Our feet should not remain splinted and supported 100% of our waking hours.

Can you imagine if we needed gloves/splints for our hands so they would remain pain free all the time? Obviously the answer would be to strengthen them slowly. Fibrous, avascular tissue like the plantar fascia requires a long time to grow/heal. Every time you move it after it's been stretched, it tears and bruises. That's why it hurts. You get it to grow to a shape that fits the natural, strong shape of your foot, and it'll not hurt. It will take time, just like healing a tendon or ligament.

The splint is on Amazon.

The Calf rocker is also on Amazon.

I'd say that its almost completely healed. I sometimes get a twinge here or there, but this all started early July and just a month and a week of keeping after it has made a huge difference. Nothing long lasting, just the occasional reminder to stay after it.

Good luck y'all!

I got a Vive too! I love how you can walk around with it!