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Does anyone find that a type of shoe helps your foot neuropathy?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Aug 8, 2025 | Replies (1436)Comment receiving replies
Hi Jake ~
The only way to know how barefoot shoes feel is to try them. I too have hardly any feeling in my feet.
Yes, barefoot shoes offer comfort along with the additional benefits of strengthening your feet, ankles & calves and improving your balance. Unless your podiatrist has neuropathy there is no way he knows what they feel like.
There are many other shoes recommended for neuropathy, as well, but I will not trust anyone’s recommendation unless they suffer themselves, from neuropathy.
Shoes with thick soles are absolutely dangerous for driving because you more than likely will not feel the pedals or have trouble lifting your foot off the accelerator and moving it to the brake. Barefoot shoes have thin soles making driving easier & safer.
But, once again, if other shoes work for you, enjoy them!
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I have worn barefoot shoes for the past few years and have found them to be quite comfortable. I’ve suffered from peripheral neuropathy for almost 20 years. I can’t feel my feet, only the pain from the neuropathy. These shoes help lessen the pain significantly so I wear them from the time my feet hit the floor in the morning until I get in bed at night.
The only other thing I would recommend is to find a good shoe store that specializes in providing shoes for people with foot conditions. I’ve been lucky enough to find one and their help in finding shoes that comfortably accommodate my neuropathy has been invaluable! Good luck on your quest for those elusive “comfortable shoes!”