Does anyone find that a type of shoe helps your foot neuropathy?

Posted by lorirenee1 @lorirenee1, Mar 25, 2019

I am on a constant quest for shoes that don't kill my feet due to the neuropathy. I find that Spencos and Wolky shoes seem the best. Are there any other suggestions? Shoes can be just crippling for me. Horrid.

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Neuropathy Support Group.

The best shoes for me weren’t actually shoes they were trainers and it just happens that they are in fashion even with dresses. Hope that helps.

REPLY
Profile picture for Ray Kemble @ray666

I have my new Sperry zero drop shoes on my feet for the first time. I put them on in the livingroom and walked back here to my workshop, a distance of maybe only 50 steps, hardly enough for even a snap-judgment assessment. I'm going to leave them on for an hour or so, do some indoor walking around. What does wearing zero drop shoes feel like, even after such a short "hike" (50 steps)? The word that comes to mind is "different." Not "bad," not "good," not "weird," not "nothing like I might have imagined." "Different" is the right word. I'm used to putting on my usual shoes (Sketchers), standing, and feeling (although not really giving much thought to) a little "lift" in my heels. These zero drop shoes? No little "lift." I definitelt know my feet are flat to the floor, albeit shielded by a modestly thick rubber sole. But no extra rubber beneath my heels. Oh, by the way, these Sperry shoes will not accommodate my orthotics. So be it. Let's see what these shoes feel like after I've worn them for a while. Time to get up and walk around …

Jump to this post

Cadence shoes are deep enough to handle Avo’s, and also help you from stubbing your toe . They slide rather than catching on the rug or floor.

REPLY
Profile picture for bob1946 @bob1946

Cadence shoes are deep enough to handle Avo’s, and also help you from stubbing your toe . They slide rather than catching on the rug or floor.

Jump to this post

Thanks for this suggestion, @bob1946. Cadence has an intriguing website. I'll definitely look into them. ––Ray (@ray666)

REPLY

Brooks Ghost double wide are great for me. Prior to this, I was 8 or 8 1/2, sometimes a wide. Orthofeet are also comfortable. My toes love wiggle room and both brands have great support.
FYI, my cold feet developed blue toes on both feet on third and fourth toe. Proceeded to turn purple and black on the tips before I found a podiatrist who referred me to vein tests and specialist. By that time my fingertips were numb. More tests, finally saw a rehab dr who requested lots of blood work. End result referral to Hem/Oncology. More blood work. My blood traveled to Mayo Clinic, Salt Lake City.,, First diagnosis Cryoglobulinemia Type 1. Following a Bone Marrow Biopsy, Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma was found. I just finished my second round of chemo.
I finally am hopeful. I met some wonderful specialists along the way. Don’t be afraid to be your own advocate. My first podiatrist, who told me that I had neuropathy and there was nothing I could do and I’d have it forever spurred me into action! Now I hope for a remission!
Sorry, lots of additional information tagged on shoe recommendations, but if anyone’s neuropathy gets weird, search for drs who will listen. They are truly out there.

REPLY
Profile picture for Ray Kemble @ray666

I have my new Sperry zero drop shoes on my feet for the first time. I put them on in the livingroom and walked back here to my workshop, a distance of maybe only 50 steps, hardly enough for even a snap-judgment assessment. I'm going to leave them on for an hour or so, do some indoor walking around. What does wearing zero drop shoes feel like, even after such a short "hike" (50 steps)? The word that comes to mind is "different." Not "bad," not "good," not "weird," not "nothing like I might have imagined." "Different" is the right word. I'm used to putting on my usual shoes (Sketchers), standing, and feeling (although not really giving much thought to) a little "lift" in my heels. These zero drop shoes? No little "lift." I definitelt know my feet are flat to the floor, albeit shielded by a modestly thick rubber sole. But no extra rubber beneath my heels. Oh, by the way, these Sperry shoes will not accommodate my orthotics. So be it. Let's see what these shoes feel like after I've worn them for a while. Time to get up and walk around …

Jump to this post

Good morning!

Nope. Zero drop shoes aren't for me. I find that disappointing, only because I've been hoping, like so many of us, that somewhere out there, just around the next corner or on the next website, will be that Perfect Shoe. I have to accept that Ray's Perfect Shoe is not a zero drop shoe. It's something else (if it even exists 🙂 )

Please understand, even as I return my zero drop shoes, that I'm a firm believer in each of our feet's situation ("feet's situation"? what a weird thing to say!) is unique. I'm certain that zero drop shoes are the Perfect Shoes for many of us with PN. They're just not me. So on we go! My feets ("feets"?) will keep looking!

Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)

REPLY

I wear shoes made by Orthfeet.

They offer sneakers, shoes, and boots. I wear the short boots because they give me more balance. Orthofeet has a website and I think also sell their shoes at shoe stores. I wear 14 wide, and the plethora of sizes and shoe styles work well for me.

REPLY
Please sign in or register to post a reply.