I honestly did not want to get my hopes up for this product just due to trying out other insoles that did not help what so ever. I absolutely LOVE these heel insoles...I have suffered from heel pain for so many years & nothing has worked. I do the stretches, I've purchased the special socks & other insoles and as much as I would want to walk more I just couldn't; however these insoles helped me personally almost immediately & I am not even one to write reviews but I truly truly wanted to make sure the word got out to everyone that has suffered like me, YOU MUST PURCHASE THESE!! I promise you you will thank me later! Oh and I wear them with almost every shoe, they fit true to size & I can walk again with no pain I don't know I just love them!

Finally my husband's bout with plantar fascitis is gone. He got plantar from walking back and forth to work in unsupportive boots and also a bit of running. He suffered for about 9 months before I gave him these inserts to put into his shoes and boots. At first, he loved them merely because his feet didn't hurt as much while he was wearing them. But, after wearing for about 3 months he has no more symptoms of plantar. He still wears these in all his shoes and is so happy to be pain-free. Like the fact that they now come in other colors than blue.

I've only had this product for maybe 4 days.

I have plantar fascitis and a heel spur that I've been dealing with on and off for a few years. I have the $400 or thereabouts custom orthotics, I've gotten the cortisone shots, have the tennis ball under my desk, done the frozen water bottles.

Everything worked SOMETIME to some extent, meaning that it made things somewhat better. A few times after months and months the pain would actually go away.

I will honestly say I thought these heel cups were outrageously priced. I would have thought that $10 - $15 would be a far more reasonable price. I"ve bought heel cups and heel shock supports before and these are significantly more money.

nevertheless I bought this.

I can report that I've now had 4 days pain-free. To be perfectly honest while I'd be upset if these stopped working tomorrow, the four days of ZERO pain are something I probably would pay $6 a day for... so I've already gotten my money's worth.

I will nonetheless report back if they stop being effective, which is of course a possibility if my foot gets "used to them" and starts being messed up in a different way.

Of course this doesn't mean these will work for YOU. my podiatrist told me that everything I've tried has worked for some significant percentage of his patients so this definitely looks to be one of those "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" situations.

At any rate... in case it helps anyone make up their mind here are more details about my situation:
1. plantar fasciatis injury.
2. heel spur
3. Worst pain in the am when waking up... and stepping out of bed to the point that I'd sometime have to walk on the tip of my right toes to diminish the pain. Yes I own the nighttime splint... I hate it... and I can't say I've seen that help
4. Pain also during the day, getting up from a desk after sitting, even for as short as maybe 45 minutes. Not as bad as the pain in the am but definitely something that would cause me to take the first 50 steps slower than I otherwise would
5. When warmed up the foot was pretty much fully functional. I do significant amounts of cardio workouts (mostly Zumba) and once my feet have warmed up I can do EVERYTHING the instructor can do at high intensity
6. The only shoes I own that I would truly feel comfortable in (AFTER about a week of hating them - I was told it would be this way) is a pair of bierkenstocks (the hard sole...the soft one is supposedly instantly comfortable but overall less supportive)

Surprisingly after half a day of wearing these things on saturday I noticed that when I woke up on sunday morning I was in FAR LESS pain than I normally would. monday was even better and this morning I'd say I was pain free. I'm talking when getting out of bed in the am, barefoot on tile. With these on in my sneakers I've been 100% walking-pain free (I say walking because I also have some other form of general pain in my heel that comes and goes and that is not pressure-related... meaning it might or might not hurt while I'm walking and it might or might not hurt even if I'm sitting with zero pressure on the foot ... this has NOT changed at all over the past 4 days. We'll see if time heals all heels :P

Read other reviews before trying and am glad I did! My feet have been hirting so bad for a year now and it had gotten worse but since using these the past few weeks I have woken up with less pain. Before I was almost hobbling when I stepped out of bed. Highly recommended and will buy again!

I rarely ever give ANY thing a full 5 stars, but this totally deserves it!! I've tried what I thought was every thing for relief over the years. I've paid a fortune ($300) to have custom made orthotics made & they felt like walking on a roll bar all day, so I couldn't use them at all, but THESE do NOT! These are GREAT!! My feet are incredibly tender; having been suffering & plagued with Plantar Fasciitis & bone spurs for all these years. (My feet also bear the weight of nearly 300 lbs.) I don't know what the harder version of these feel like, but these gel ones are AMAZING!!!! ;-) I barely feel the bump at all. If I did feel it, it would drive me crazy. These just bring INSTANT relief & the relief just keeps getting better every day. I even took a walk in our new neighborhood for the first time!! When you look at them after arrival, you think to yourself "now HOW on earth can these do ANY thing for me?" You can't even see any heel cushion. But all I know is that somehow it really does work!! I guess it's that weird lump in it that is the magic.. I guess it ever so gently but very effectively stretches it. I am SUPER grateful for these!! I am able to be on my feet longer & longer periods. I went from barely standing up for 2-10 minutes, to an hour or more before my feet start "talking to me". I am confident they will keep feeling better & I will be able to do so much more, like a REAL person!!! This means SO much to me!! I can have my normal life back soon!!

I simultaneously am using with this product, some compression ankle socks (3 Pairs Sport Plantar Fasciitis Arch Support Low Cut Running Gym Compression Foot Socks / Foot Sleeves by J-Trendy seller). The socks have been helpful too, I'm sure, but I attribute most of the help to these gel inserts. I can't urge you enough to GET THESE NOW!! I never want to be without these!! Goodness, I've spent TONS of money all these years on special shoes that cost as much as over $300/ pair, $100 foot massagers, massage therapy, supplements, etc.... THIS has been the most effective thing, has worked the fastest (immediately!!), and is super affordable to all that other stuff. THANK YOU HEEL THAT PAIN!!!!! Thank the Lord!!! ;-)

I also want to mention that I wondered if these being a partial insert, rather than a full one, that it would bother me, because partials have had that annoyance feel to me before, but I assure you these do not. They are just super comfortable, on even the worst of painful feet. I put them in whatever shoes or slippers I'm wearing at the time. They fit nicely and stay put in my slippers/ clogs too, without wiggling around. Buy these. Your feet will thank you & you'll be SO glad you did & wish you found them sooner! ;-) My best to you all!