Ease Heel Pain

Start with the shoe. A well-chosen pair solves it for a lot of people, and adding an insole to a shoe that was wrong in the first place mostly just changes how it is wrong. Once the shoe is right, an over-the-counter insole can add arch support and heel cushioning that the stock footbed does not.

We carry supportive insoles and can fit them into your shoes during the same visit so you can walk in both versions and feel the difference yourself. If you already wear a prescription orthotic from a podiatrist, bring it and we will fit around it. We do not make custom prescription orthotics here.

Some people notice a difference the same afternoon. More often it is gradual, over a week or two, as the tissue stops being aggravated every day. Plantar fasciitis built up over months, and footwear changes the load rather than flipping a switch.

Two habits speed it along. Wear the supportive pair for the whole day rather than only when you exercise, since barefoot on tile and flat sandals around the house undo a lot of the good. And keep a supportive shoe or sandal by the bed for those first morning steps, which are usually the worst ones. We stock recovery and supportive sandals for exactly that.

Go and get it looked at if the pain is severe, if it followed a specific injury, if there is swelling, numbness, or tingling, or if weeks in properly fitted shoes have changed nothing. We fit shoes, we do not diagnose, and we would rather point you to a doctor than sell you a pair that was never going to be the answer.

The relationship runs both ways: area podiatrists and orthopedic physicians regularly send their patients here for the footwear side once they have handled the medical side. Come in with their guidance and we will work with it. Call (352) 394-7434 in Clermont or (407) 270-3000 in Winter Garden.