I got my metatarsal buttons at a chain called "shoes n feet". Don't remember the brand, but it was made in Germany.
Any good shoe store should have them. Nordstrom's might. Maybe?
Superfeet "Berry" insoles have the metatarsal button built in already.
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05-30-2007, 09:28 PM #1
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05-31-2007, 05:39 AM #2
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Okay, thank you!! I'll give them a try
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05-31-2007, 06:43 AM #3
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Oh, and if you have a pair of sandals with a really supportive and contoured footbed like Birkenstocks or Chacos, the metatarsal arch support is pretty much "built in" so no buttons are necessary. (if you stick a button on top of a met arch support, it will be uncomfortable)
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05-31-2007, 09:11 AM #4
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That would explain why I didn't get numb toes when I went kayaking last weekend in my new water sandals... Neato! Originally Posted by KnottedYet
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05-31-2007, 11:43 AM #5
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That's good to know - right now i just have inexpensive regular joe sandals, which probably isn't helping matters any - but i'll definitely remember that when i buy some good ones. Thanks Knotted Originally Posted by KnottedYet
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05-31-2007, 11:46 AM #6
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I glanced briefly at the title of this thread without paying too much attention and read it as "Searching for Mental Institutions."
Maybe I need lunch.
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05-31-2007, 12:03 PM #7
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Okay.
I have to ask it.
What the heck IS a "metatarsal button"?????
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05-31-2007, 04:37 PM #8
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Hi Regina - well i have this really painful metatarsal problem in both of my feet and KnottedYet was kind enough to offer me some helpful solutions, one of them being metatarsal buttons. i've been researching them and from what i understand, they are little foam domes placed on your insoles or sometimes built into them, just behind the ball of your foot and they spread the metatarsal bones so that the nerves aren't getting pinched when your foot is under pressure. Hope that helps - believe me, i had never heard of them before either, but i sure hope they work!! Originally Posted by Regina
Okay.
I have to ask it.
What the heck IS a "metatarsal button"????? - j.
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05-31-2007, 04:30 PM #9
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That's funny!! Sometimes i feel like i should be searching for that too!!! Originally Posted by maillotpois
I glanced briefly at the title of this thread without paying too much attention and read it as "Searching for Mental Institutions."
Maybe I need lunch.
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