Numb Feet Problems

[KnottedYet]

I always suggest folks try a set of metatarsal domes (or "buttons") which support the metatarsal "arch" and prevent the nerves in the ball of the foot getting pinched quite as badly. They only cost about $10 per set, and the shoe store should be able to show you where to put them on the sockliner or insole. (BEHIND the ball of the foot)

A set of domes/buttons is a lot cheaper than buying pair after pair of shoes, and can make a huge difference if you already have shoes that fit but still are getting numbness from compression at the met heads.

[jasmine]

Always get so many great ideas re my aching feet here! Ok what are met buttons??

[jasmine]

and where can you get them? Someone recently told me their doc told them soon there will be feet transplants available---I'm holding out for cheetah feet

[KnottedYet]

Always get so many great ideas re my aching feet here! Ok what are met buttons??

They are self-adhesive teardrop shaped pillows that you stick to the forward portion of the arch contour of the insole of a shoe. They essentially extent the center of the arch contour forward so it supports the length of arch of the foot more. Metatarsal buttons or metatarsal domes.

Not to be confused with metatarsal pads or cushions, which go under the metatarsal heads to supplant the cushioning of the ball of the foot for someone who is elderly or diabetic or who has somehow lost or damaged the fibrous fatty padding in the ball of the foot.

[OakLeaf]

Knott, do you have any brand that you recommend?

I'm using the Spenco ones now, and they're "okay," but getting them to stick was a big issue. I finally called Spenco and they recommended the kind of double-sided tape you get for carpet. That sticks well enough that they don't slide all over the place during a run, but they still move over time, and then of course there's a huge amount of residue on the insole and on the pad, that I have to get off before I can re-stick them.

[KnottedYet]

The ones I like best look kind of like this http://www.orthotics-online.co.uk/st...products_id=10 and are made in Germany.

They can be put exactly where you need them, and they don't move at all. I don't remember the brand, sorry.

[jasmine]

thanks all, I'm on it

[OakLeaf]

These ones? Tacco is a German brand.

Thanks!