Tecovas (online Boots)

Strike out there on the Tecovas. So let me add a different question with this background: anyone wear boots that has had any issues with plantar fasciitis? I had a mild case a couple of years ago, perhaps brought on by frequently walking barefoot on hardwood floors - since, I've worn ACU slippers (great btw) or shoes pretty much save for the shower and bed and had no problems.

So, just curious whether boots can be worn comfortably with, perhaps, a thin gel insert or otherwise worn by folks with some arch support concerns?
 
Plantar fasciitis is primarily a hypertonicity of the Soleus muscle. Soleus is the primary flexor of the foot. Contrary to popular belief, what most people consider to be the calf muscle is not Soleus. The big calf muscles are glastroc. While they contribute to foot flexure, they are primarily knee flexors. Soleus lies under and is hidden by glastroc. When doing a runners stretch or handing your heels off a step, glastroc absorbs the bulk of the stretch. But, if you bend the knee some during the stretch, you will feel the stretch move from the middle of glastroc to a lower position below glastroc. This is Soleus.
Hold stretches for 20seconds, alternating between legs. To massage Soleus, you have to go between the big muscles of glastroc. And/or go directly behind the inner edge of the tibia. A deceptively simple cause of plantar and charlie horses is sleeping with the sheets tucked in at the feet, resulting in toes being pointed while sleeping.
 
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I wear work boots with an insert (fitted at foot solutions in hickory) all day with plantar f. Justin brand... square toe. I also use the same insert in my hiking boots. My athletic shoes are new balance 1340v3, the are perfect for my plantar f.
 
bspitt said:
I wear work boots with an insert (fitted at foot solutions in hickory) all day with plantar f. Justin brand... square toe. I also use the same insert in my hiking boots. My athletic shoes are new balance 1340v3, the are perfect for my plantar f.
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Do you have to go up a size or half-size in boot to accommodate the insert or can you fit your regular size? Since I'm considering a slip-on boot (not laced) style, I suspect size tolerances must be tighter.
 
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GreatGazoo said:
Do you have to go up a size or half-size in boot to accommodate the insert or can you fit your regular size? Since I'm considering a slip-on boot (not laced) style, I suspect size tolerances must be tighter.
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Thats what i have slip on.. i would not size up. You want the leather snug when they are new. They will break in with wear. I hate buying new boots cause i gotta break em in. These are about 18 months old and about perfect
 
georgel said:
Plantar fasciitis is primarily a hypertonicity of the Soleus muscle. Soleus is the primary flexor of the foot. Contrary to popular belief, what most people consider to be the calf muscle is not Soleus. The big calf muscles are glastroc. While they contribute to foot flexure, they are primarily knee flexors. Soleus lies under and is hidden by glastroc. When doing a runners stretch or handing your heels off a step, glastroc absorbs the bulk of the stretch. But, if you bend the knee some during the stretch, you will feel the stretch move from the middle of glastroc to a lower position below glastroc. This is Soleus.
Hold stretches for 20seconds, alternating between legs. To massage Soleus, you have to go between the big muscles of glastroc. And/or go directly behind the inner edge of the tibia. A deceptively simple cause of plantar and charlie horses is sleeping with the sheets tucked in at the feet, resulting in toes being pointed while sleeping.
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Awesome, looked up those stretches for my wife. Thanks
 
So these arrived on a day
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that I really needed:

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