Hi Jo, I have worn arch supports for 2 years. There
were prescribed for a foot injury. They don't help my
Piriformis problem at all.
Just thought you might like the information. James.



--- Jo <jnjpreston@...> wrote:
> I have recently invested some money in the GOOD FEET
> arch supports.
> A friend of mine has a store nearby, and talked me
> into buying them.
> He had a sciatic nerve problem about a year or so
> ago, and he swore
> that after he started wearing the arch supports, he
> has never felt
> better. Now, let me repeat - he is a very good
> friend, and he
> wouldn't lie to me or try to talk me into buying
> them just for the
> money. I don't know if I'm getting my hopes up, or
> what, but the
> last two days, I've not needed my pain medication as
> often, and so
> far today, I haven't taken anything. It's 10:30 in
> the morning, and
> the mornings are usually the worst. I'm feeling the
> pain, but not
> like I usually do, and it's tolerable enough to not
> take the
> medication. I don't want to keep taking this stuff
> that has so many
> possible side effects and might eventually cause me
> to have other
> medical problems (with my stomach or whatever). Six
> months ago I
> would have never considered spending that much money
> on something
> such as this, but I'm desparate now, and told him I
> didn't care what
> it costs me, I'll put it on the credit card if I
> have to. It's been
> about 2 to 3 weeks since I've started wearing them.
> He told me that
> one of the chiropractors here in town (one with a
> great reputation, I
> might add) wears them, and has even called upon them
> to come by his
> office to fit two of his patients. I don't know if
> I can claim them
> on my taxes as medical expenses, but I'm going to
> try. I wish my
> insurance would have paid for them. They do have a
> website, but I
> don't know what the web address is. They shouldn't
> be too hard to
> find on the internet, though, if anyone is
> interested in looking them
> up. I just saw one of their 1/2 hour long
> infomercials on TV the
> other day for the first time. And like I said
> earlier in this
> posting, this may be wishful thinking, but really, I
> have felt better
> the last couple of days.
>
>


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