Hi jo, I am happy they are working for you. Any relief
from this wretched condition is a blessing. Please let
me know if they continue to work. Have you had
surgery on the Piriformis ? James.


--- Jo <jnjpreston@...> wrote:
> The GOOD FEET arch supports are not the same as
> doctor prescribed
> arch supports, where all they do is make the arch
> supports to fit
> your foot the way your foot is shaped now. These
> are not like that
> at all. These are designed to take your foot back
> to the arch
> support that you had as a child, and to re-align
> your spine to the
> way it is supposed to be. I'm on the three step
> program, and you
> wear the flatter ones most of the day, and the ones
> that are supposed
> to change the shape of your foot, you start out 1
> hour a day and add
> 20 to 30 minutes a day, until you get used to them.
> They teach you
> to stand straighter and it helps to take some of the
> pressure off
> your lower back / spine area. Today is my 5th good
> day in a row. I
> can't swear to you that this isn't coincidence,
> maybe it is. But I
> have seen a great deal of improvement in the way I
> feel lately. I've
> been doing a lot more riding (still with the pillow
> - because I don't
> want to chance it) - and Friday I felt so good, I
> swept and mopped my
> office, the file room and the hallway at work.
> Could be coincidence,
> I don't know, don't care, I just know I feel better
> more each day
> since I got them. Yesterday morning, I went for
> about a 1 mile walk
> while wearing them. I did pretty good, could have
> been better. But
> I've only had these for 3 weeks, now. They might
> not work for every
> single person that tries them, but I'm getting more
> and more
> convinced every day.
>
> --- In piriformissyndrome@yahoogroups.com, james
> weber
> <redjay25@y...> wrote:
> > 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@y...> 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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