 Just read the article on superfeet foot beds, with the statement from the Rebound clinic's head honcho giving the footbeds the green light.This doen't tally with my own experience , were my podiatrist and also my consultant SLAMMMED over the counter orthotics as totally useless.Do Rebound stock and sell SUPERFEET? something smells a bit fishy & it's not my feet.
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 Well I use Superfeet and I swear by them.
How can I be so sure?
Before Superfeet: after 2 miles on fairly flat ground pain in feet from heel forwrads through arch to ball of foot.
After wearing Superfeet: no pain even after 10 miles.
Ergo, FOR ME they work.
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 £32!!!!!!!
They'd better work.
Stockists?
I have a bit of a problem with the left knee so these MIGHT be worth a try.
BUT £32!!!!
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this is what I mean a guy with his own clinic and he's not cheap to see, making claims about off the peg foot beds,as I said my foot guru's sad no no.
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 Pete, calm down Mate. They suit some people but not others, depends muchly on what's wrong with your feet/gait. For a mild over pronation, they may be the business. For a worse problem or for a lateral pronation, they don't work.
Horses for courses. I tried them on and they did nothing for my severe alighment thing but they sorted out Bob's feet.
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Richard - when you try them on, take your time; make sure they are right for you. Then if you buy, keep the receipt. If after 6 weeks' wear you are not convinced, sent them back to Superfeet and you get a total refund. Instructions on how to do this are inbuilt to the packaging.
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Rich - sorry just read the 'stockists?' bit. The tall boot-guy in Rock and Run will patiently sort you out and tell you if they would be a waste of money for you or not.
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cheers jeannie. will take a look.
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 Pete, Andrew Stanley didn't say that Superfeet were a substitute for orthotics, he just said that they were a decent option for people who are within a safe distance of having a neutral action, like yours truly. He's a very straight, decent bloke and didn't have to say anything of the sort. And no, he doesn't stock or sell Superfeet or have any connection with them at all.
If I was being cynical, I might just observe that it's actually in the interests of podiatrists to rubbish aftermarket footbeds because they make nothing from them. If they sell you custom-made orthotics, they coin it. You also have to distinguish between different models of aftermarket footbeds. Superfeet are the only ones I've tried that I thought made any difference whatsoever, so in general, your guy is correct, most of them are ineffective.
As Jeannie and the original article both say, it depends on your feet. If you have a serious biomechanical problem, no, Superfeet are probably not the answer. If you just overpronate slightly and get the odd twinge or are looking for an aftermarket footbed which offers more support and stability then they're a reasonable option.
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Mr Doran , the three pairs of NHS orthotics I currently own cost me nowt, yep zilch,they were supplied free by my health authority. My conlutant, a man of more angry temperament than myself, totally rubbished off the shelf orthotics and stated that they were more likley to do more harm than good.wise words indeed.
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 Pete...if they dnt work for you then fine. they work for me and loads of other people i know. as as know one i know has caused "harm" to their feet by using them, then that last statement seems to be b****ks
I nolonger get painful and tired arches, soles of my feet now and i walk straight n dont kick my ankles anymore!
If he rubishes them than thats his choice, he doesnt have to use them, my trouble wouldnt warent nhs treatment as its not serious enought! Thats why use superfeet!
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Personally I can't see how stabilising one's ankle can be rubbish. The cheap insoles that come inside outdoor footwear cost about 10-50p to produce and THAT is the scandal as they offer virtually zero support and the first thing I do is replace them with Sorbothane (which suit me thank you) or my orthotics.
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Exactly. I wonder if that self same Consultant works solely (no pun intended) for the NHS or if he does some private work on the side too.
I went to see an NHS dude about my problem too actually, and he said that for my problem I'd be fine with the Superfeet.
It's the old horses for courses thing.
And Pete..."Lunchtime drinking ruins your evening." Calm down, dude!
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It's shades of grey really, Superfeet aren't the answer for everybody and they're the first people to admit that. If you check the Superfeet web site you'll see that they specifically make the point that their insoles aren't corrective or intended to replace professionally made orthoses for those who need them.
Pete, if you're being treated for your biomechanical problems on the NHS, they're obviously pretty serious. Superfeet aren't aimed at people like you, but those with mild over pronation tendencies and people who simply want a more supportive insole. A lot of aftermarket insoles are utter crap - take a look at the things they sell in Boots - but interestingly the background of Superfeet is actually in making medical orthotics and the Green is virtually identical to a clinically available version which costs double the price.
And as for the expense thing. No, Rebound and other sports podiatrists aren't cheap - apparently down south you can pay around £400 for diagnosis and custom orthotics - but if you biomechanics are ruining your passion for the mountains, it's arguably a price worth paying. If I was faced with the choice between paying a couple of hundred quid or not being able to walk or run freely without pain, I know which way I'd jump.
And the NHS. Great if your problems are serious enough, but generally sports injuries aren't given a high priority. I tweaked my knee biking a few months back and wanted to see a physio. I could have done it on referral from my GP, but it would have taken several weeks and even then, the physio who saw me wouldn't have been a sports injury specialist. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the health service, but its priorities are not to fix broken walkers, climbers, runners, mountain bikers and the like and - realistically - that's how it should be given its limited resources.
In my opinion based on using the things for 12 months, talking to a lot of other people who've used them, plus the manufacturers and several experts, Superfeet are a decent product if you look at them in the context of what they're intended to do.
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My arguement is that , until you've had a consultation with a podiatrst I would leave well alone, the placebo effect, can have devistating results I know I am the result of private consultation & ready made, suit all, foot products. I'm not going to name, names but over the counter anything regarding health care can, and thats a big CAN, have real bad results.
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and CAN (the same big CAN) have really great resuls too.
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 Says Suzie Quattro...
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who??????????
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Suzi Quatro!!!! She of the hair!
Look her up, man! Can the Can!!!
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Ah hah...before my time!!!
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