Customer Reviews

HealWell Plantar Fasciitis Night Splint

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
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1 star:		(3)

 

 

I bought this product for plantar fasciitis. I had used other night stretching devices but found them uncomfortable. This splint is comfortable but useless due to bad design. It is unable to keep the foot in a sufficiently flexed position, because it lacks any strap to make sure that the foot stays flexed. There is a mechanism that is supposed to adjust the degree of the flex, but without a strap to keep the foot flexed, using the the adjustment mechanism is to no avail.

This is much nicer then bulker night splints gives a good sterch for you planter Fasciitis (heel spur) you can even walk with it. It's adjustable. I would buy one for the right and the left walking around the house is more normal with 2. It dosen't hang up on stuff.

It seems that people either love or hate this splint. I love it. I had no problems adjusting it to maximum stretch or fitting it, and found it comfortable enough to wear all night the first time I used it. In the morning my plantar fasciitis, which had been so painful that I had dreaded the moment when I would have to get out of bed and put weight on my foot, had almost disappeared. Perhaps I was just fortunate that the configuration of my foot and calf were a good match to the geometry of the device. I do know that I can now leap out of bed, rush around getting ready, and then head out to lead a 2-hour snowshoe field trip for 4th graders with no problems - that's an unbelievable improvement from my situation only a few weeks ago.

Unless you have legs like a chicken forget this product. I woke up two nights in a row in terrible pain in my calfs (I work out a little and my calfs are 18") Just terrible. A cheaply made piece of garbage and their customer service is simply terrible. Pass on this one. Not even one star.

I really liked this product...for about 2 weeks. But then I started noticing that when I woke up in the morning my foot would be extended out as if I hadnt even worn it to bed. my foot started hurting again. I tried fastening the velcro tighter before bed but I would just wake up in pain as the circulation was being cut off in my foot. The hinge is still in place so the best I can guess is that the strength of the plastic on the side broke down so it bends with the pressure of my foot and blankets. I don't recommend.

This night splint is easy to put on and it is comfortable to sleep with. Also, the price for this foot care product is reasonable. I would recommend it to anyone who has a chronic case of plantar faciitis.