Strassburg Sock White Regular Size (fits calf size up to 16in around)

A friend suggested this sock to help heal my plantar faciitis. I have it bad in right heel and slightly in left. I've been wearing it on the right side for about a week and I can tell a big difference. Since I do not have a sock for the left foot, my left foot is not getting better. So I'm going to buy another one. I do not pull the strap too tightly per instructions from my podiatrist. I think if it is pulled too tightly, that would cause toe issues. But I do not do that, so I have no problems. The sock stays in place and doesn't bother me. I will update the review after a few months of wearing it. My friend swears by this sock and said or is what helped cure her plantar faciitis. She also said that she has told several other people about this sock and it helped them too.

A little backstory: I've had trouble with my feet and calves for years, but things got intrusively bad in the last year or so. It's been a mix: plantar fasciitis, partially torn calf muscle (that was the doc's diagnosis, anyway), stress fractures, and Achilles tendonitis. In both feet. I've tried nubbly massage balls, a plastic night splint, PT, ice, stretching, insoles, orthotics, you name it.The plastic splints were hard to sleep in (too warm in the summer, required knee socks to wear them semi-comfortably), so I finally got the Strassburg sock (two of them) in hopes of a more comfortable sleeping experience. No such luck. I'd wake up after a few hours and tear them off in a panic every night, which was not pleasant for me or for my long-suffering (and light-sleeping) boyfriend.Some folks have mentioned the need for modifications, and I think putting an insole or even a cheap flip-flop sole into the bottom of the sock might be handy. For a few nights I wore both sock and splint, but that just seemed like overkill, and hard to get out of in the morning. Do NOT pull the velcro strap too tight. Your toes will fall asleep and that'll likely wake you up. I do wear the socks with the straps pulled tighter when I'm sitting around in the evenings (grading papers, watching TV, whatever), but the splints work much better for nighttime.For fit: I'm 5'9" and my calf is exactly 16". I went back and forth between the regular and the large size, but got the regular and that seems to work well enough. Seems really overpriced for what it isOh yes! You probably want to know if it's actually helping. I think it is--that first step out of bed in the morning has gotten a lot less painful.

I suffered with PF for about two years in my left foot and nothing seemed to help. I tried most of the same things that others in previous reviews mention including: SuperFeet, cortisone injections, custom orthotics, special stretching regimen, ice bottle arch roll, golf ball/racquet ball arch roll, multiple different types of shoes (Crocs seemed to provide the most relief for me), etc. Mornings were simply excruciating when I had to get up and take those first few steps and it sidelined me from running for 2 years. I ordered the Strassburg sock on a whim because I figured I had tried everything else and already spent a lot of money on multiple solutions and several podiatrist visits. Like others, I had the same initial issues - numb toes, esp. big toe at night, scratching from the velcro, etc. I just played around with it a bit and found what worked for me as far as how tight, etc. The first few nights it would wake me up with the numb toes thing and I would take it off, go back to bed and try again the next night. After a week or so I was sleeping through the night for the most part. Then after about 2 weeks of nightly use (I did not use it at all during the day while awake) the funniest thing happened. My foot started to feel better. Then the gains were much more rapid and now it has been about 3-4 years and I have not had a recurrence and am 100% pain free. I have read some reviews that say it didn't work for certain people and I am not a podiatrist but perhaps some people have slightly different degrees of PF or perhaps certain cases respond well to the sock and others don't. For me the sock was a complete cure.UPDATE - I figured I should update this review since it has been about 3-4 years since I bought the sock and wrote it. To date the plantar fasciitis has not returned so fingers crossed that it won't and the sock will continue to gather dust in my medicine cabinet.UPDATE - 5 1/2 years now and still no PF in the left foot.

This sock, as it is, didn't work as well as a boot for me, but with some modification, it is great. I have had plantar fasciitis on and off for years. I have used NSAIDS, orthotics, stretches, steroid injections, and a night time boot. A boot definitely helps significantly with morning pain, and I believe it also helps with healing. By propping the foot at a 90 degree angle, the fascia does not tighten up over night, only to be ripped and inflamed again each morning. I was recently preparing for a trip and could not bring a big, bulky boot along, so I purchased this sock. Because it pulls at the toes, I could not get it to keep my heal at a sufficient angle. If I tightened it to try to get enough stretch along my heal, it just pulled my toes back more. It helped, but not nearly as much as a boot. I decided to try to modify it because I really needed something I could travel with. I used two thin pieces of cardboard the shape and size of my foot print (mine came with a pair of socks, but cardboard from a cereal box would do!) to make an insert for this device. I glued a short wooden paint stirrer between them to make a rigid foot base. To make it comfortable, I covered this with a thin no-show sock, and then inserted it into the Strassburg sock. It may sound like a weird solution, but it is now perfect! With the firm base, the sock now holds my foot at a very comfortable, relaxed 90 degree angle without pulling on my toes. I was able to pack it in my suitcase and it took up very little room. In fact, it is so comfortable and light weight, I now prefer it too my hot, bulky boot!