I have plantar fasciitis and a heel spur. My present day sneakers, bought at Xmas, are already running down but surprisingly, a memory foam insert bought at the Dollar Store is improving things immensely.
I still am going to buy new sneakers, (they call them running shoes these days), and still put in the memory foam insert because with my condition I want the absolute softest ride for the foot.
Adidas has just come out with a new material called Energy Boost that is both supposed to return more energy and be more comfortable than the traditional EVA foam used in sneakers. It's only a little more expensive than what I've been buying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZnAeK9l5oU
Before I make the switch from the Asics to the Adidas however, I thought it might be both a good idea and some fun to tape some kind of gauge to my heel and try on the sneakers in the store to see which gives the least shock.
I wonder if took apart a motorola horn tweeter, (does Radio Shack still have them?), soldered some wires and connected a multimeter to them if that would fill the bill.
The thing wouldn't have to be hugely accurate, just give some kind of proportional reading so I could tell which shoe transmitted the most shock to the heel.
I really don't care if I look peculiar in the shoe store, in fact I prefer it if the thing works.
If not, does anybody have any idea where I could get a strain gauge or other device which would work?
I still am going to buy new sneakers, (they call them running shoes these days), and still put in the memory foam insert because with my condition I want the absolute softest ride for the foot.
Adidas has just come out with a new material called Energy Boost that is both supposed to return more energy and be more comfortable than the traditional EVA foam used in sneakers. It's only a little more expensive than what I've been buying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZnAeK9l5oU
Before I make the switch from the Asics to the Adidas however, I thought it might be both a good idea and some fun to tape some kind of gauge to my heel and try on the sneakers in the store to see which gives the least shock.
I wonder if took apart a motorola horn tweeter, (does Radio Shack still have them?), soldered some wires and connected a multimeter to them if that would fill the bill.
The thing wouldn't have to be hugely accurate, just give some kind of proportional reading so I could tell which shoe transmitted the most shock to the heel.
I really don't care if I look peculiar in the shoe store, in fact I prefer it if the thing works.
If not, does anybody have any idea where I could get a strain gauge or other device which would work?
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