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Heel Pads and Cushions – Buyer’s Guide
Heel pads and heel cups are foot care products that serve a number of purposes:
- They absorb the shock of the heel strike.
- They provide extra relief and protection from heel pain.
- They can improve the stability of the heel within footwear, helping to correct bio-mechanical misalignment.
Fitted on top of, or underneath, existing insoles, shock-absorbing heel pads reduce muscle fatigue and stress on leg tissues and joints during the heel strike, lowering the risk of injury. The slight heel lift provided by a heel pad reduces tension in the calf muscle and Achilles tendon to prevent and relieve the symptoms of Achilles tendonitis and calf strains.
Wearing a heel cup or heel cushion inside your sports’ shoe can provide your heel with maximum shock absorption and stabilisation during high impact sports such as five-a-side football, basketball, tennis and squash. Heel cups can also help to prevent and relieve the pain of plantar fasciitis (heel and foot pain caused by inflammation of the muscle sheath beneath the foot) or a heel spur (a growth projecting from the heel bone).
Heel Pads & Cushions
Plantar fasciitis and heel spurs are common causes of heel pain. Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the plantar fascia which is a band of fibrous tissue on the sole of the foot. Heel spurs are bony growths called exostoses that develop on the under side of the calcaneus or heel bone. Heel spurs may have to be treated surgically by an orthopaedic surgeon.
Heel pain products such as heel cups and heel pads can be extremely effective in the treatment of heel pain and Plantar Fasciitis. footmedics Cobra Heel Cushions, footmedics Impact Gel Heel Pads, Noene shock absorbing heel pads and Tulis Pro heel cups can also provide protection and support for the heel region, to reduce stress and provide heel pain relief.
