i'Ve gOT SPeCiaL sHOEs!
No, really. I bought some super expensive shoes that seem to reduce the daily footpain which I have been experiencing.
The shoe brand is called Masai Barefoot Technology and the shoes simulate walking on sand. Generally it feels like my weight is more evenly distributed across my feet and I am forced to stretch my Achilles tendon as I walk. There is a lot of extra padding in them and they add an inch to my height.
These shoes have cut down on the footpain that I generally feel. The downside is that they cost a lot of money and they look weird.
Here is the pair I bought:
Here is one of their websites:
http://www.swissmasaius.com/Principle.aspx
The other part of the treatment aims at preventing me from pointing my toes when I sleep. This is a problem because I feel the most pain in the mornings when I wake up. Pointing your toes effectively shrinks your Achilles and starts the limping in the morning.
So I got a night splint which is designed to keep my foot from pointing.
It looks similar to this:
