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 Not for me, but maybe for you. Jul 29, 2010
I read a lot of mixed reviews prior to purchasing these shoes. Some people said they were great and some said they bothered old knee, ankle, foot injuries. Unfortunately, I experienced the latter.
In spite of my bad experience with these shoes, I do believe other people when they say they've experienced the opposite and had relief from injuries while wearing them. I can imagine the heels of these shoes would be a welcome relief to people who stand on their feet all day and wind up with painful, sore heels.
I could not continue to wear them, though, because they were causing my knee to hyper-extend. I'd recommend to others to try them on in-store and wait another day after that before purchasing. I was in quite a lot of knee pain the following morning after wearing them in the house for only a few minutes. If I'd done what I'm recommending, I could have saved myself the trouble of returning them.
 Painful, and not in a good way Jul 17, 2010
These shoes are heavy and not very comfortable. It feels like I hit the ground too hard when I walk. The back digs into my Achilles tendon and hurts. After a short walk all my toes become numb and start aching on both feet. This pain doesn't stop until I take the shoes off. I am already fit, so I did not notice any extra toning. I wear these all the time because I just moved overseas and all the rest of my shoes are being shipped. I bought them for the move thinking I would travel in comfort. I was wrong. :( I also have knee pain that these shoes did not relieve. I actually had to buy extra insoles to lift my foot over the back part of my ankle where the shoe digs in, and to get some cushioning because there is very little under the heel. The sole is squishy, but the inside of the shoe is hard as a rock. I bought mine on sale for $85, and still think I paid too much. They are more of a pain than they are worth. Also, one shoe is entirely lower than the other. Shocking! They are both marked the same size, but the left has a lower sole and is quite a bit lower in the upper part around the ankle, how they passes quality control, I'll never know. I think they are just horrible.
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skeptical with arthritis, back and lower extremity issues. Jul 16, 2010
I am a 36 year old SAHschoolingM of 3 little ones 7 and under and have had back problems, pain and lower extremity pain since I was very small due to JRA and now Fibromyalgia. I don't have weight issues, my weight is in a healthy range, though a loss of 5lb. would not be unwelcome. I am not as active as I was when I was younger and I would like to change that, but I have many bad days and it's hard to be fit when you feel bad. I pretty much only wear Dansko's and Birkenstocks if I want to eliminate daily debilitating pain, and even then some days I just can't function normally.
I want some shoes to wear when I am being more athletic with my family. I haven't really found any in the past that support me like my Dansko's and Birks and allow me to be relatively pain free all day.
I am trying out these shoes due to other customer rave reviews and will come back and update once I've worn them a bit.
I purchased these today and wore them as I did house work and errands for several hours until they started to be uncomfortable. They took a bit of getting used to, Dansko's however have a rocker sole so that wasn't the worst of it. I found that when I walked and was standing still there was more "play" in my ankles and I had to use more muscles to stand still. Overall they were comfortable and I am looking forward to getting used to them.
After taking them off I can definitely feel muscle fatigue like I just completed a workout. It isn't a bad feeling though.
The sales person where I purchased them has been selling shoes for over 30 years, and himself suffered with back and knee pain. He reported wearing these daily for 3 months, with no breakdown, and relief of his issues once he completed the break in period. I am skeptical because he is after all a sales man. But hopeful because I need some athletic shoes that don't make me have worse problems than I already have.
eta 7/28/10
After over a week of wearing these on and off, I cannot say that they are as comfortable or supportive as my Dansko clogs or Birkenstocks, but they haven't created any new problems, and for me that is very good. They are working out for me better than many other athletic style shoes I have bought in the past. I replaced the insole with a Dr. Scholls back relief insole the first day. I haven't noticed any loss of weight or increased muscle tone, though the soreness I experience when I first got them has waned, as did the jelly leg feeling so I would assume that I am toning something and gaining more muscle control.
I have the tan version with white sole. I treated them with silicone stain spray before wearing and after 9 days of camping they still look surprisingly new. A little damp towel on the white parts and a nubuck brush on the uppers was all it took to freshen them up.
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knee pain Jul 15, 2010
I wore them for two months. The cushioning feels fabulous on the feet, especially with high arches. After two months of wearing them continuously at work and exercise, I developed increasingly intolerable pain in an old skiing injured knee (hadnt bothered me for 23 years). After stopping them, the swelling and pain have back down to normal. What do orthopedic docs say about these?
Poor Service Jul 14, 2010
If you have any trouble with these shoes Sketchers will not stand behind their product. You will not be easily supported nor will you get a replacement/coupon/reimbursement for or towards another pair of shoes. I had a pair of sketchers that started falling apart after a week. The store would not take the worn shoes back and told me to contact Sketchers. So I did, and sent along pictures for their inspection. I was told that I would have to ship them in at my cost, with delivery confirmation because they are not responsible for packages and they would deem them to either be intentionally damaged or a manufacturing defect. Their Customer service reps are rude, and short and offered me no other options.
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