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.

This helps greatly with my achilles tendinitis. Most mornings, it totally eliminates the sharp pain (back of ankle, just above heal) upon waking. I put a Superfoot insole in it to relieve pressure on the toes and make bending of the foot more even. I can sleep in this all night without discomfort to my foot.I have tried a hard boot support, which also works but I can't manage to sleep in it all night because it is cumbersome and uncomfortable. I tried an over the top of the foot hard support, but found that even more uncomfortable than the boot plus it tended to slip off at night unless I kept the velcro band so tight that it caused numbness in my toes. For me, the Strassburg sock is much more comfortable than either of the hard splint options, although they all work for me when I can manage to keep them on all night.I took off one star due to sizing. My calf size is 15 inches, so I ordered a "regular" size that is supposed to go up to 16 inches. However, the regular is very tight on my calf at the point of the upper sock band (I'm not referring to the velcro there, which I keep lose and is only to hold the ring in place). The sock is just too small for me and also a little too short. I've order a "large," which has not arrived yet but hopefully should solve the problem. I'm a woman with long legs and rather small calves.

I bought this in the hopes that it would help with my PF on both feet. I am giving it two stars because it has already started to fall apart after using it for only two weeks. Specifically, the seam at the top where the D-ring is held has started unravelling. I don't know if I can sew it up so that it is strong enough for use again. This should not happen after only two weeks.Now for the two suggestions. It is marketed for use during sleep, and a lot of people find that understandably uncomfortable. Instead, I use it for a couple of hours a day while I am resting and reading. I don't watch TV, but if you do you could use it then too. This does help to stretch the calf muscle.The second suggestion is for those folks who say it hurts their toes. That happened to me also when I first tried it. My solution, which works great, was to insert into the socks one of the plastic shoe inserts I also bought for PF (e.g., Superfeet). My foot rests on the insert, and the sock is over that. And Voila! No more toe pain!!!Update: I sent a note to the company about the quality control issue, and I got a reply back the next day saying that they would send me a new one, which they did. Hopefully this one will not have the same issue, and I will see if the sock helps me. Given the company response, I’ve updated the review to three stars, and if I use it now for a while and it helps reliee the PF then I will update the review again.

My experience with the strassburg sock was similar to the other reviewers. It was a bit uncomfortable with the way it pulls your toes back (I wonder if they could put something semi-stiff in there so it pulls on the ball of your foot rather than the toes), but a month later, I'm rather pleased with how it has loosened up the calf stretch on the leg in question. It seems to have addressed my problem.My problem: Having achilles pain on the back of my heel (around 1-2cm from the ground) during my first steps on the ground after I get out of bed. I'm a runner, and the problem is linked to having tight calves. There are ways to address tight calves, and the sock seems to prevent them from getting tight while I sleep. Hopefully, aggressive smr can prevent future achilles problems.Thoughts on the sock: I think a stiff brace (plastic or otherwise) would be annoying, although it should be good at pulling at the forefoot rather than the toes. The sock is nice in that it doesn't really restrict the way you arrange your legs as you sleep, and it's light weight and softness prevent it from banging or injuring your other limbs like a hard brace would. I think it's most comfortable if you put the sock over your pajama legs rather than underneath.$40 is a lot for an elastic sock with a strap sewn between the reinforced toe and the calf band, but it seems to work.Tips:The strap around the calf: I found it most comfortable (and no less effective) to fasten the calf strap loosely--it's best not to cut any circulation.The pull-back strap: I found that you want to adjust it so that it gives some tension, but not a maximum stretch. While wearing the sock, you should be able to pull your foot back just a bit more (and give the strap an inch or so of slack). When I tightened more than that (holding the foot at a full stretch), I woke up in the middle of the night with some pain and had to remove the sock.