Birkenstock Shoes was: Re: spasms

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HI Sunny,

I have always heard such good things about Birkies. I have thought about

buying a pair so many times, but for some reason or another I never get

around to it. Thanks for reminding me, now would be a great time to order a

pair.

I heard you should be your correct shoe size, not to go up a half size or

even a whole size, since you wear these, is this true?? The reason I ask

is that I haven't found a shoe store that sells birkies in Pennsylvania. I

know their manufacturing/headquarters is located in California.

And people they aren't cheap, so save up!!!

Hugs,

Ann-Marie

At 10:20 PM 6/1/2005, you wrote:

>have had general pain in my feet, especially the balls of my feet,

>since I was a teenager. (Dont want to admit it, over 40 years ago).

>Supposedly " good " shoes and support stockings didn't help much. Heels

>were/are out of the question. Then custom molded orthotics helped

>somewhat. I finally found the best solution for me with the metatarsal

>arches (forward and center of the regular arch) found in Birkenstock

>sandals. Additionally, the sandal/shoe has a footbed made of cork,

>which compresses over time to mold to feet as they are actually bearing

>weight in walking. These darlings have allowed me to walk with more

>comfort now than