I've had Plantar Fasciitis on and off for over 30 years. I’ve come to learn that even if my feet are feeling OK, I still need to continue to stretch my feet to avoid a reoccurrence. I have a big bulky boot type splint that I got years ago when I first injured myself and it’s in good condition and still does the job, but it’s not the best thing when I travel, which is a lot.
My Fitomo split is a size M. My shoe size is a 7.5 wide, and this splint fits just fine. When it arrived in the box, it was flat and needed to be bent to a 90% angle to the calf. It bent easy enough with just my hands. It has instructions, but using it is pretty intuitive, especially if you’ve used a traditional boot type splint before. This splint is light weight, but strong enough to hold your foot at a 90% angle without bending. I only wore it to bed one night to see how it felt, and it was great; it’s nice not to have a bulky splint on when sleeping. My doctor recommended for prevention that rather than sleep with my splint, that I use it for at least 2 hrs. in the evening while watching TV, which is how I’ve used this splint. My routine is to wear the splint on each foot on alternating nights for 1 week. I do this once a month since I do light stretching exercises for my feet each morning before I get out of bed. I haven’t had a recurrence for close to 10 yrs. with this routine.
I really like this brace, it’s comfortable, compact, and effective. I love that it’s will travel much better than my big splint. I would recommend this split to anyone looking for a more compact option for their plantar fasciitis.