I read all the reviews before purchasing these inserts for our 7-year-old son. About a year earlier, he was complaining of foot pain for months. We finally took him in for X-rays and the doctor informed us that he needs better arch support. He told us to only buy our son New Balance sneakers, because they provide excellent support, unlike many of the "cooler" sneaker brands that we had been buying for him (Nike, Puma, Converse). So we did and the problem immediately went away. We were so happy that it was such an easy fix. But I was slightly bummed that he didn't have the style of sneakers that looked so cute on him (fashion mom). Still, no brainer, he was no longer in pain. But after more than a year of only New Balance, I started wondering what I could do to put him in some other brands. That's when I started researching inserts. After all the reviews, I bought these. A good 3 months later, I can report that these really work! He's wearing high tops and hasn't had one issue! I think it took him about 10 minutes to get used to having the inserts in, and I never heard another word. They totally correct any lack of arch support in standard sneakers. And the beautiful thing is, they are removable. You can take them out of one pair and put them in another. We are thrilled with these. Read more
These are AMAZING!!! Highly recommend, my 8 year old daughter saw the foot and ankle specialist and he recommended these. She put them in her runners and was comfortable right away. Read more
I ordered 4 different insoles from Amazon and am using one photo to write revews for all 4. This item is the last one on right. Fits youth size 3 without making it too bulky although my kid states its a bit uncomfortable where it ends. It may be too small but I wanted something that focuses on arch and heel so this will do. Read more
My 9 year old started soccer practice again in July after being off since March, because of COVID shut downs. He started with his club team, then school soccer also started. Every practice he would complain that his foot hurt, we just assumed it was due to the time off. His first couple of school games and his first club game, he would start off fine, but before halftime he would be complaining about his foot. Second half his entire gait/run would change, and pain would get worse. Finally thought to check his arches, of course they were the culprit. We did not want to spend a ton of money on custom orthotics that may or may not work, so these inserts were the first that came up when I searched, and seemed to be the best fit overall. We got them on a Thursday, he wore them to school on Friday. Friday night, he wore them to his club game. He was back to his old self, zero pain, literally instantly. He now wears them in his school shoes every day as well as his cleats. He has not had any foot pain since the first day he wore them, and his speed and running form has drastically improved. They are worth every penny, I actually need to pick up another set so he doesn’t have to switch them back and forth. Highly, highly recommend!! Read more
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My daughter will NOT wear it inside her sneakers. she said its uncomfortable and makes her feet hurt more. It was a waste of money for me but maybe it will work for someone else. I think a full insert may be better instead of this one that cuts off before the toes. its also kind of hard. Read more
My 6-year-old son has pronation due to low arches. We went to a podiatrist who suggested either custom-made inserts (which were $500, and we would have to buy new ones each time his feet grew) or those special Dr. Scholl's inserts where you go and stand on the "foot mapping" pad. Well, I found out that Dr. Scholl's doesn't make them for people under 70 pounds, so that wasn't an option. I did some looking around online and narrowed my choice down to these Footminders and one other kind. I emailed my doctor the two options to see if he thought either one of them would work for my son, and he thought, like I did, that these looked the best. What a WONDERFUL price compared to $500 every few months!!! They have worked GREAT! It took about a day for my son to get used to how they felt, but now he doesn't even think about them being in there, and they have helped straighten out his feet (which will, in turn, help his muscles grow correctly)! Thank you, Footminders!!! Read more
This product is amazing! My 8 year old son has been having knee pain for the last 2 years. Some days he would limp and would always go to bed with a heat pad. His pediatrician referred us to an pediatric orthopedic specialist. Blood tests were run, multiple x-rays were taken and my son even had an MRI. Nothing conclusive was found. My son was given was given pain killer, which he didn't want to take, nor was I alright administering it everyday. Going in for a yearly check up (the same pediatrician, mind you) checked my son's feet and diagnosed him with flat foot. He told me to buy some insoles with an arch and see how my son did. After wearing them ONE DAY my son is pain free. The insole fit well into his current shoe and we had no problem finding school shoes that worked as well. My son has been using the insole for one week and has not had any problems wearing them. Thank you so much for an affordable product that works! Read more
