Birkenstock

Tulip · 09-17-2010, 11:13 PM

Anyone worn Birkenstock sandals or clogs? Anyone with foot pain wearing Birkenstock sandals or clogs? If so, how does it feel? Checking before getting one. I'm getting constant foot pain so I need something to alleviate the pain before the problem gets serious and I'd have to go to a doctor. Ugh!

monster · 09-17-2010, 11:36 PM

Go to the doctor first. Get a PT/podiatrist to look at your feet and tell you what you need.

That said, Dr Scholl's gel insole range seem to solve most problems. Birks are for hippies.

Exactly how are your feet hurting?

Aliantha · 09-18-2010, 12:25 AM

Bikenstocks are very fashionable over here these days, so pretty much everyone wears them (except me because I am not fashionable), but my cousins swear they're very comfortable.

That being said, monster is right. Go see a podiatrist. I had a problem with a tendon in my ankle, and basically what I needed to do was stop wearing slip on shoes and wear well fitted cross trainers for a few months. That more or less solved my problem. I didn't even need to get orthotics (sp?) in the end.

zippyt · 09-18-2010, 12:55 AM

Arch Support is KEY !!!

And are your Big toe and Second toe separated ??
and if so By How Much ???

Strange Questions from me BUT ,,,
I was in The Marines , we used to do 20-30 miles in our Black Cadillac's(our Boots ), with Many Lbs in Packs
And I work on My feet Every Day , Not Just standing around , eather !!

You have Metatarsal( yer Toe bones) Arches as well as the Arch you see from yer Big toe to yer heel ,
These NEED to be supported as well .

as we age ( and grow in weight ) there is More Pressure on these joints ,
thus less Spring in our steps

This I Have learned the HARD way !!
Shin Splint splints SUCK !!!

So DO Sore feetz after a HARD day !!!

Griff · 09-18-2010, 07:16 AM

My Berkies are holy crap... like two decades old...

Speaking of dirty hippies, I had a rare sighting of a mating pair outside PetsMart last night.

Cloud · 09-18-2010, 10:28 AM

Birks are for hippies? yes they are. They are also great for my 6EEE feet. I own about 10 pair, and have worn my birkies daily for over 30 years.

But don't consider them a "fix" for all foot problems, so if you need to see a doctor, you should go.

wolf · 09-18-2010, 11:18 AM

I love my Birkenstocks, have a couple pairs of sandals and a couple of the clogs. They are the best darn shoes I own. I wish I could wear the sandals at work, but I won't wear open-toed shoes there. I get stepped on and peed at too much.

jimhelm · 09-18-2010, 11:42 AM

I wear Birkenstocks all summer. is very good, yes, isn't it?

Flint · 09-18-2010, 12:36 PM

I think Birks are more comfortable than bare feet. But I wouldn't recommend them to replace care by a physician.

monster · 09-18-2010, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

Birks are for hippies? yes they are.

I never said that was a bad thing......

Cloud · 09-18-2010, 05:35 PM

I know--it's just the truth. I'm proud of my hippie roots. and my duck feet. and my birks!

Flint · 09-18-2010, 07:41 PM

You are rockin' those EEE Birks, dear. Fly your freak flag high!

Cloud · 09-18-2010, 08:46 PM

thanks. I always do!

monster · 09-18-2010, 09:17 PM

I have my ears pierced three times and never wear matching sets of earrings (I rarely wear earrings, but when I do, it's unusual if two are the same and if they are, they're probably in the same ear....) But somehow it bothers me that your tats aren't matched/balanced

I like 'em, but it bothers me. Come to think of it, my earings are always "balanced" in terms of weight, length, just not matched. How did I get to be so OCD about body art and yet such a slob in the housework field?

Clodfobble · 09-18-2010, 09:36 PM

I would just like to state for the record that I have never, ever understood how people find those God-forsaken shoes comfortable. They say you have to "break them in" first, but I tried wearing them for a month and it never happened. Like walking on two pieces of plywood.

09-17-2010, 11:13 PM	#1
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	Birkenstock Anyone worn Birkenstock sandals or clogs? Anyone with foot pain wearing Birkenstock sandals or clogs? If so, how does it feel? Checking before getting one. I'm getting constant foot pain so I need something to alleviate the pain before the problem gets serious and I'd have to go to a doctor. Ugh!

09-17-2010, 11:36 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Go to the doctor first. Get a PT/podiatrist to look at your feet and tell you what you need. That said, Dr Scholl's gel insole range seem to solve most problems. Birks are for hippies. Exactly how are your feet hurting? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-18-2010, 12:25 AM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Bikenstocks are very fashionable over here these days, so pretty much everyone wears them (except me because I am not fashionable), but my cousins swear they're very comfortable. That being said, monster is right. Go see a podiatrist. I had a problem with a tendon in my ankle, and basically what I needed to do was stop wearing slip on shoes and wear well fitted cross trainers for a few months. That more or less solved my problem. I didn't even need to get orthotics (sp?) in the end. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-18-2010, 12:55 AM	#4
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Arch Support is KEY !!! And are your Big toe and Second toe separated ?? and if so By How Much ??? Strange Questions from me BUT ,,, I was in The Marines , we used to do 20-30 miles in our Black Cadillac's(our Boots ), with Many Lbs in Packs And I work on My feet Every Day , Not Just standing around , eather !! You have Metatarsal( yer Toe bones) Arches as well as the Arch you see from yer Big toe to yer heel , These NEED to be supported as well . as we age ( and grow in weight ) there is More Pressure on these joints , thus less Spring in our steps This I Have learned the HARD way !! Shin Splint splints SUCK !!! So DO Sore feetz after a HARD day !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

09-18-2010, 07:16 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	My Berkies are holy crap... like two decades old... Speaking of dirty hippies, I had a rare sighting of a mating pair outside PetsMart last night. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-18-2010, 10:28 AM	#6
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Birks are for hippies? yes they are. They are also great for my 6EEE feet. I own about 10 pair, and have worn my birkies daily for over 30 years. But don't consider them a "fix" for all foot problems, so if you need to see a doctor, you should go. Attached Images __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!" Last edited by Cloud; 09-18-2010 at 10:44 AM.

09-18-2010, 11:18 AM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I love my Birkenstocks, have a couple pairs of sandals and a couple of the clogs. They are the best darn shoes I own. I wish I could wear the sandals at work, but I won't wear open-toed shoes there. I get stepped on and peed at too much. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-18-2010, 11:42 AM	#8
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	I wear Birkenstocks all summer. is very good, yes, isn't it?

09-18-2010, 12:36 PM	#9
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I think Birks are more comfortable than bare feet. But I wouldn't recommend them to replace care by a physician. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-18-2010, 05:35 PM	#11
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I know--it's just the truth. I'm proud of my hippie roots. and my duck feet. and my birks! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-18-2010, 07:41 PM	#12
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	You are rockin' those EEE Birks, dear. Fly your freak flag high! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-18-2010, 08:46 PM	#13
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	thanks. I always do! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-18-2010, 09:17 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I have my ears pierced three times and never wear matching sets of earrings (I rarely wear earrings, but when I do, it's unusual if two are the same and if they are, they're probably in the same ear....) But somehow it bothers me that your tats aren't matched/balanced I like 'em, but it bothers me. Come to think of it, my earings are always "balanced" in terms of weight, length, just not matched. How did I get to be so OCD about body art and yet such a slob in the housework field? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-18-2010, 09:36 PM	#15
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I would just like to state for the record that I have never, ever understood how people find those God-forsaken shoes comfortable. They say you have to "break them in" first, but I tried wearing them for a month and it never happened. Like walking on two pieces of plywood. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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