Ease the pain with Sole-Mates®

Morton’s Neuroma is the pinching of the nerves between the toes caused by a build up of calcium on the metatarsal heads. This results in severe pain around the ball of foot and the base of the toes. The problem is made worse by tight fitting shoes and constantly walking on hard ground.

We have evolved over thousands of years to walk on bare feet on soft ground. When we walk in bare feet, as the ball of the foot comes down, the toes spread opening out and helping with our balance. Modern shoes often prevent our toes spreading out and, instead pushing together, causing the pinching of the nerve between the toes.   

When you walk on Sole-Mates® liquid orthotic insoles you are walking on a bladder of fluid. Because we walk ‘heel – toe’, as the heel comes down, it exerts pressure on the fluid and pushes some of it across the foot. This means that, as the front of the foot comes down, there is a bubble of fluid under the ball of the foot which gently spreads the toes apart, similar to how we should walk, preventing the nerve from being pinched and reducing the pain significantly if not completely.

Because our feet are all different shapes and sizes, it’s important that we choose the right size insoles to ensure that the fluid sits in the correct place to spread the toes. For example, in the case of a person who has short toes, the fluid will need to be in a different place to a person with long toes and sometimes a longer size insoles will be needed to get the best result. If you order a pair of insoles and you feel that the fluid needs to be slightly further forward to give you better support, simply return the insoles and we’ll exchange them for the correct size.