Spenco Total Support Max Shoe Insoles – Orthotic Metatarsal Arch Support Inserts – Absorbs Shock, Reduces Over-Pronation, Conforms to Foot Contours, Deep Heel Cupping Women's 7-8.5/Men's 6-7.5

Used to eliviate planters in my heel. After wearing for 2 days i could already feel a lot of relief. Still doing exercises but wearing these all day as i work on my feet makes pain bearable. Ordering 3 more so i can avoid switching from shoes to other shoes

I am a Protalus convert, coming to these after Protalus redesigned their M100 insoles. I absolutely LOVED those insoles and had a subscription plan for a pair every 6 months. Once they changed to the new design, I absolutely hated them. I had tried a ton of insoles prior to the Protalus and none worked nearly as well. I did a little reading and ordered a pair of these Spencos. Holy crap they are awesome! I am coming up on a year of ownership and have zero issues with them. Still comfortable and supportive. The Protalus insoles would have lost their shape months ago and required replacing. These may or may not work for you, it’s a subjective thing, but I am highly recommending!

Although they don’t work for me, I gave them 5 stars because they are very well constructed, and MUCH nicer than the rip-off $44-$54 Superfeet insoles. (I think the people who make Superfeet are no different than the Epi-Pen makers!) The reason the Spenco Total Support Max don’t work for me is because this model is more like an orthotic. It is very rigid for my neutral/medium arches. They work great when I am walking, however, when simply standing, I can tell there is too much arch support for me. I called Spenco, and the customer support rep said that the Max is indeed more of an orthotic, and that if I liked the support, but don’t need an orthotic, I should exchange them for the Total Support Original, which flexes in the arch. They also alternatively offered me a full refund, even though I didn’t buy them from them directly, because they have an unconditional guarantee. Wow! That’s the way shopping should be!When I bought these, I also bought Superfeet Green at the same time, because they are all the rave at places like REI. But, there really is no comparison. Superfeet Green simply has a top fabric over closed-cell foam, with the addition of a plastic mold under the arch and heel. That’s it. The Spenco Total Support Max has three layers – an anti-microbial top fabric, foam, padding, and a plastic mold under the heel and arch. They also have 3 strategically placed pads on the very bottom below the plastic.Another nice thing about the Spenco insoles is that they have vent holes under the ball of the foot, and I can tell you that these made a huge difference in my leather Keen Citizen boots. The stock insoles, like the Superfeet insoles, had no holes under the ball portion, and when I removed the insoles after wearing them at work all day, they were soaked with sweat. When I ran my fingers across the footbed of the shoes, my fingers were dripping. While I did not wear the Superfeet insoles for that long, I could see they would do the same thing, and I can see how the moisture would affect the close-cell foam of the insole, as well. But, this did not happen with the Spenco insoles. The footbed of the shoe was not wet at all when I removed them, and the insole itself was not soaking wet, either. I honestly can’t believe having holes in the insoles would matter that much, because I would think the moisture of the sweat would still be there, but apparently holes in the insoles make a huge difference.How the makers of Superfeet can justify charging so much more for their product when it’s easy to see how much cheaper it must be to make than the Spenco product smells like pure greed to me. I prefer to support Spenco because they produce a better product AND at a fair price. I returned the Superfeet Greens I ordered, and am in the process of an exchange with Spenco the Total Support Max model I bought for the Total Support Original model, as Spenco’s customer service rep suggested.