Dr. Jill's Extra-Cushioned Dance Pads for the Right Foot

Joel Rife: These didn't stick to my foot. When I tried to pull hose over them they bunched up and were hard to get into place. I also ordered the thick pads, they were too thick for me. These are non refundable.

United States on Oct 17, 2023

universick: I really like these. They were not useful during the worst part of my sesamoiditis because the sesamoid cutout was too small, but now that it’s calmed down a bit they are great. The extra thick thickness is just right on me, and the tapered edge is great at the sesamoid cutout. They stick really well and are not too hard to wash every few days. The gel feels more supportive than a foam or felt pad, and doesn’t slide around.

United States on Mar 07, 2018

A. Cunningham: I had been experiencing pain under in the ball of my foot under my big toe. After doing some research, it seems that I had injured the area around my sesamoid bone. I got these pads and wore them for two weeks. It was just the right amount of cushioning to take the pressure off this area and allow it to heal. It is at least 90% better after just two weeks. The pads are super easy to use... still have not lost their adhesive or their cushioning. Will definitely be replacing them when they wear out. Worth every penny!

United States on Oct 07, 2017

A: I had the fantastic luck of developing microfractures in my sesamoid shortly after having a stress fracture in my first metatarsal. Fantastic. Since I had already been out of commission so long with the fracture (two months in a boot, sigh), I was eager to get back to being more active, but the sesamoiditis was preventing that. I bought the Pedi-Fix gel inserts and they helped a lot, but when I wanted do activities more strenuous than just walking around, they didn't quite cut it, so I got these.

Here's the thing. They are uncomfortable. They really are! BUT they work if you just really need to take the pressure off of the sesamoid. I wore them to play volleyball, which was hard on my foot with all its quick starts and stops and direction changes. My entire foot was uncomfortable but the sesamoid was not in pain. It's trade off that I was happy to make- yes, my foot was not super happy, and I wouldn't wear these daily for hours, but for preventing further damage and keeping the pain from ramping up again by removing the weight from that bone, these worked well. It has allowed me to return to some of the activities that I love without feeling like I'm making my situation...

United States on Jan 01, 2016

Jaxalot: Hi everyone,
About 10 months ago I was working a ton and running/cycling whenever I had time off. One day after run, foot just hurt like hell at the base. Anyways, after x-rays and MRI, I had the diagnosis of fractured sesamoid. The podiatrist wanted to operate on me immediately, while an ortho foot specialist was like no way going to operate on me. The ortho foot specialist (I highly recommend seeing an ortho foot specialist over a podiatrist) recommended these things called Dancer's pads, as a transition from my ortho cam-boot. It was hard to get out of the cam-boot because I work so much on my feet, but these little pads are amazing, and helped me do it.
They work by actually sticking to the bottom of your foot. It sounds weird I know, but just trust me. Just clean your foot, then carefully (while thinking about how you are going to be putting weight on the foot) apply the pad so that it takes pressure off your sesamoid. Then just put on your sock like normal and then your shoe. Then walk. When I was right out of the cam boot, I used these extra-thick pads and they were just perfect. Later, after some more rehabilitation time, I started alternating, and then switched over...

United States on Jul 20, 2012