Surprisingly Effective
Update: A few days after my initial review, my mother relayed that while she still finds these cushions to be effective and helpful, and she appreciates that, since they fit between her toes and around the sides of her feet, she doesn't have to worry about them slipping or changing position. However, there is one problem that she's noticed: these tear super easily. So you have to be extremely gentle with them or just one tear can render them just about unusable. Other than that, she still highly recommends them.<br /><br />I got these for my mom to try because she has numerous issues with her feet and is always looking for products that can potentially help.<br /><br />She was a little wary at first because these pads are much thinner than she expected them to be. She hasn't ever had any problems putting these on her feet since they stretch so that they can fit comfortably. To her great surprise, these do actually help relieve some of the pain she has on the balls of her feet and the surrounding areas. She even compared these to metatarsal pads given to her by a podiatrist, and she greatly prefers these because they do make a noticeable difference in her how her feet feel throughout the day.<br /><br />In all honesty, my mother absolutely did not expect to like these pads at all because she's been disappointed by so many similar products in the past. That said, these actually do what they're supposed to do, and they help her feet feel better. So these pads have wound up being one of the few foot-related products that she would highly recommend.
Rating: 4 stars