I bought these shoes for work. I have plantar fasciitis and was hoping these shoes would relieve my heel pain. I wore them around the house for a few hours for two days and they seemed ok. I wore them to work and was in pain after being on my feet for a couple of hours. Not only did my heel hurt but, by the end of the day the ball of my foot hurt (ball of foot never hurt before). These shoes have such a thin sole on them that they created pain where I never had it before.