Customer Reviews VIONIC Walker

Attractive, but "old school" looking shoe. I found this shoe to be too narrow and it pinched my big toe. I also found there is not enough cushioning under the forefoot area making it feel like I was almost walking barefoot. Sent back.

I've worn New Balance for many years, but felt this shoe since designed by an MD would work better for my feet. I was very disappointed when I wore it first time today. The 9.5 was too big (I always wore 9.5 or 9.5w or 10). There is not enough padding and the heels are do not have enough support for me...I cannot wear a flat shoe. Seemingly, each and every person has a different foot...much like fingerprint. I even tried a Saucony for the first time; actually it worked better than the Orthaheel. I will probably go back to a good New Balance.

These are sturdy shoes with lots of support. I like to wear them for walking, but they are sort of stiff and my feet are happy to get out of them (as with pretty much any shoe) at the end of the day.

Very stiff shoe, and not in a good way. It may be my fault that the medium doesn't fit since a bunion has widened my foot, so I don't count that against the shoe. Thanks, Zappos, for letting me return it.

This shoe is comfortable and supportive. It has excellent arch support and cushioning. It is definitely NOT a fashion statement, so if you are looking for something with style, this is not for you. It works well under scrub pants. I work at a nursing home and do a lot of lifting and standing for long periods of time. This shoe helped reduce back pain, and aching knees, and feet.

Feel good! Make my feet look huge though. I wear size 8 but feel I could go with a 7 1/2 in these. Not happy with the creases already after 3 times wearing them.

True to size. This shoe could use more cushioning. I am a serious overpronator. This shoe alleviates my heel and arch pain. For now it will suffice. I wish they were more stylish and breathable. A bit slick on ice.

I read the reviews and thought these would be the perfect shoe to run around and do all of my errands, shopping where I was on my feet all day. These were not it. I ordered my regular size (8.5) and they were sent back for an 8. But after I got the right size, even an hour in these, running around the house, was not a treat at all. I ended up ordering the Saucony Stabil CS 3 (they run true to size and heavenly cushion and orthotic). Those will be a keeper, but the Orthaheel will not be. I have the feet issues everyone else who seems to be ordering these shoes have, and after an hour my heel was killing me. Great support, not enough cushion. These did have plenty of toe room in the half size down. I really like that they were not a mesh like the Saucony, so too bad someone can't combine the two!

I purchased them for plantar fasciitis. They have worked wonders. They are a little clunky and heavy, but worth it for the pain relief they offered.

Support and arch are excellent, but I would have loved some cushion. They are hard. They still make my life easier though. I would buy them again.

The Orthaheel Walker has been more comfortable than a lot of the other shoes I have tried. I do wish that there was more padding in them however. I actually bruised the ball of my foot just walking on pavement! Its good, but I keep hoping for something better!

Comfortable walker, definitely way ahead of general sneakers in arch support. However, the arch is not as high in these as in the Tide flip-flops, and thus feels less supportive with my high arches. Nevertheless, these were comfortable to spend a day in, other than a spot where the wrinkles on the inside of the tongue irritated the top of my foot, which I suspect is just a breaking-in issue. Styling on the black ones leaves a bit to be desired; toe box is definitely wide, which is comfortable but not all that attractive. The leather design on these reminds me of my dad's orthopedic sneakers, especially on the toe which, since it's so wide, could pass for a man's shoe. I have wide feet, wide enough that wide shoes often still give me trouble, but these fit fine. For comfort's sake, these are a winner, but don't buy them thinking they're going to be stylish.

I use with orthotics so 1 size up works best. Good arch support and cushion for very physical job, on feet for hours at a time in damp environment. Needed the support along with the lite weight flexibility for crazy positions working with animals requires of me. Hard to find support and flexibility together. Could be a tad more stylish. Maybe an accent of shimmer somewhere.

Felt kind of hard when I first put them on, but they definitely give the support you need. I'm a nurse and wear them 14 hours at a time, usually completely standing. Just added an insole for cushion and I'm really liking them!

I am getting a half size smaller than my normal size because this arch support doesn't fit my arch and the wide toe box makes the shoe longer than normal.

I was hoping for a miracle I guess to combat my chronic plantar problems but the shoes were just OK. Not much different than the insoles I purchased for my other shoes. Also the shoes are quite bulky. My kids teased me that they looked like bowling shoes!

I have had foot problems for years and shoe shopping has always been a nightmare I like the fact that I can try these shoes for 30 days so far so good although they do need a break in period my feet feel better after a long day.

I've had plantar fasciitis for the past year and a half, and I am a huge fan of Orthaheel sandals (though recently they seem to have downgraded the strength of the soles, and I can feel the support collapse slightly as I walk.) These are great sneakers with arch support built into the inserts. They do NOT offer as much support as, say, the Layla slides, but they offer enough for me to get through my cycling workout with minimal heel pain. If I wear them to walk around for awhile, though, I start to feel the ache (which doesn't happen with Orthaheel sandals). I'll stick with these for a year and see if there's anything else out there next time around, though I may get these again.

I have bunions, plantar fasciitis, and my heel rolls inward,(overpronate),which causes my knees, calves, and lower back to ache after standing at work all day. I have been wearing New Balance 812 and 928 with added orthodic inserts and they had been doing fine until the last pair I got. I did some research and found these Orthaheel Walker shoes that are specially made for my type of foot problems. After reading the reviews, I bought my normal size 9 and also a half size smaller, 8.5. The size 9 were wide enough. but too long in the toe and the arch support didn't hit my feet in the right place. The size 8.5 were the right length, but the width was just barley right. I normally need extra wide width, but these only come in wide. They had excellent arch support and they did feel like my feet and legs were in the right alignment which made my knees feel better. But, after walking in them for a while, they started rubbing my bunions. There also was a seam in the upper that was right over my bunion that made it worse. The inserts that came in the shoes were very supportive, but they were not soft enough for me and I would have had to add a gel insert. If I could have gotten a size 8.5 in extra wide width, I would have kept them, but I had to return these and I bought the Brooks Ariel shoes instead. The Brooks shoes came in extra wide width, didn't have any seams over my bunions, and they were so much more softer than the orthaheel. The Brooks shoes felt great as soon as I put my feet in them and I tried them on in the evening when my feet were hurting! Zappos was great with all the returns and exchanges.

These are great support shoes for the feet and ankles. They have orthotic inserts that help keep feet in a comfortable position while standing or walking. They are roomy in the toe box. They are great for wide feet. They feel a bit heavier on the feet than ordinary cross-training shoes feel.

These shoes definitely helped me overcome the pain of plantar fasciitis. I alternate with two other pairs that have similar arch support.

If it were not for the look of these sneakers, then they would be my favorite pair of athletic shoes. The arch support is fantastic, and there is plenty of room for my toes to spread out. I have plantar fasciitis, so being on my feet for a long time usually ends up with me doing some serious couch time after. But I recently helped my mom move, which took several days of loading, unloading, up and down stairs, etc. It was amazing, because my feet still felt good at the end of the ordeal. A real testament. The looks though...eek. Orthaheel is slowly coming around to making their shoe designs cuter, but this one clearly has not received the treatment yet.

I want good arch support and ordered these because I have a pair of their flip-flops and am very pleased with them. Arch support in this shoe is good but the foot bed has no cushioning at all compared to the Sketchers they are replacing.

I ordered the wide and it's still a little on the narrow side. The arch support is great. So far no problem with my plantar fasciitis.

This shoe, in my usual size, was definitely large. Even with a size smaller that usual the shoe seems bulky. I think it is the right size for me but the shoe itself is a 'hefty' shoe. Very well made, however.