G-DEFY ION Women’s Orthopedic Walking Shoe | VersoShock Technology for Pain Associated with Prolonged Standing or Walking | Arch Support | Diabetic Shoes | Wide Shoes | Free Custom Orthotic

WOW! I'm impressed! I was looking for some very supportive shoes and I found them right here. I've worn New Balance for all of my adult life (long time) and after 4 knee replacements (2 in each knee) and 2 spinal/vertebra surgeries, I need something VERY supportive.I bought these because the description said they had everything I needed. OK, I'll give it a shot. When they arrived, I was kind of skeptical about the soles, especially about the heels (you'll see what I'm talking about it you look at their pictures). The heels looked unstable to me, but I was wrong, they are very stable and supportive.Each pair of shoes comes with an extra pair of regular insoles and an extra pair of more supportive insoles, wow. The material the shoes are made of are breathable. They looked like solid leather all the way around, but they're not, they're more like a mesh/net type of material. Which makes it good for air flow and breathability (no stinky feet LOL). I re-laced them and am using all lace holes so that I can get more support at my ankle. Yes, the laces are long enough to do that.If you are a person who has Rx insoles/arch supports, like me, you'll want to buy a pair of these shoes 1/2 a size bigger than what you normally wear. For example, my foot measures a 9 wide, but because of my Rx insoles/arch supports, I ordered a 9.5 wide and they fit perfectly.I bought them basically because of the pretty colors :-) and it turns out, they're very supportive too :-) I don't know that I'll ever go back to NB now that I've found these. :-O Just sayin.I hope I've helped you out some. I wore them in my house (on hard wood floors) for a couple of hours for 3 days so that I could give them an honest shot to see if I liked them or not, then I wore them outside and loved them.

Hands down the best walking shoes I’ve ever owned and I’ve bought many different name brands through the years. A perfect fit, that adds a little height, provides support in the arches and my even back feels better while wearing them. A cool looking shoe that I would recommend to everyone with arch support issues, and back problems. I will definitely order these shoes as needed in the future. What a great find!!

These shoes absolutely ruined my feet. I the same symptoms that people with neuropathy have in their legs and feet . I have fibromyalgia and a lot of it is nerve-related, however these shoes caused plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinitis. I am chronic pain and even had to get x-rays done due to the severity of the pain. The foward inclination that the shoes causes, also caused damage to a main tendon. I highly do not recommend this brand.

The sneaker delivers on the floaty sensation that it posts about. There are removable and insertable orthotics that came with my particular package. I unfortunately possess a very high arch so the extra support left me with no room in the shoe. The first day I took it out. It didn’t feel too great. It was a bit stiff, and I thought somewhat hard. They are higher ups if you feel like you have platforms on. I know a lot of people are used to that these days because their sneakers are stacked pretty high in the tread and I understand that and I find it very helpful when you have knee and back issues. The second time I wore them we did a 2 1/2 mile walk and it was very Comfortable. However, I was walking my dog and she tends to pull and she ran after squirrel and I lost my footing in the shoes because they are a little bit top-heavy if you will and we ended up in the bushes. But it was a soft fall. Balancing is the key with these. I would definitely use them when you’re just walking yourself or you have phenomenal coordination and balance. The jury still out. It has a very roomy toe box. which makes it very suitable with people that have toe and other foot issues you could wear a padded sock in this pretty easily. They are attractive for the type of shoe they are. I am saving them to walk in. I found the gripped very well especially on wet surfaces. And since it rains a great deal where I live, it was very appreciated to have a gripping when I buy them again I don’t know I think if they were on sale, I probably would. How do they compare to other brands in a class by themselves. Happy walking ! 🚶‍♀️

This is my fifth pair of gdefy that I've purchased.Pros: exceptional comfort, only shoes that help relieve discomfort from standing on concrete all day. My arches are falling and these help tremendously with pain.I have wide feet, these have never made them feel compressed, tight and never caused blisters. Plenty of toe box space. If there is too much space, they come with another set of insoles to adjust for that.No break in period, comfort right out of the box.Not completely hideous like some orthopedic shoes.These came with an extra pair of laces.Enough ventilation that your feet don't sweat wearing them through the day, but not so much that they freeze during winter. Year round comfort.These also come with another set of insoles for pronation. Wish they had insoles for suppination, but i have my own adjusters i add to mine.Cons: these typically only last me about a year, as i tend to live in them and abuse them. For someone who isn't hard on their shoes, they'll last longer.Price is higher than I'd like, but well worth it for the relief and comfort. They're still less money than some of their competitors shoes. I actually much prefer gdefy over hoka.