I started suffering from foot pain mainly in my arch a few years ago which progressively got worse until I needed to do something about. I couldn't hike or even walk around for long before I had to sit down and rest my feet and started to avoid family activities that required too much walking.  A quick online self diagnosis made Plantar Factitious a pretty obvious choice (confirmed by a podiatrist later) and so started the costly search for foot pain products that would work for me.

I was quickly able to confirm by a few of the products that I ordered and other's reviews that I am a high arch sufferer which narrowed down my choices and I eventually picked two products which I credit for near miraculous results.  The first was the Powerstep Pinnacle orthotic inserts which I won't go over here other than to say I now don't see any need to buy very expense shoes for my foot pain since I'm going to replace the insoles with these anyways.  It's still important to buy good supportive shoes which you can find on sale all over the place.

The second are the Orthaheel sandals (don't like saying thong for some reason).  The inserts were helping but since I was walking around the house barefoot or in socks, since I'm not allow to wear shoes upstairs, I was still waking up in the morning with a lot of pain.  I actually ordered a pair of the Orthaheel Wave sandals just over a year before I ordered these and within a couple weeks of wearing them constantly at home I was pretty much pain free.  A year later I figured the soles of the Waves had to be breaking down or wearing out a little. They still worked great and had no rips or anything but I ordered these Kinetic sandals to be my new main pair anyways.  When they arrived I noticed the excellent quality and pretty unique soles just like the Wave's and when I put them on I couldn't believe it, they felt almost exactly the same as the Waves!  I say this as a very good thing because a)after at least 1000 hours of use the Waves are still in excellent shape and b)Orthaheel didn't mess with a design that really works for me.

Both pairs have the very high arch which actually feels weird for the first week or two and comfortable heel cups and I've already mentioned the unbelievable quality.  I would have to say I like the Kinetics a little better because the uppers (not thongs!!) are more comfortable to me and I like the black color and overall style better as well.

I would guess that these may not work as well for people who have flat feet but since I don't have them it's impossible for me to say for sure.

And by the way, I'm over 200lbs so these guys have really been earning their keep!