Our silicone gel heel cushions provide complete heel protection for helping to alleviate heel and arch pain. Our feet are one of the points on our bodies where our acupoints are concentrated and as we carry the entire weight of our whole body every day on them this is an area that should be taken great care of but far too often is ignored. Certain studies show that about 70% of people today have various different degrees of foot trouble ranging from dry and cracked feet to the more sever issues of pain such as but not defined to; heel spurs bone spurs stress fractures a sprained foot tendonitis Achilles tendon pain swollen feet. With this in mind our heel cushions were to alleviate most heel pains the symptoms of plantar fasciitis as well as to help to prevent the heel spurs that often follow plantar fasciitis and help to reduce muscle fatigue from standing for long periods of time. While at the same time leaving your heels soft and smooth in the process.