Total Relief Footwear: Testimonial: Peggy Wright

I would like to thank the inventor of Z-Coils and the staff at Total Relief Footwear for helping me get back on my feet again. I have suffered pain since an injury to my low back in the '50's. Since then I have had sporadic episodes of pain from my sciatic nerve, sometimes calling for bed rest.

Later on I found out that I have one disk that is fused and now I have degenerating disks. I have tried everything that has been offered for this condition and nothing has helped.

In March 2004 I learned that I had a ruptured disk in my low back. In April 2004 I had a diskectomy and the surgery failed. All X-Rays and tests show that I now have a ruptured disk (same one) along with an extruding disk. The pain I feel shoots downward from my sciatic nerve, through my hips and down the front of my legs, sometimes feeling like an electrical shock. I also have arthritis in both knees and plantar fasciitis.

I have gone to Pain Management, getting injections into the nerve root and getting massages trying to ease the excruciating pain I experience. The massage therapist recommended that I get out of street shoes and asked me to try Z-Coils. After thinking about it for a couple of weeks and my pain not subsiding, I decided to visit Total Relief Footwear and give them a try. I was in a lot of pain that day and was ready to try anything to get some relief. I tried on the Taos clogs and felt immediate relief in my lower back. The store owner, Cam, was very kind and patient and spent a lot of time with me to explain how the shoes work then he adjusted the shoes to conform to the shape of my feet, and they felt even better.

After wearing them for 5 days the level of my pain has dropped significantly, therefore the need for pain pills has decreased. One of the great things I have discovered is that I can stand up straight after being bent over for months! It is a wonderful feeling to be active again without being controlled by pain.

Peggy Wright
Austin, TX