Well I can tell you that if you can come with something you're gonna be able to retire on it! My problem is that due to the contraction and I think the rigidity in my calf muscle it tends to pull my foot downward, in turn causes me to plant my foot more to the outside and I tend to walk on the outside of my shoes. This has resulted in it being very painful for me to walk barefooted, and I wear out the sides of a shoe before the bottom is even touched. It also causes tailor's bunions-very painful. I look for something like a court shoe which tends to be thicker on the sides than the running shoe. It is also heavier and sturdy. I like a tight fitting shoe vs loose. I don't know of others but I can't tolerate flip flops or sandal type shoes or anything backless. Good luck.