gramE, my wife wears super soft socks and I mean very soft socks. She also wears sneakers without the back or opened healed shoes. I believe the shoes are Sketchers. One concern my wife has is she will keep moving and walking regardless of the pain and visual look of her feet. She is compelled to keep the blood flowing. The steroid she took was predisone (spelling could be wrong). She also goes to a foot doctor to have her nails looked after and she applies plenty of creams on her feet.