Kioki Foot Pads: Has anyone used them? Do you believe in them?

Nah, I can think of a better place to put the pads, but I'm a lady and don't say such things.

Some people swear by them, some condemn them like they were the Antichrist. I'll just watch my husband's reaction to them. He used them for the 2nd night now and honestly? He seems to be a little perkier than usual. (Actually, normally, using the words 'my husband' and 'perky' in the same sentence is laughable unless you put 'not' in front of 'perky'.)

I'm not going to condemn them but I'm not rushing out to buy more any time soon. My husband will have to convince me 100% before I try them again.

As for now, I'll stick to what I KNOW helps.

Well I suppose it is worth trying anything when you want to get rid of unwanted bodily things. I just hope it didn't cost you an arm and a leg. The man who sold you these must have been a real heel. He wasn't an ankle of yours was he?

Do you wear anything between your shoes and your feet? If so, I could recommend the latest fad to hit the market. It's called the desox diet and guaranteed to also save you many hours hunting for those elusive ones that go missing in the washing machine.

That's an interesting article, lilly. After reading it and the remarks under it, about half of them, I could see that those putting the foot pads down were those who had never tried them. Those who were praising them, or simply saying they work, were those who have used them or are using them.

There is definitely a black/white thing going on in that article and remarks posted after it. Who knows? I am skeptical myself, but I must say that the one night that I actually wore these things, I slept better than I normally do. That could be coincidence, I won't say it isn't.

I'll let my husband use up the pads left. After all, HE bought them, I didn't. But, I'll be keeping my eye on him to see how he reacts to them. He can swear they work but still have specific problems or he might admit that they don't work. I'll know if they work on him or not without him opening his mouth.

I guess, like anything else, you have to judge for yourself whether something works or not. I just had a nerve conduction study done this morning and was scared nearly to death because I had heard it was so painful that it just isn't worth it, but I didn't think it was very painful at all once it was going on. Oh, sure, it hurt, but not bad and I'm one of the biggest pain weenies around! So, it's a matter of personal experience, tolerance and individual bodies.

I'll still stay skeptical of those foot pads unless my husband starts jumping around the place without complaining because he's had chronic back pain for about 20 years. I'll keep everyone updated on his progress.

Please let me know how they work after a couple of weeks as my mom wants to buy some for her feet too!

I'll let you know, annjilena. My husband is still using them every night and I'm keeping my eyes on him. After 3 nights now, he DOES seem to have more energy than usual, but he also had a job interview yesterday and probably already has the job because the guy he met with had already had a telephone interview with him last week, and wants to set up a meeting between my husband and Human Resources now. So, it really looks like he's got the job which may account for him having more energy. Depression zaps your energy like a thief!

I'll just keep watching him to see if he starts doing things he used to avoid because of his chronic back pain. If he starts doing cartwheels, I'll be using those foot pads myself! LOL

That's very true, Pam. I don't see how these things could help, at least not by much. My husband is using them every night now and I'm watching him to see if there's any change in his energy level or anything else.

It MIGHT just be that the people who swear by them are simply being affected by positive thinking. If they BELIEVE they'll work, they probably will. It might be nothing more than a placebo-type thing. But they ARE rather expensive! I'd rather use specific healing herbs in a tea than rely on foot pads to make me feel better.

I'll just have to keep an eye on my husband and see how these things affect him (or not).

Hi reinydawn -

What kind of vitamins did you & your husband switch to? Right now, we just started taking a multi-vitamin by NatureMade for men & women. If they made you feel so much better, I'm interested in which ones they are. Thanks in advance!

Jill