It’s not true, everything that looks good is good. Many times things that look good prove bad for your health and one of the most common examples of that is footwear more precisely wrong footwear. Foot doctors call bad footwear especially high heels, as shoe icide (shoes that look good but kill your foot). As there is a wide range of options available for footwear, there also are tremendous problems coming with the wrong footwear. Following are the general problems associated with the wrong footwear.
High Heels
High Heels carry the potential to damage your feet on an extreme level, the pressure your toes experience being pressed forward can lead to everything from ankle sprains to chronic pain in heels, knees, back, and shoulders.
Following are problems which especially, high heels can cause.
Ankle injuries Sprain: All high heels hold the tendency to sprain or fracture your ankle. A severe sprain can tear your ligaments. which carry a risk of developing ankle osteoarthritis.
When we stand normally without shoes the body weight passes through our joints and spine through a fixed axis called the weight-bearing axis. This axis changes dramatically in a person wearing high heels, with body weight passing through a changed axis causing the spine to bend forward to maintain the center of gravity thereby causing low back pain and spinal deformity.
Pain on the undersurface of the heel mostly known as plantar fasciitis is common in women wearing high heels.
Pump Bump: a painful knot or swelling on the back of the heel.
Unnatural Foot Position puts stress on the ball of the foot and the joints of the smaller toes causing foot strain and pain
Flip-Flops
As Flip-flops are exposed categorized footwear it comes with very little protection. And when your feet are exposed it increases the risk of getting splinters or foot injuries, which can be very dangerous for people with foot complications, especially Diabetic foot. People with diabetes should not wear flip-flops, because simple cuts and scrapes can lead to serious complications.
Tight- pointed Shoes
Women especially are more likely to purchase a shoe that is too small and tight in front like pointed bellies. This type of shoe can cause corns, bunions, and other toe deformities such as hammer and claw toes, cross-over toes, and ingrown toenails that may require surgery to correct.
Wrong Size Shoes
Eight out of 10 women are tended to wear shoes that are too small for them. The consequences aren't pretty – apart from calluses, blisters, bunions, and corns arthritis can also occur due to the constant rubbing which irritates the joints in the foot.
Ballet Flats
Wearing thin flats is like walking on cardboard. There's no arch support whatsoever and that keeps the feet from functioning optimally and can lead to knee, hip, and back problems. Poor arch support is also associated with a painful heel condition called plantar fasciitis.
Things to keep in mind, while buying shoes.
Have the salesperson measure both of your feet while you’re standing up because your feet expand under the weight of your body.
You should always go shoe shopping during the late afternoon or early evening, as your feet can get swell in during this time.
It’s always a probability that one of your feet is bigger than another one, so in that case, you should always buy your footwear according to the bigger feet.
There should be half an inch of space between the tip of the longest toe (generally the great toe) and the end of the shoe.
You should also try the shoes with socks on to see if they fit you well.
You should always go for shoes that carry lace, buckle, Velcro, or have some type of strapping mechanism as it provides more support to your arch.
You should always check whether the shoe’s construction is done systematically in all the various parts like -
1. The toe box: The shoe should bend in the toe box, not the shank (arch). Make sure that your toes do not feel pinched or cramped, and that none of your toes are pushed over another toe. This means generally the toe box of the shoe should be broad enough to accommodate all the toes comfortably. The shapes of the feet vary widely and you should determine if the toe box is appropriate for your foot. It is not just the shape of the toe box but also the depth. For example, a deeper toe box will have more room to accommodate a wide forefoot
2. The Arch: A good stable shank will provide you with more support. It should not be flexible. You should not be able to easily squeeze the heel counter in on a new pair of shoes.
3. The sole: The insole should be well padded and soft to have enough shock absorption on impact. Rough or hard insoles can cause a lot of pain. The insole should also be shaped according to the shape of the sole. An insole with an inner arch to match the normal foot arch is recommended.
4. The heel: It is generally recommended to have a shoe with a small heel of about half an inch and it should be continuous raise towards the heel and not an abrupt heel.
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