WEARING BAD RUNNING SHOES CAN CAUSE FOOT PROBLEMS
posted: Mar. 11, 2020.
"Many injuries of the feet and ankles can be traced back to ill-fitting shoes," says Megan Leahy, DPM, a podiatrist at the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute in Chicago, IL. But with thousands of model options—all of which change in form and functionality more frequently than Taylor Swift releases a hit single—how do you know if you're wearing bad shoes? Are your shoes too small? Follow the old rule of thumb: Leave a thumb's-width of space between the tip of your longest toe and the front of the shoe. Don't be afraid to size up, either. Leahy wears a 7 to work and an 8½ or 9 for long runs.
Dr. Megan Leahy |
"Heel pain is the most common reason people visit podiatrists, and plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of that," Dr. Leahy says. "About 50 percent of my clients come in for plantar fasciitis." Wearing bad shoes, and repeatedly pounding on your feet while doing so, is a typical cause.
Source: Karla Walsh, Shape [3/3/20]
Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News