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The Best Walking Shoes

The Best Walking Shoes

It can be hard enough to motivate yourself to get out of the house and go for a walk or run. Having bad running shoes just gives you another excuse to not workout. What most people don’t realize is how much they are missing out 

Shoes That are Cute and Comfortable

Shoes That are Cute and Comfortable

A shoe finishes off an outfit, therefore it is important that the style of your shoe complements the style of your wardrobe. In addition to the look, it is also important to make sure that your shoes are comfortable. They always say beauty is pain, 

Comfortable Shoe Brands: The Importance of Wearing Comfortable Shoes

Comfortable Shoe Brands: The Importance of Wearing Comfortable Shoes

For the health of your feet and overall body, it is important to where shoes that are comfortable. People who are care takers, who work in the service industry, or who have a job that requires them to be on their feet throughout the day should pay extra close attention to the shoes that they are wearing at work.

It can be difficult to decipher comfortable shoe brands from all the other shoe brands. In order to find the best shoe brand for your feet you will want to take the time to try on different brands. An article on myfox8.com explains the most accurate way to try on shoes. The first tip listed in the article is to try shoes on in the afternoon. The article further explains that your feet swell throughout the day, therefor trying shoes on in the afternoon will ensure that you will get a more accurate fit.

Click here to read the full article at myfox8.com.

Naot Shoes for Women  is Transforming Fashion

Naot Shoes for Women is Transforming Fashion

Women are often forced to choose between comfort and fashion when it comes to shoes. For too long, dress shoes have been associated with blisters and sore feet at the end of the day, and wearing the wrong pair of shoes can lead to permanent 

Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain in adults. The plantar fascia is a thick band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches to the heel bone, runs across the bottom of the foot and fans out to connect at the base of 

Diabetic Footwear: How to find the Right Shoes for Diabetes

Diabetic Footwear: How to find the Right Shoes for Diabetes

While it is a good idea for everyone to wear shoes that are comfortable and that don’t cause ache and pains, It is imperative for people who suffer from diabetes to make sure that they wear good shoes.

The reason that it is so important for people who have diabetes to to find specific shoes that are tailored  to their needs are because of the medical issues that bad shoes can cause. According to Katherine Kam’s article on webmd.com, a shoe that does not provide the right support can trigger foot ulcers, infections, and in a worse case scenario amputation. If you can avoid these issues just by wearing the right kind of shoe than why would you choose any other way?

Yes, better shoes are going to be a little more pricey, but they will last longer than cheaper shoes. Diabetic footwear will also save you money in the long run from the future medical expenses that bad shoes would cause.

Click here to read the full article by Katherine Kam at webmd.com.

Selecting Comfortable Footwear for All Occasions

Selecting Comfortable Footwear for All Occasions

You may not want to sacrifice stylish footwear for the sake of comfort. In the past, you may have subjected yourself to wearing painful but trendy shoes because they complemented your outfit and overall look. While it is understandable that you always want to look 

10 of the Top Sneaker Brands

10 of the Top Sneaker Brands

When looking for a new pair of sneakers, it can be difficult to decide which brand to go with since there are so many! The video above shows the top 10 sneaker brands which can help you narrow down your choices.

Morton’s Neuroma: Treatment Options for Foot Pain

Morton’s Neuroma: Treatment Options for Foot Pain

The foot consists of 28 bones, 33 joints, and more than 100 muscles in the foot. With such a complex structure, it is no wonder foot pain is so common.

Morton’s Neuroma is caused by a thickening of the tissue around one of the tissue around one of the nerves that  leads out of your toes, it usually happens between the third and forth toes, and can sometimes feel like a pebble stuck in your sock.

Risk factors for the condition include having foot abnormalities like bunions, hammertoes, or arch problems. The condition can be exacerbated by wearing high heels, which can put extra pressure on your toes. Participation in high impact sports like running, which can cause repetitive trauma to your feet.

Treatment options for Morton’s Neuroma depends on the severity of your symptoms, however here are some options your doctor may suggest:

  1. Wearing shoes with a wider and deeper toe box
  2. Custom made orthotics
  3. Over the counter orthotics and/or metatarsal support
  4. Anti-inflammatory medications taken orally or injected into the area affected that blocks the nerve pain.
  5. Decompression surgery that relieves pressure by cutting and nearby strictures surgery to remove the nerve causing pain.
Choosing the Best Orthopedic Shoes

Choosing the Best Orthopedic Shoes

Everyone’s feet are completely different, therefore each individual person will have a different preference on which orthopedic shoe will work best for them. Andy mentions in her article on healthiro.com that the most important thing to look for in an orthopedic shoe is that the deficiencys