addition to: Its all in the shoes

Last night I wrote an article about the shoes we wear and how fashion, vanity, andsocioeconomics can effect your health. Today I just wanted to remind people that there are other types of shoes out there both fashionable and fitness oriented that can also have a negative effect on your health.
Lets talk about heals. We all love the beautiful look of shapely calves in heals. Truth be told heals actually cause your calve muscles to shorten, as well as change the whole alignment of your spine while you wear them. You can still wear heals when going to occasional party. The thing is not to wear them every day. Think of them as a guilty pleasure.
Next lets talk about the ballerina shoes women wear today or the Japanese flip flops women were wearing just a few years back. The human foot has a very dynamic structure. It was originally meant to couture to the curves of the earth. Its function was in shock absorption as well as mobilization and balance of the human body. Over the years we have gotten away from this idea and made shoes with more shock absorption if for no other reason then the fact that people are getting bigger and the streets we walk on are flat. This makes the muscles in the leg and foot adapt to activities they were not originally meant for. Slipping into these flat shoes only complicates thing to the other extreme. leading to plantar fasciitis, bunions, callus, and ankle/ knee injuries. Is fashion worth the damage, aches and pains?
Finally, We see these athletic shoe companies creating these fitness shoes meant to rock the foot and position the body to shape the calves and buttock area. I already stated that the foot is not function properly in our world do to the street, and design of these fashionable shoes we all wear. I also mentioned that we have tight calves do to the high heals as well as the fact that most people toe walk ( the human foot was intended for heal to toe walking). If anything we need to work the leg muscles at the front of the shin (tibialis anterior and posterior, and fibularis longus and brevis). These are the muscles that help maintain our arch and ankles. We don't need more calve exercises.
Well, I think I have said enough about shoes to last a life time. Hope everyone has learned something and will take this information with them. I am just looking to make you all informed consumers. Wear what works, not what looks good or what GQ or Vogue tell you to.

Dr. Pietro Baio DC
Performance Edge Chiropractic, P.C.
7112 Ave U
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(917)-309-5464
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