Gilbert AZ Chiropractor | Wearing the Right Shoes

As a Gilbert AZ Chiropractor, I'd like to talk about wearing the right shoes. Did you know wearing the right pair of shoes not only helps your body stabilize, they can change your life. Don’t believe it? Ask Cinderella! I know Cinderella is not a realistic scenario, but neither are her shoes! I mean high heels with pointy toes! Look at your foot, is your foot bent and pointy at the toe? If it is, stop reading, but if they are not, continue to see how wearing the right shoes can change your life.

Correct Shoes For Your Feet in Gilbert AZ

There are 3 main types of feet out there. The normal foot provides an equal distribution of forces and the optimum absorption of shock. Feet with a rigid, high-arch are poor shock absorbers and this puts excessive stress on the knees, hips and low back. Flat feet are likely to cause compensation and pain in the ankles, knees and hips. The one commonality of these 3 types, is they all need some support to remain healthy. Here in Arizona, with the warm temperatures many people throw on a cute pair of sandals, or flip flops. Many of which do not have any support for your foot and can cause not only foot trouble, but knee, hip, and low back trouble.

We need to think of of shoes more like a pelvic stabilizer. A foundation of such for our entire body. If you put a think piece of foam under your foot, how do you think your feet will feel at the end of the day? Let alone your spine and body. Many people out there go for looks or cuteness of their shoes, versus the comfort and stability. That’s Wrong! It is possible to have cute and good for you too. I wear flip flops to the office everyday, and as a matter of fact do not wear much else (besides work out shoes). The one thing my flip flops have compared to that thin piece of foam is they create essential stability, with additive support, and creates relief to a lot of body stress in Gilbert we put on ourselves through the day.