SUPPORTIVE SHOES MEAN LESS WEAR AND TEAR ON JOINTS

If your days are long, grueling, and mostly spent on your feet, supportive shoes are a must. So we asked foot surgeon Diane Koshimune, DPM of Kaiser Permanante Medical Group in San Jose, California to give us her take on the best shoes for all-day wear.

 

Dr. Diane Koshimune

 

Shoes with solid soles (versus flexible ones that bend easily) offer the most support, she says. “Flexible shoes allow for increased motion, so there’s more wear and tear on your joints,” she says.

 

Source: Summer Cartwright, Yahoo Lifestyle

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.

Brought to you by Doctor John A. Hardy, owner of Toronto's foot clinic, Academy Foot and Orthotic Clinics.