SHOE STORES ARE A BETTER CHOICE THAN ONLINE SHOE SHOPPING

With more people buying shoes online, the traditional shoe stores — where a salesperson takes the time to measure the customer’s feet and ensure the shoe is a good fit — are disappearing. That’s not only bad for those small local businesses, it could be bad for the customers’ — especially kids’ — feet. Getting that specific measurement is important to prevent foot problems in the future, too, said Lewisburg podiatrist Thomas Albright, DPM. “Being fitted for properly fitting shoes, you are going to avoid potentially painful problems such as hammertoes and bunions,” Albright said. 
 
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Dr. Thomas Albright
 
 
Dr. Albright said online shoe companies don’t take into account whether a shoe has a deep toe box or is wide enough in the forefoot. “People who have bunions need some width in the forefoot,” he said. “Sometimes shoes are narrow.” He said ill-fitting shoes can cause “tons of problems, ulcers, corns, and heel pain.” Albright added, “If patients are interested in shoes and I think certain shoes are going to help them, I can give them a prescription.
 
Source: Joe Sylvester, The Daily Item [9/8/19]
 
Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.
 
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