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Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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The purpose of orthopedic footwear is not only in its convenience. It is also intended for treatment, and for leveling gait, and for many other things. Orthopedic footwear and orthopedic insoles for footwear can be recommended by an orthopedic doctor. Orthopedic shoes can be purchased at special shoe stores or ordered at the orthopedics department - and orthopedic insoles will be produced in 20 minutes exactly on your foot. Let's take a closer look at why you need orthopedic shoes.
Alignment of bones and joints
Orthopedic shoes can help to properly position the joints of the feet, especially during exercise or during professional sports.
Damping (depreciation)
Your legs can feel much better when you run, walk or jump in orthopedic shoes. It softens the shocks, springs well and gives you a feeling of comfort and strength.
Gait
Your gait can be significantly improved only by wearing orthopedic shoes. If you also perform special exercises to improve gait, the result will please not only you, but others.
Increased activity
You can achieve higher sports results as a result of wearing orthopedic shoes. It very well increases the range of motion and flexibility of the legs. In such footwear to go in for sports or even simple running is a pleasure. After this, a person somehow quietly begins to strive for better sports results.
Foot Protection
Wearing orthopedic shoes can protect the joints of the legs, as well as knees and hips. This result is quite achievable because of the correctly selected pads, insoles and lacing, as well as the material from which orthopedic shoes are made. It should be a breathable skin or a special breathable fabric.
Foot arch support
Orthopedic insoles and orthopedic shoes can provide better support for the vaults. It can not be compared with ordinary kinds of shoes, which can not provide such support, because of which a person becomes very tired during the day. Supporting the arch of the foot can reduce the risk of diseases such as plantar fasciitis and tendonitis.
At what diseases is orthopedic footwear recommended?
Orthopedic shoes can reduce the risk of many diseases or conditions, including the risk of their development or repetition of symptoms.
- Flattening - transverse or longitudinal
- Fingers that are called hammer-shaped
- Plaque bones with protrusion of heads
- Spurs on the heels, cones on the foot or calluses with natoptyshes
- Unequal foot sizes
- Swelling of the feet
- Phlebeurysm
- Clubfoot
- Pain during walking
- Diabetes
- Recovery after fractures and leg injuries
Tips for those who buy orthopedic shoes
Orthopedic footwear for people with aching legs is designed to prevent excessive tension and inflammation of the joints. When you go to buy orthopedic shoes, follow the following simple tips
- Buy shoes or shoes for a larger size if you are concerned about diseased bones (valgus deviation of the big toe)
- Choose shoes that match the size of a larger foot (it's no secret that many people have the same size of the right and left legs). The additional space can be adjusted by the size of the insole.
- Try on orthopedic shoes at the end of the day due to the fact that the legs have a tendency to swell
- In addition to orthopedic shoes, order or buy more and orthopedic insoles. This will ensure the correct distribution of body weight and will make it possible to feel more comfortable when walking.
- Do not buy shoes with heels more than 4 cm in height (this is more true for women who love high heels).
- Choose orthopedic shoes in accordance with the width of the foot, narrower shoes can provoke calluses and corns.
- Avoid shoes in which the thumb of your foot rests against the toe. This can cause inflammation of the joints.
Orthopedic shoes, chosen correctly, can significantly improve the quality of your life.