POINTY-TOED SHOES CAN CAUSE CRUSHED TOES
posted: Jul. 08, 2018.
One of the most common foot problems Dr. Jane Pontious sees when she works with women on a day-to-day basis is “crushed” toes from shoes that are too narrow. When one’s toes are repeatedly shoved together in pointy-toed heels, the damage to their feet starts to surface in the form of bunions, hammertoes, muscle imbalances, and even nerve damage.
Dr. Jane Pontious |
“I always tell patients to look at the front of your foot and at the shape of it, and at the shoe that you’re buying,” says Pontious. “If it’s coming to a point like a pump, remember that your toes are being pushed in from both sides, and eventually those toes are going to have problems because of it.”
Source: Clare Varellas, Reader's Digest
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 Orthotics Clinic.