To describe the comfort of a pair of shoes, in addition to soft and breathable, someone invented the term stepping on the.
Searching for keywords on an e-commerce platform will find that there are all kinds of shoes at different price points, and some even sell for 200,000 a month.
Will this kind of shoes, which claim to be as soft as stepping on cotton, have an impact on health when worn for a long time?
Life Times (search for LT0385 in WeChat to follow) interviews experts to tell you the health truth behind the feeling of stepping on, and teach you how to pick out the right pair of shoes for you.
Experts interviewed
Hu Yiguo, director of the Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
Chen Xueli, director of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Beijing Geriatric Hospital
Shi Zhongmin, chief physician of the Department of Orthopedics of the Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University
The feeling of stepping on destroys the feet and joints
Whether a pair of shoes are comfortable and healthy, the sole is soft and hard is not the only criterion, but the sole is too soft, which will indeed bring 3 health risks.
1
Not enough stability
Wearing shoes with too soft soles, like stepping on soft cotton, is difficult to stand firm, and such a sole will weaken our control over the foot, greatly increasing the risk of foot failure and sprains.
Especially sneakers that are too soft are more likely to have accidents when running and jumping.
2
Insufficient support
The sole is too soft, the sole lacks support, and over time, the arch of the foot is easy to collapse, resulting in a functional flat foot. For people who have deformed feet or have varus, valgus, or deformities, wearing such shoes is easy to aggravate the deformity.
Once the arch collapses, it will cause pain in the feet, leg ligaments and muscles, as well as ankle valgus, foot internal rotation, calf internal rotation, knee joint inward movement, and in severe cases may also lead to pelvic forward leaning and lumbar spine pain.
It should be reminded that due to the degeneration of ligaments and joints, the ability to control the feet will become weaker, and the shoes of the elderly who claim to be "super soft" are not only not conducive to joint health, but also increase the risk of foot failure and fall.
3
Increases feeling of exhaustion
Soft-soled shoes will have a lot of deformation when walking, and the rebound is insufficient, which leads to a decrease in the reaction force of the pedaling, more laborious to walk, and sometimes it will cause more pain the more you wear the soles of the feet.
4 standards for a good pair of shoes
What criteria determine whether a pair of shoes should be bought or not? In addition to whether the appearance is good, there are the following 4 exquisite.
Slip resistance
The anti-slip performance of the sole is crucial, and in general, the Oxford sole with anti-slip pattern has a better anti-slip effect.
In particular, the elderly's motor function, balance ability and stability decline, the risk of falling is relatively high, and it is more necessary to choose shoes with better anti-slip performance.
Breathability
Breathable shoes are more comfortable and reduce the occurrence of foot skin diseases, such as fungal infections.
Whether the shoes are breathable, can not be simply judged from the appearance, should look at the material used, artificial rubber and plastic materials of poor breathability, cotton or pure leather materials of the breathability is better.
Softness and hardness
Shoes that are too soft have poor support for the arch of the foot and are less resistant to shocks; shoes that are too hard have a poor sense of comfort.
It is recommended to personally try on shoes, you can touch the fabric and interior of the shoes, feel whether the material is comfortable, the focus is to see whether the middle of the shoe toughness is moderate, you can use your hand to twist to observe, twist can not move or can be twisted into a "twist" shape is not OK.
Looseness
Shoes that are too tight and too small will affect comfort, and may also lead to diseases such as paronychia and tinea pedis; shoes that are too loose and too large will make the foot "dangle" in the shoe, which will affect the foot bones for a long time.
The width of the shoe should be consistent with the foot circumference to protect the arch of the foot; the length should leave a horizontal finger space in the shoe.
Foot circumference: Use a tape measure to circle the protrusion under the base of the thumb and little finger, and the result is the foot circumference.
Foot length measurement method: the heel is on top of the vertical object (such as a wall, thick book), the soft ruler zero point to the vertical object, the foot directly on the ruler to measure.
Measure foot length and foot width at least once a year to determine the actual size of the foot, making it easy to find the most suitable shoe size.
It should be reminded that children, the elderly and pregnant women and other groups of people should choose shoes with simple fixing methods and easy to wear and take off, if the laces are loosened, they may be tripped when walking. It is recommended to choose buckle-type shoes, which are not only easy to put on and take off, but also reduce the risk of falling.
Choose your own shoes based on your foot type
The focus of different foot types of candidates is also different, normal feet, flat feet, arched feet, figure eight feet... How do you judge your foot type? What should I pay attention to when different foot types?
Normal foot
When the normal foot walks or runs, the outside of the hindfoot lands first, and when the foot reaches the foot level position, gravity gradually passes to the forefoot, and the metatarsal and thumb toes will evenly cushion most of the landing impact. Therefore, the wear area of the shoe is relatively average.
From a clinical point of view, normal foot people have relatively short toes, foot plates are also wider, this type of foot is recommended to choose shoes with a wider toe, which will cause a squeeze feeling to the soles of the feet, and walking and standing for a long time will not be too tired.
Arched feet
The arched foot heel is arched when it lands, and due to the limited valgus of the back of the foot, the impact of the landing is relatively large, and its main wear area is on the outside of the shoe.
Due to the high arch of the foot, when gravity is transferred to the forefoot, the side of the foot is not as soft as the normal foot shape, the cushioning ability is poor, and it is easy to cause discomfort such as knee and hip pain after walking for a long time, and there will be calluses and corns on the soles of the feet.
People with arched feet should choose shoes with a thick elastic sole and cushions to reduce pressure.
flatfoot
When walking, the soles of the feet will rotate excessively inwards, and due to frequent squeezing, walking too much will cause soreness in the calves, ankles and other parts, and the main wear area is on the inside of the shoes.
People with flat feet are best to pick shoes with a heel 2 to 3 cm high or a harder material at the inner arch of the foot, which can support the soles of the feet and achieve overall balance.
Figure eight foot
People who walk inside and outside, the heel is mostly tilted outward or inward, wearing soft-soled shoes is not only difficult to achieve correction and restriction, but also may cause foot deformation or instability and cause pain and strain, so that the foot "skimming" more severe.
It is recommended that figure-eight feet preferably wear shoes with a harder material at the heel or arch of the foot, and do not buy soft-soled shoes. ▲
Editor: Wang Xiaoqing
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