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from fredericksburg.com
At some point in their lives, 75 percent of Americans suffer foot pain, according to the American Podiatric Medical Association. A recent study found that 12 percent of Americans experience pain from their shoes.
Feet, and the shoes we put them into, may be more important than people think.
Wearing shoes that don’t fit can wreak havoc on feet. An ill-fitting pair of shoes can give a person heel pain, arch pain and pain in the balls of their feet. And when the feet hurt, other areas of the body can hurt as well.
The two feet contain a quarter of all the bones in the human body.
If these bones are misaligned, they can cause pain in a person’s knees,
hips and back.
Other painful results of poorly fitting shoes include blisters,
ingrown toenails and bunions, which can lead to infection or even
surgery.
“I don’t think a lot of people are used to what you feel when you
put on comfortable shoes,” said Leroy Bailey, who works at Comfort One
Shoes on Caroline Street in Fredericksburg.
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