Crocs Aren’t Just Hideous Fungus Traps, They’re Actually Really Bad For Your Feet
That carefree lifestyle spent wandering around Kmart is going to change.
You ask Crocs wearers why they’ve actively chosen to encase their toes in hideous rubber fungus traps and the answers are always same: “But they’re so comfortable!” they’ll say. Or “I can get away with wearing them, it just makes me cooler”. Or “don’t be so uptight, these fluorescent duck bills on my feet represent my c’est la vie weekend attitude.”
Well that may be the case. But that carefree lifestyle spent at fashion events, rock-pooling or wandering around Kmart is going to change once the foot and back problems set in.
“Unfortunately Crocs are not suitable for all-day use,” Dr. Megan Leahy, a Chicago-based podiatrist with the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, recently told the Huffington Post. While she did say that they “offer nice arch support,” the fact that they don’t secure the heel means your toes tend to clench as you walk which can lead to some serious problems down the track. To be fair this means any shoe without heel support can give you the same issues.
But other shoes don’t look as if they’ve hacked away from childrens’ play equipment.
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Because this is an issue of vital importance, HuffPo even asked the president of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine Dr Alex Kor for comment. He said the most important feature in any shoe is the shank, which is the supportive structure between the heel and the toe. “Patients are more likely to have foot pain if their shoes bend in the shank.” And Crocs, according to Kor, “are the ‘poster child’ for shoes with a flexible shank.”
Shank-goodness for that.