{"id":297,"date":"2008-07-08T04:21:23","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T12:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=297"},"modified":"2008-07-09T07:55:29","modified_gmt":"2008-07-09T15:55:29","slug":"summer-flip-flop-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2008\/summer-flip-flop-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Flip Flop Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"

With s\"\"ummer officially here now and the warm weather has finally made its appearance in Minnesota – it is time to wear the flip flops 24\/7 for many people. But not me, I used to wear my flip flops all the time but slowed the use of them after I started having knee and heel issues that wouldn’t seem to go away.<\/p>\n

I think for me it was the lack of cushioning and support (or improper support) that exasperated the existing issues I was experiencing. I could say that after I stopped wearing them all the time all my pain magically disappeared! But that would be inaccurate. I think that switching back to regular shoes and even more cushioned leather sandals helped my knee and heel heal more instead of constantly tugging on them.<\/p>\n

I still wear my flip flops around quite often – I just try to limit the amount of time I’m going to be in them and on my feet walking around. For example a few weeks ago we went over to a friend’s house for dinner so I wore my flip flops. After dinner we ended up going for a fairly short walk but in that brief time I could feel the discomfort of wearing my flip flops around.<\/p>\n

With my previous experiences it was not suprising then to hear about this recent study<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A new study from the American College of Sports Medicine found flip-flop wearers tend to take smaller strides, and alter the way they walk just to keep the sandals on.<\/p>\n

Podiatrist Dr. Richard Green, says your flip-flops could be the cause of leg, knee, hip and back pain.<\/p>\n

According to Dr. Green, you can love your flip-flops and feel good too. He says, just choose a pair with these three key elements:<\/p>\n

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  • arch support<\/li>\n
  • thick sole<\/li>\n
  • a heel stopper<\/li>\n

    “If it doesn’t hurt, it isn’t a big problem, but I wouldn’t really advise anyone to wear them full time all the time,” says Dr. Green.Flip-flops can cost between two bucks to upwards of 80-dollars a pair.But, price doesn’t necessarily make it a better fit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    What do you think about this? Do you wear flip-flops a lot?<\/p>\n

    [tags] Sandals, Flip Flops, Sports Medicine [\/tags]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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