Or so says Dr Tariq Khan, a consultant podiatrist at the Marigold Clinic, University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust. 'They are the most flimsy, unsupportive piece of footwear you can wear.'
Well yes,that's not rocket science but the next bit explains a lot -
The fact that you have to grip them on with your toes puts a lot of tension and pressure through your toes and arches,' he says.
'Ideally, everyone's shoes should have a heel of around an inch-and-a-half. The lack of heel lift means the sole is overstretched and the tendon that runs from the Achilles to the toe becomes inflamed.
I've had a bit of trouble with my Achillies especially first thing in the morning. I start off limping to the bedroom door but by the time I get downstairs I'm OK. I can't blame toe-posts because I can't stand the things but I do wear slip-on flat sandals in the house & now outside since the weather has been milder. I've been in denial but there's no escaping the truth now I've read this.
I've done something to my Achilles' tendon. Its so painful to touch but not really a problem the rest of them. Putting my foot across my knee to file my toe nails, or some such is agony.
I blame this stupid knee injury. Prior to that I always wore heels lol.
Just the one leg/foot causing trouble Tinks? I limped to the bedroom door again this morning so I think after reading the above it's time to find a slip-on sandal with a little heel. An inch-and-a-half it too much though.
As we're talking feet and heeled shoes again I thought I would share today's shoes at Tinker Towers. Some of already know I have a real penchant for "silly" shoes. These are Rocketdogs. Probably with a 2.5 inch heel and somehow they manage to make my size 6.5/7 feet look tiny.
Last summer I tried to wear a flat pair of Sketcher toe posts. They caused a problem with my Achilles tendon pretty quick and it took months to go completely. I wore my new Vionic flats for a while last week and I could start to feel it straight away. I'm not going to give up, I'm wearing them for a couple hours at a time and doing some exercises to stretch the tendon. The mules are absolutely fine and they have about a 1" heel.