Do you often wear slippers at home? It may not be worth doing this. According to doctor Christophe Champs, this
Biomechanics expert and orthopedist Christophe Champsemphasizes that any shoes you wear for a long time should be stable and protect your feet. Slippers are not suitable for this. The thing is that they do not have lacing, so the leg is not in a fixed position.
Shamps notes that with every step in slipperstoes scratch material. This is due to the fact that the heel is not completely captured by such shoes. Therefore, the expert advises wearing slippers only from time to time.
According to the expert, it is best to wear “supportive lace-up shoes” at home. It’s also better not to go barefoot.
In general, slippers put a lot of pressure on your toes if you wear them all the time. This can lead to finger deformities. For example, to the appearance of hammer-shaped fingers, bursitis.
National Health ServiceGreat Britain explains that hammer toes are cases where the knuckles of the toes are bent to point upwards. In the early stages, this can be corrected, but after a while, the fingers can harden forever. There may also be calluses that will be very painful.
Bursitis – these are bone “bumps”. They appear on the sides of the feet, and the only option to get rid of them – operation.
The expert warned that frequent walking inslippers can cause the skin on the balls of your feet to become stiff. He also added that slippers negatively affect the condition of not only the feet, but also the ankles, knees, hips, back, neck.
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