![]() ![]() ![]() If you back your hips way up so they’re actually over your heels, it will solve both problems. Adjusting your posture: Are you a toe walker? Even just a little? Do you walk with your hips way forward over your toes? I am always, always making the same postural adjustments for my clients.If your feet hurt - stop! But, over time, you want to work up to having more strength to stay barefoot longer. You could also commit to just doing a little bit barefoot at first like cooking dinner or washing the dishes. So, what do you do instead? Be barefoot! Now, I’m not a barefoot running fanatic who insists on doing everything au naturale, but a barefoot practice like yoga is awesome for rebuilding foot strength. Necessary when you’re injured, but you best be getting out of it and working your strength back up ASAP. Your legs would get really weak because they aren’t having to work to hold you up, right? Orthotics are like a wheel chair for your foot. Imagine if you were in a wheel chair all the time. “So your arch is collapsing and that makes your foot hurt? Well, let’s prop your arch back up,” instead of, “Let’s figure out why your arch is collapsing.” I actually think wearing supportive shoes all the time contributes to weak arches. A rant for another day, but: Western medicine LOVES curing symptoms instead of causes. However, if your arch is falling, there is a reason. But, feel free to hear me out and do some critical thinking of your own.) Sure, if you’re in acute pain, wearing more supportive shoes for a limited period of time can help keep your arch up, so you can take other measures to improve the foot’s support. (Disclaimer: I’m not a doctor, don’t listen to me over your provider or your own intuition, yada yada. Creating support in the arch: Many doctors treating plantar fasciitis recommend wearing more supportive shoes or orthotics, but I actually disagree with this recommendation. ![]() The pain doesn’t go there because those muscles are super-trained up). Then, when you go to stand flat-footed, your calves pull your heel bone, your heel bone pulls your plantar fascia, and you have calf or foot pain (usually foot pain, cause your calves are probably jacked. Over time (think: daily wear for years), your calf muscle actually becomes shorter all the time - not just when you have your heels on. When you elevate your heel all day, you shorten your calves. However I do believe that high heels create foot problems.
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