Shoes & Gait #
Summary #
A study in the journal The Foot showed that wearing shoes isn't that good for your feet.
(Video: YouTube)
Meta #
Suppose you were shown the overwhelming evidence of the harm of shoes on gait—how would you respond?
See Also #
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Shod versus unshod: The emergence of forefoot pathology in modern humans? for the abstract or the author's personal version.
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Why Shoes Make "Normal" Gait Impossible in Podiatry Management for an older study.
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You Walk Wrong at New York Magazine for an article on the subject.
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Feet Hurt? Stop Wearing Shoes at NPR for another article.