On Your Feet All Day?
DiNapoli
When it comes to working all day long standing on your feet
nothing is more important then to have the right pair of shoes.
No matter if you are a Nurse, Doctor, or a Chef for that matter,
if your feet hurt then you are running at 75% of your
possibilities.
The buying of proper shoes for any of these professionals, or
any other for that matter that needs to spend more time on their
feet, then they care too, is an absolute must.
Traditionally the Nursing field have used the good old clunky
shoes of the past, setting them apart from other professions by
just wearing this one type of footwear.
But times have changed, you now see them wearing anything from
cheap plastic clogs made God knows where, to regular sneakers,
not considering the fact that in order to look stylish they are
giving up comfort, and possible future problems with their feet
and back.
There is a difference of opinion about which shoes provide you
with the best comfort, but in the end it's the user feet that
will let them know which brand works best for them.
Some of my wife's closest friends are in the nursing field and
this subject of hurting feet comes up regularly. They have tried
all the major brands, from Nurse Mates to Dansko with varying
results, I often see them wear expensive sneakers to get the
comfort they are looking for.
I must admit that Dansko usually gets pretty good marks, but
from what they tell me it's a bit too pricey. Some people will
go different directions in finding the comfort that they are
looking for, we have 2 friends of ours getting costumed made
orthotics to wear in their shoes and it did seem to alleviate
the problems that they were having, although expensive...but
very well worth the price.
When you realize what the outcome could be when wearing ill
fitting fashionable shoes, that give you no support or comfort,
then you are inviting future health problems with feet, knees or
back.
By far the best thing to do is to have your feet measured after
a long day at the salt mines.
When your day is done, walk in to your friendly shoe store, and
have them measure your feet. This is the best time to get a real
true size of your feet. You want to measure them when they are
swollen, tired and smelly. We all try our shoes on when it's a
fun day at the shopping mall, we are fresh, rested, and in the
mood of spending money, after all, we just got paid. Wrong time
to do it.
The thing to realize (and I'm sure you do) is that when you
spend more time on your feet then your butt, you MUST take care
of them
. It doesn't have to cost a fortune. There are quality products
out there still made the old fashion way, leather instead of
plastic, inner soles that work with your feet, because they are
made of leather. Shop carefully out there; there are some great
quality products that no one has discovered yet, and they are
more affordable then you think. Not all of them are made in
China. Happy feet will make you... SMILE.
Please visit www.mediclogs.us For all your needs in Nursing
Shoes."Made In Italy"
When it comes to working all day long standing on your feet
nothing is more important then to have the right pair of shoes.
No matter if you are a Nurse, Doctor, or a Chef for that matter,
if your feet hurt then you are running at 75% of your
possibilities.
The buying of proper shoes for any of these professionals, or
any other for that matter that needs to spend more time on their
feet, then they care too, is an absolute must.
Traditionally the Nursing field have used the good old clunky
shoes of the past, setting them apart from other professions by
just wearing this one type of footwear.
But times have changed, you now see them wearing anything from
cheap plastic clogs made God knows where, to regular sneakers,
not considering the fact that in order to look stylish they are
giving up comfort, and possible future problems with their feet
and back.
There is a difference of opinion about which shoes provide you
with the best comfort, but in the end it's the user feet that
will let them know which brand works best for them.
Some of my wife's closest friends are in the nursing field and
this subject of hurting feet comes up regularly. They have tried
all the major brands, from Nurse Mates to Dansko with varying
results, I often see them wear expensive sneakers to get the
comfort they are looking for.
I must admit that Dansko usually gets pretty good marks, but
from what they tell me it's a bit too pricey. Some people will
go different directions in finding the comfort that they are
looking for, we have 2 friends of ours getting costumed made
orthotics to wear in their shoes and it did seem to alleviate
the problems that they were having, although expensive...but
very well worth the price.
When you realize what the outcome could be when wearing ill
fitting fashionable shoes, that give you no support or comfort,
then you are inviting future health problems with feet, knees or
back.
By far the best thing to do is to have your feet measured after
a long day at the salt mines.
When your day is done, walk in to your friendly shoe store, and
have them measure your feet. This is the best time to get a real
true size of your feet. You want to measure them when they are
swollen, tired and smelly. We all try our shoes on when it's a
fun day at the shopping mall, we are fresh, rested, and in the
mood of spending money, after all, we just got paid. Wrong time
to do it.
The thing to realize (and I'm sure you do) is that when you
spend more time on your feet then your butt, you MUST take care
of them
. It doesn't have to cost a fortune. There are quality products
out there still made the old fashion way, leather instead of
plastic, inner soles that work with your feet, because they are
made of leather. Shop carefully out there; there are some great
quality products that no one has discovered yet, and they are
more affordable then you think. Not all of them are made in
China. Happy feet will make you... SMILE.
Please visit www.mediclogs.us For all your needs in Nursing
Shoes."Made In Italy"
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7:37 PM
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