Stiff Soles Limit Your Foot Mobilityīesides weakening your foot musculature, the intense arch support and thick sole in a Birkenstock also limits your foot mobility. Hence, arch support might help you today, but it’s not preparing you for tomorrow. Studies have shown that walking around in minimalist shoes naturally strengthens feet. And simply wearing barefoot shoes is one way to fix that. ![]() But relying on arch support gives you no chance to use the muscles and nerves in your feet – tissues that, if strong and active, are more than up to the job of supporting you without any assistance. If your feet are deconditioned to support themselves, the arch in Birkenstocks can feel really good. And while it can have therapeutic benefits for people in the short term, using arch support can actually make your feet weaker! We CAN regain foot strength, mobility, and stability with time and practice. The first paradigm shift we need to embrace is that human feet are designed to work without external support. So why don’t we try to improve the function of our feet, instead of just bracing them in arch support forever? The arch support in Birkenstocks doesn’t let your own muscles do the work Our feet are made of the same stuff as the rest of our body – muscles, ligaments, tendons, fascia. ![]() ![]() If you came to a physical therapist with a hurt shoulder you might be prescribed a temporary brace, but you would also be advised to mobilize and strengthen the area because if you brace the shoulder forever it will stop working.Īnd yet if you present with foot pain at the podiatrist’s office you’re likely to be prescribed a pair of orthotics, stiff shoes and an annual appointment to replace them – over and over for the rest of your life. Currently there is a big disconnect between the way we think about feet and the way we think about the rest of the body.
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