Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 My shoes wear down all the time because of the way I walk. Which is normal for me. However, I also have orthopedic braces to support my ankles and I believe that helps the wearing down because my feet are straighten out a little more. But there arent any braces for my hips from turning out. Then again, I do have dysplaisia. My suggestion, Either keep buying shoes, which you may regardless, or/and go to an orthopedic specialist if you can to see if there is something out there. One time I found that All I needed was a lift in my shoe, because my hips were hurting, ...the cause, one of my legs is shorter than the other...which I pointed out. A little lift helped a lot! a > I wear my sneakers down terribly. The bottom of my shoes as well as the > sides wear down really bad. What do some of you guys do to help prevent this > from happening? > > Helen > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 justus88@... wrote: > Buy new shoes...! :-P > > HelenJW@... wrote: > >>I wear my sneakers down terribly. The bottom of my shoes as well as the >>sides wear down really bad. What do some of you guys do to help prevent this >>from happening? >> >>Helen >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 I understand the frustration of wearing out shoes so quickly! I think we can all relate to the differentiation of our gate as a dwarf. This can drastically effect the condition of our shoes. I run on the track and cross country team at my school, and find myself throwing out new shoes within a month. The doctors say that I over- pronate when I put pressure on my foot. Over-pronation is when your foot rolls inward. It was causing my shoes to wear down on the sides, and the shoes would lose its basic support system. I developed extreme pain on the outside of my ankles, because of over-pronating. The doctors said that I had two ankle bones constantly hitting each other and irritating one another. Eventually, it would lead to a bone fracture. The solution, however, was quite simple. Orthotics were designed especially for my feet to help re-align my ankle. I also noticed an improvement in my stride. Since then, I have not had any ankle pain. However, I can tell a major difference when I do not wear my orthotics. I would recommend getting orthotics to anyone experiencing joint problems, or noticing an unusual wearing-down of their shoes. You might as well give it a try :-) Juli > I wear my sneakers down terribly. The bottom of my shoes as well as the > sides wear down really bad. What do some of you guys do to help prevent this > from happening? > > Helen > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 About two years ago, I found a great clearence sale at Wally World in the shoe department (Wal-Mart). I bought some black high tops that look like sneakers, but are made for construction work; I paid $15 for them on clearence, normally about $40, I think. I have never worn the same pair of shoes more than 4 to 6 months without eventually getting some major pain in my ankles because I have worn the outside of the shoe down. These steel-toed construction sneakers are still going strong and I love them. I don't know if it's because the steel keeps my foot from turning over so much or what, but they are the best thing I've found in years. I know a lot of you wear smaller shoes than I do (I wear a 5 1/2 wide), but maybe this will give you some other ideas. Karel From: HelenJW@... dwarfism Subject: Wearing down shoes Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:18:07 EST I wear my sneakers down terribly. The bottom of my shoes as well as the sides wear down really bad. What do some of you guys do to help prevent this from happening? Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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