Quote Originally Posted by Tuckervill View Post
It just doesn't make sense when a doctor says never go barefoot. We weren't born with shoes on. If so much of a bunion is caused by too tight shoes, wouldn't no shoes be the ultimate?

Now, if that doc was talking about not going barefoot if it hurts more that way, then that make sense.

I worked for a podiatrist (transcriptionist) for a while. He did those aggressive bunion surgeries every day. I don't remember anyone ever complaining about it after they healed up.

I stopped wearing high heels in my 20s, too, mostly because of my aunt's bunions! The one day I did wear heels (all day at a wedding) in my 30s, I ended up with a herniated disk in my back! ACK. Heels S*CK!

Karen
Thanks Karen!
Dar, I have heard that doctors tell people that; but it just doesn't make sense.

people who don't wear shoes DON'T get plantar Fasciitis, DON't get bunions.
if you want to see healthy feet, check out those guys in india that pull rickshaws running barefoot down the street. Look at the carving of David by Michelangelo. Notice that his toes all radiate directly out from his foot bed. His toes are not angled in or crooked. That's because the model didn't wear binding shoes!

People ran around for a long time before someone got the bright idea to put shoes on baby's feet. Does it make sense to make them wear shoes before they learn to walk? well, that is what is (was?) prescribed by doctors.
special walking shoes. My sons didn't wear shoes until after they were walking. and only when they had to go outside. Hmm, my younger son still doesn't wear shoes!! (well, he does in the winter)

PS; I wear NikeFREE shoes.