Your Sore Feet Could be the Cause of Wrong Sizing

If your feet hurt constantly, check the shoes that you have been wearing.

Of course, one reason your feet may hurt is that you are not wearing the correct size shoes. This is especially true if you are wearing high heel shoes. Shoes that do not fit properly may cause heel pain, bunions, deformed toes and even nerve damage. You, like many other women, may have paid a lot of money for your shoes--the shoes that are causing your feet to hurt.

If your feet hurt often, it could be indicative of your overall health. For example, if your ankles are continually swollen, it could mean, among other things, congestive heart failure. A sign of diabetes includes feet that are insensitive to pain and temperature. A symptom of circulatory disease includes feet that are cold. Clubbed toenails may be the result of chronic respiratory disease.

If you are wearing incorrectly fitted shoes, it can also cause knee problems. Women should wear shoes that contain a heel which is not higher than two and a quarter inches; and at that, those shoes should not be worn for more than four hours a day. If you wear heels on a regular basis for a long period of time it could shorten the Achilles tendon and inhibit the range of motion of your feet. Heel pain is a symptom of the shortening of the Achilles tendon, and most people that suffer from heel pain are women.

The first step to prevent foot pain is to buy shoes that fit properly. Don't buy shoes just because the tag indicates that they are your size; try them on first. Have your foot measured, if you haven't done so for five years or more. Feet may very well change in size and shape over the years. Also measure both feet, not just one foot.

If your feet are different sizes, you will need to buy shoes that are the size of your largest foot. In order for shoes to fit correctly, there should be 3/8" to 1/2" of space between the end of your longest toes and the tips of your shoe while you are standing.

If the shoes are too tight when you try them on, do not expect them to stretch; you will probably end up with foot pain.

Buy shoes with rounded toes, rather than pointed, so that your toes have some wiggle room. Pointed toe shoes can leave you with extreme foot pain as your shoes are crowded in them, and may even overlap, leaving virtually no wiggle room. Wearing pointed toe shoes on a regular basis could even result in foot problems later in life.

There are home exercise programs you can do to help prevent and relieve foot pain. These exercises involves stretching of the Achilles tendon and plantar fascia. The pain in your feet can be reduced significantly by performing this exercises regularly.

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