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If the Shoe Fits, Wear It
43.1 million people in the U.S. have foot problems. Thirty-six percent
regard their foot problems as serious enough to warrant medical attention.
The cost of foot surgery to correct foot problems from tight-fitting
shoes is $2 billion a year. If time off from work for the surgery and
recovery is included, the cost is $3.5 billion. Many foot problems are
caused by improperly-fitting shoes, creating huge public health risk
in the U.S.
A study conducted by the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle
Society found that:
- Nine out of 10 women are wearing shoes that are too small for their
feet.
- Eight
out of 10 women say their shoes are painful.
- More than 7 out of 10
women have developed a bunion, hammertoe, or other painful foot deformity.
- Women are nine times more likely to develop a foot
problem because of improper fitting shoes than a man.
- Nine out of 10 women's foot deformities can be
attributed to tight shoes.
