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Most Shoes Have a “Toe Spring” That May Lead to Weaker Muscles and Painful Foot-Related Problems – SciTechDaily
Researchers say toe springs in shoes may come at a cost. The toe of most shoes, especially sneakers, bends ever so slightly upward. While that curve, called a toe spring, can make stepping more comfortable and easier, it may also weaken feet and potentially o…
Graphic of a toe spring. Credit: Freddy Sichting
The toe of most shoes, especially sneakers, bends ever so slightly upward. While that curve, called a toe spring, can make stepping more comfortable and easier, it may also weaken feet and potentially open them up to some common (and painful) foot-related problems.
That’s the conclusion reached by Harvard evolutionary biologist Daniel E. Lieberman, his former undergraduate student Oliver B. Hansen ’19, and two former post-doctoral researchers, F…
