If you use safety shoes every day for your work for many hours a day and these cause you problems or pain, this article on safety shoes and accessories for foot problems will probably help you understand how to solve them!
Yes, because compared to the shoes you wear in your free time, safety shoes have characteristics that sometimes create real foot problems, and therefore the worker starts a continuous search for the best shoe to solve these problems, but the question is : is there a safety shoe that solves them all?
In our opinion there is no safety shoe that solves all foot problems, but certainly choosing your next shoe well based on your problem could be a really good idea.
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Shoes for foot problems: is it worth buying the best ones?
Let’s not forget that you use safety shoes about 8/10 hours a day, 5 days a week, we are talking about 40/50 hours a week, a healthy foot is worth money in your case, because working with a foot that hurts means working badly, working less, and in some cases not working at all .. if on average a safety shoe would last a year and cost even 80 dollars, is it worth investing 40 cents a day for your health, efficiency, productivity? I would say yes, and in fact it is more and more (and you can see it walking on the street) that the workers have decided to choose their own safety shoes, also spending from their own pockets in order to have a performing shoe on their feet!
Best shoes for foot problems and accessories
The title of this paragraph serves to explain you that not only the solution to your problem may consist of a new and better shoe, but it could simply be the use of an accessory for the foot, in this case you will not even have to bear the investment of a new safety shoe and you can safely use the one you already use. That’s why we’ll talk about safety shoes and accessories.
Problems of the feet
We receive a large amount of email contacts from workers asking us for help with their foot problems, we’ll try to make a small summary of the various problems, how they show up and then we’ll see if we can recommend some solutions and some product to make your working life better.
The main problems you told us about are:
Plantar fasciitis
- HOW IT IS: that pain that crosses the whole foot starting from the heel that seems almost a tear, painful and that never passes (if it becomes chronic)
- POSSIBLE SOLUTION: try looking for a shoe with a shaped insole for your arch, or simply look for an insole
Products to try:
Amazon.com
Hallux valgus
- HOW IT IS: the foot in the hallux valgus area rubs against the shoe and gets inflamed
- POSSIBLE SOLUTION: have you tried to use a softer fabric shoe?
Products to try:
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Heel pain
- HOW IT IS: the heel becomes inflamed and hurts both when stationary and in motion, very common in static work but also present in workers who walk a lot
- POSSIBLE SOLUTION: look for shoes with a cushioning system in the heel, or try inserting a gel support under the heel into the shoe
Products to try:
Amazon.com
Safety shoes with absorption system in the heel area:
Amazon.com
Hammer toe
- HOW IT IS: the bones of your toes rub in the toe area or on the leather of the shoe and very painful calluses can show up
- POSSIBLE SOLUTION: you must try to buy wider shoes, or gel pads to protect your toes
Products to try:
Wide safety shoes:
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Problems in the metatarsal area
- HOW IT IS: pain in the foot area that corresponds to the foot pad, before the toes
- POSSIBLE SOLUTION: try inserting a gel support in the area that hurts
Products to try:
Very wide foot
- HOW IT IS: the safety shoe fits you tight and the foot is practically trapped in the shoe
- POSSIBLE SOLUTION: you need to buy your next pair of shoes with a wider fit
Products to try:
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Foot very thin
- HOW IT IS: the foot “dances” in the shoe and you risk to get ankle sprains, and in any case it rubs constantly getting irritated
- POSSIBLE SOLUTION: you need to buy your next pair of shoes with a smaller fit
Products to try:
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Foot dermatitis
- HOW IT IS: perhaps because the safety shoe does not breathe, you would like a shoe that finally lets your foot breathe so that it stays dry
- POSSIBLE SOLUTION: try with perforated shoes, safety sandals, or shoes with a textile upper
Products to try:
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Very long feet
- HOW IT IS: you never find your size
- POSSIBLE SOLUTION: try to see if among these products there is the one of your size
Products to try:
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Very short feet
- HOW IT IS: you never find your size
- POSSIBLE SOLUTION: try to see if among these products there is the one of your size
Products to try:
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Cold feet
- HOW IT IS: your feet are always cold and the skin of the foot is affected
- POSSIBLE SOLUTION: try a safety shoe with Thinsulate or try an accessory against the cold
Products to try:
Safety shoes with Thinsulate:
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Let’s do this reasoning together, how smart is it to change safety shoes many times because our feet hurt, rather than simply changing small elements that can change the way in which the foot stays inside the shoe? In many cases, a simple accessory inserted into the shoe or directly to the foot is enough to change the feeling of comfort. For this reason it is advisable to first understand what our problem is, then understand if there is an accessory that can solve it, and if it is not found then it will be better to change the shoe with one with different characteristics. We are at your disposal to help you, tell us about your problem, write us a message and we will try to help you.
Foot pain shoes: conclusions
There will certainly be many other problems for the feet of our working friends, we in this article have tried to make a small selection.
