Our feet evolved to walk on the soft and uneven ground. It didn’t evolve to walk on concrete. Many people think that this wrong combination may be the cause of many of our foot problems today. The need for concrete and environmental protection means that we should wear shoes. Those shoes are out of shape and can weaken your feet. This can lead to toe deformities, thumbs, and sagging arches. This led to a discussion about whether our shoes should be equipped with arch brackets, or whether it should stop us from wearing shoes to exercise in order to strengthen the arch muscles. Perhaps neither extreme is so practical. The feet can support themselves well and have their own built-in arch support mechanism, which is called the anchor lifting mechanism. However, if the shoes are worn for a long time, they will hinder this mechanism, and the feet may need additional support or other support methods.

If additional arch support is required, there are several options for supporting the foot. You can use over-the-counter inserts available at retail stores. They are usually suitable for people with minor problems and are a better choice than those with higher costs. The only problem with this method is that it may be a little strange if the things you buy are the same as your feet. This means it may or may not help. Another option is to see a doctor and purchase customized equipment. They calculated what your feet need, and then they can perform gypsum plaster or digital scanning, and send it to the foot correction laboratory, so that you can make customized equipment that perfectly matches your foot shape, and add functions that can change the foot function. Foot experts diagnosed that the way of the foot should be changed. Research shows that this type of support is indeed better, but it may be worse for the simpler and easier problems that OTC foot support can solve.

There are other options. You can do some exercises to help support your feet. Such campaigns should be encouraged. But if you have a painful problem, you need to exercise for a period of time to help you. The foot stand can help you solve the problem now. Therefore, if you need some of this quantum at the early stage, it will be a balance. Another option is shoes with built-in arch support. Many running shoes have built-in stands that can be used for this purpose. These shoes can be a practical choice, although they have the same support as over-the-counter arch support. Some brand lounges also have built-in arch brackets, which are worth a try. People who use foot orthosis also like to use these parameters to match them.