It is important to wear comfortable, proper fitting shoes. The wear pattern on the bottom of your shoes can tell you a lot about how your feet work and what it may indicate in terms of foot health. It can also tell your chiropodist what your gait pattern typically is and what can be done to improve the function of your feet.
Excessive wear on outside of shoe – supinated foot from pes cavus, weakness of evertor muscles such as peroneal in peroneal muscular atrophy
Excessive wear on inside side of the shoe– a lot of pronation
Wear underneath the big toe – can indicate hallux limitus or rigidus ( big toe isn’t able to move effectively.
A lot of wear at the tip of shoe – can indicate muscle weakness, neurological health issues affecting dorsiflexors, drop foot, spastic flat foot
It is important for you to have some room in your shoes. The inside of your shoe should be 1cm longer than the foot to allow space and movement.